PANELDiscussions Q. Seattle, Wash. "In Greek the word 'soma' means the body and 'sarkos' means sinful nature. In Galatians 2:20, Paul's statement confuses me. Perhaps the word 'sarkos' means human nature as well as sinful nature?" we are not in the flesh but in the spirit. This does not mean that we are out of our physical body. There it has the ethical concept of "sar kos." It must not be categorized too limitedly.
Q. Santa Cruz, Calif. “ Would you compare Daniel 1:1 with II Chron icles 36:5 which gives an apparent difference in the dates of the rul ing of Jehoiakim, king of Judah?" A. There is a difference in reckon ing between Daniel and what we find in the earlier passage. (This is the same,too, with Jeremiah 25:1). The question is in what year, dur- Page 13
A. “ Soma" means "body" but not “ nature." To say that “ sarkos" means sinful nature is defining it too limitedly. It also represents “ flesh." When Paul says, “ I have been crucified with Christ" in Ga latians 2:20, he means what hap pened to Christ physically hap pened to me spiritually. Paul said
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