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Bepleased Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
The formation of "a convinced Christian"
Hello,I make a guess at the answer>"a convinced Christian" = a Christian who has us convinced of his being true to faith or that he is true to faith; I need your suggestion.Thank you for your help.
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I'd say he is a believer. Whether or not he practices the religion is another question. Whether or not he convinces us that he is a believer has nothing to do with the expression "a convinced Christian," in my opinion.
- I'd say he is a believer.
- Whether or not he practices the religion is another question.
- Whether or not he convinces us that he is a believer has nothing to do with the expression "a convinced Christian," in my opinion.
- My understanding of "being true to one's faith" is that the person follows and observes the teachings of the faith.
- This is a separate thing from believing in the teachings, is it not?
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I'd say he is a believer. Whether or not he practices the religion is another question.
Whether or not he convinces us that he is a believer has nothing to do with the expression "a convinced Christian," in my opinion.
My understanding of "being true to one's faith" is that the person follows and observes the teachings of the faith.
This is a separate thing from
Whether or not he convinces us that he is a believer has nothing to do with the expression "a convinced Christian," in my opinion.
My understanding of "being true to one's faith" is that the person follows and observes the teachings of the faith.
This is a separate thing from
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Hi,Thank you for your help. As you say, the formation of it is that he convinces us that he is a believer in the Lord.
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Why not it expresses this way : a convincing Christian?? I think that to be a great question.
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The only reason for the usage in dictionary this way is that "we have ourself convinced of his being a believer" not he has us convinced of his being a believer.
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Hi,
A convinced person is one who has certainty of something, one who is secure in his beliefs.
The phrase does not tell us how he became convinced, or whether he shares his certainty with other people.
Clive
A convinced person is one who has certainty of something, one who is secure in his beliefs.
The phrase does not tell us how he became convinced, or whether he shares his certainty with other people.
Clive
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bepleased:
Why not it expresses this way : a convincing Christian?? I think that to be a great question.
Why not it expresses this way : a convincing Christian?? I think that to be a great question.
bepleased The only reason for the usage in dictionary this way is that "we have ourself convinced of his being a be
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Hi Avangi,Thank you for your help with more degree of explanation.But I am very sorry I am still outside. Could you tell me how you make the sense of it through the word of "convince+ ed"?What kind of role does the "convince + ed" play in the formation of the meaning? If I get that key, I think I can come back to and go into your explanation .
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As a finite verb, "to convince" describes a transitive action. We do it to someone.
Susan convinces people to join the church. She does it to people.
Yesterday, Susan convinced me to join the church. She did it to me. She persuaded me.
When we use the participles as adjectives to describe a person (to modify a noun, as it were), they tell us
Susan convinces people to join the church. She does it to people.
Yesterday, Susan convinced me to join the church. She did it to me. She persuaded me.
When we use the participles as adjectives to describe a person (to modify a noun, as it were), they tell us
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Hello Avangi,Thank you that you give me great chance to exercise.( 1 ) The present participle tells us that the person is capable of performing the action. ------From the sight of performing the action, the person has the necessary ability.
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