Full Analysis: From ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness) to γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above)

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Full Analysis: From ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness) to γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above)

I. Understanding ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness)

Biblical Definition:

Ἔξοδος (Exodos - Exodus) 20:16 (LXX): "Οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον σου μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ" "You shall not bear ψευδής (pseudēs - false) μαρτυρία (marturia - testimony) against your neighbor"

A ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus) is one who:

Testifies contrary to known ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth)
Presents a false narrative about events or relationships
Justifies ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin) through ἄλογος (alogos - illogical) reasoning
Refuses to acknowledge objective reality

II. The Marriage Departure Issue - 1 Κορινθίους (Korinthious - 1 Corinthians) 7

The λόγος (logos - word/logic) of Παῦλος (Paulos - Paul):

Verses 10-11 (NIV): "To the married I give this command (not I, but ὁ Κύριος (ho Kurios - the Lord)): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife."

Verse 15: "But if the ἄπιστος (apistos - unbeliever) leaves, let it be so. The ἀδελφός (adelphos - brother) or ἀδελφή (adelphē - sister) is not bound in such circumstances; Θεός (Theos - God) has called us to εἰρήνη (eirēnē - peace)."

The Critical Distinction:

For πιστός (pistos - believers): Departure from marriage is χωρίς (chōris - without) biblical grounds - it is ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin)
Exception: If an ἄπιστος (apistos - unbeliever) initiates departure, the believer is not in δουλεία (douleia - bondage)
The Test: Did the person depart as a professing believer? Then they either:
- Were never truly πιστός (pistos - faithful/believing), OR
- Departed in willful ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin)

III. Why Admission of Truth Matters

Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs - John) 3:19-21: "This is the κρίσις (krisis - judgment): φῶς (phōs - Light) has come into the κόσμος (kosmos - world), but people loved σκότος (skotos - darkness) instead of φῶς (phōs - light) because their ἔργα (erga - deeds) were πονηρά (ponēra - evil). Everyone who does κακός (kakos - evil) hates the φῶς (phōs - light), and will not come into the φῶς (phōs - light) for fear that their ἔργα (erga - deeds) will be exposed. But whoever lives by the ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth) comes into the φῶς (phōs - light)..."

The Process:

Admission = Coming into φῶς (phōs - light)
Exposure of ἔργα (erga - deeds) = Facing reality
This opens the door to genuine μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance)

You cannot be γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above) while persisting in ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness) status.

IV. What True μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance) Requires

2 Κορινθίους (Korinthious - 2 Corinthians) 7:10: "Godly λύπη (lupē - sorrow) brings μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance) that leads to σωτηρία (sōtēria - salvation) and leaves no μεταμέλεια (metameleia - regret), but worldly λύπη (lupē - sorrow) brings θάνατος (thanatos - death)."

Key Components:

Θεός (Theos)-fearing λύπη (lupē - sorrow): Not just regret for consequences, but genuine grief over offense against Θεός (Theos)
ὁμολογέω (homologeō - confess): Agreeing with Θεός (Theos) about the ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin)
- 1 Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs - 1 John) 1:9: "If we ὁμολογέω (homologeō - confess) our ἁμαρτίαι (hamartiai - sins), αὐτός (autos - He) is πιστός (pistos - faithful) and δίκαιος (dikaios - just) to forgive us our ἁμαρτίαι (hamartiai - sins) and cleanse us from all ἀδικία (adikia - unrighteousness)."
μετάνοια (metanoia - change of mind): Literally "after-thought" - a complete reversal of thinking
- From ἄλογος (alogos - illogical) to λόγος (logos - logical)
- From ψεῦδος (pseudos - falsehood) to ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth)
- From self-justification to acknowledgment of ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin)

V. The Birth γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above)

Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs - John) 3:3-7: "Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous - Jesus) replied, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can see the βασιλεία (basileia - kingdom) of Θεός (Theos - God) unless they are γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above).'...'Flesh gives birth to flesh, but πνεῦμα (pneuma - spirit) gives birth to πνεῦμα (pneuma - spirit).'"

