Fail

From Kristos Vocabulary Booster

English

Verb

to fail (third-person singular simple present fails, present participle failing, simple past failed, past participle failed)

Transitive:

1. To not achieve a particular goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive. The engine failed to start.)
2. To be negligent in one's duty. (The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.)

Translations

• Danish: ikke kunne (1); ikke have (2)

Intransitive:

1. To be unsuccessful in academic pursuits. (I failed in English last year.)
2. To cease to operate correctly. (After running five minutes, the engine failed.)

Translations

• Danish: dumpe (1); standse (2)
• Dutch: falen (1)
• German: scheitern (1)
• Russian: провалить (1)

Derived terms

• failure

it:fail fi:Fail

alienbill wrote:
> I've never quite understood where exactly Jesus stood, or would have
us
> stand, regarding the older Law of Moses the Jews were to follow. On
the
> one hand he was accused of breaking the Sabbath and that sort of
thing,
> but he also said every word of the law should be kept. Where are we
to
> draw the line and say this is no longer necessary, but this must
remain?
>
> It seems that question plagued Paul as he ministered to the non-Jews.
He
> stresses following what we believe as regards keeping the sabbath,
> eating "unclean"animals, & that, yet also says we should be careful
not
> to cause anyone else to turn away because of our "freedom in Christ."
>
> How can we reconcile that freedom with the responsibility not to
offend
> another believer?

I don't see any problem between two Christians. Two Christians who are
aware that they disagree can discuss their differences, but avoid
offending one another. A problem could arise when one of the
Christians intentionally flouts his differences and challenges other
Christians to disagree with him. But, then all parties realize that
the resulting struggle is understood to be a test of the two opinions,
and both parties should struggle as Christians and not attack each
other personally. No problem if both act as Christians should act.

I don't see a problem, but if some one has an example of a problem, I
would be interested to hear it.

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