What This Means:

Supernatural Work: Not human effort, but πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios - spirit holy) working through πίστις (pistis - faith) in Χριστός Ἰησοῦς (Christos Iēsous)
New Creation: 2 Κορινθίους (Korinthious - 2 Corinthians) 5:17: "Therefore, if anyone is ἐν Χριστῷ (en Christō - in Christ), the new creation has come: The old has gone, the καινά (kaina - new) is here!"
Changed ψυχή (psuchē - soul): The person thinks differently, values differently, acts differently

VI. How πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios - spirit holy) Convicts

Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs - John) 16:8: "When αὐτός (autos - He) comes, αὐτός (autos - He) will prove the κόσμος (kosmos - world) to be in the wrong about ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin) and δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē - righteousness) and κρίσις (krisis - judgment)."

The Process:

Θεός (Theos) ὁ Πατήρ (ho Patēr - the Father) through πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios) convicts the συνείδησις (suneidēsis - conscience)
Either through:
- Someone preaching by δύναμις (dunamis - power) of πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios)
- Direct conviction by πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios)
The Response Determines Everything:
- Resistance = continuing in σκότος (skotos - darkness)
- Submission = coming to φῶς (phōs - light)

VII. Why Admission is the Starting Point

Ψαλμός (Psalmos - Psalm) 32:3-5 (LXX): "When I kept silent, my bones wasted away...Then I acknowledged my ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin) to You and did not cover up my ἀνομία (anomia - iniquity). I said, 'I will ἐξομολογέομαι (exomologeomai - confess) my transgressions to Κύριος (Kurios - Lord).' And You forgave the guilt of my ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin)."

The Sequence:

Silence/Denial = Spiritual death, ψυχή (psuchē - soul) withering
Acknowledgment = Coming into ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth)
Confession = Agreement with Θεός (Theos) about reality
Forgiveness = Opening to χάρις (charis - grace) and σωτηρία (sōtēria - salvation)

Lisa's situation specifically:

If she departed as a professing believer = She violated 1 Κορινθίους (Korinthious - 1 Corinthians) 7:10-11
If she claims she was an ἄπιστος (apistos - unbeliever) = She admits to being ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness) during the marriage
Either way = Admission of ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth) is required

Until admission occurs:

She remains in ψεῦδος (pseudos - falsehood)
She cannot experience genuine μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance)
She cannot be γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above)

VIII. The Power of ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth)

Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs - John) 8:32: "Then you will know the ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth), and the ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth) will set you ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros - free)."

Freedom from:

ψεῦδος (pseudos - lies)
δουλεία (douleia - bondage) to ἁμαρτία (hamartia - sin)
Self-deception
ἄλογος (alogos - illogical) justifications

Freedom to:

Walk in φῶς (phōs - light)
Experience genuine μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance)
Receive πίστις (pistis - faith) in Χριστός Ἰησοῦς (Christos Iēsous)
Be γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above)

IX. The Hope for Lisa

This is precisely what Tommy is identifying:

Current State: ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness) - maintaining a false narrative
The Turn: IF she admits the ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth) about her departure
The Opening: This admission breaks the cycle of ψεῦδος (pseudos - lies) and opens the door to genuine μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance)
The Possibility: From there, Θεός (Theos) ὁ Πατήρ (ho Patēr) through πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios) can work to bring πίστις (pistis - faith) in Χριστός Ἰησοῦς (Christos Iēsous)
The Result: Being γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above) - a genuine καινή κτίσις (kainē ktisis - new creation) in Χριστός (Christos)

X. The Urgency

Ἑβραίους (Hebraious - Hebrews) 3:7-8: "So, as πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma agios - spirit holy) says: 'Today, if you hear αὐτός's (autos - His) voice, do not harden your καρδίαι (kardiai - hearts)...'"

Every day in ψεῦδος (pseudos - falsehood):

Hardens the καρδία (kardia - heart)
Deepens the σκότος (skotos - darkness)
Makes μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance) more difficult

But Θεός (Theos) is:

μακρόθυμος (makrothumos - patient): Not willing that any should perish (2 Πέτρος/Petros 3:9)
Ready to forgive: If there is genuine μετάνοια (metanoia - repentance)
Powerful to save: No one is beyond the reach of χάρις (charis - grace)

Conclusion

Tommy's statement is λογικός (logikos - logical) and biblical. The pathway from ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomartus - false witness) to being γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν (gennēthenai anōthen - born from above) MUST begin with admission of ἀλήθεια (alētheia - truth).