rilHE date of the Pastoral Epistles has been more canvassed -*' than perhaps any other point in the chronology of St Paul1. While it has been general...
rilHE date of the Pastoral Epistles has been more canvassed -*' than perhaps any other point in the chronology of St Paul1. While it has been general...
Grace [T] [B] Of form or person ( Proverbs 1:9 ; 3:22 ; Psalms 45:2 ). Favour, kindness, friendship ( Genesis 6:8 ; 18:3 ; 19:19 ; 2 Tim 1:9 )....
He is puffed up (tetupwtai). Perfect passive indicative of tupow, for which see Titus 3:6 . Knowing nothing (mhden epistameno). Present middle parti...
Agonycontest; wrestling; severe struggling with pain and suffering. Anguish is the reflection on evil that is already past, while agony is a struggle ...
Papias (ca. 60 - 130) was bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia, Asia Minor. A contemporary of Polycarp, he is best known for his five-volume work entitled ...
Gentleness [N]Sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love.The Old Testament. Gentleness is suggested...
Coming of Christ(1) with reference to his first advent in the fulness of the time ( 1?John 5:20 ; 2 John 1:7 ), or (2) with reference to his coming ...
Fable [N] [S]applied in the New Testament to the traditions and speculations, cunningly devised fables, of the Jews on religious questions ( 1?Timothy...
Denial To know what is true, yet confess a falsehood; the forsaking of self in wholehearted consecration to Christ and in service to his kingdom. The ...
Myth The word myth (Gk. muthos [mu'qo]) only appears five times in the Bible, all in the New Testament, and all but one in the pastoral epistles ( 1 T...
rTlHE conclusion, at which we have arrived in the last section, '*- assumes St Paul's release from his captivity at Rome. We must suppose that he res...
DwellTents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud ( Job 24:16 ; ...
Chain [S] A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck ( Genesis 41:42 ); and one was promised to ( Daniel 5:7 ). ...
Overview - Genesis 24 1?Abraham swears his servant. 10?The servant's journey. 12?His prayer. 14?His sign. 15?Rebekah meets him; 18?fulfils his sign; 2...
Word of God [N]( Hebrews 4:12 , etc.). The Bible so called because the writers of its several books were God's organs in communicating his will to men...
Truth [N] [T] [E]In Scripture, truth is characterized by both qualitative and quantitative aspects. In the historical narratives of the Old Testament,...
Faithfulness [N] [T]In the Old Testament, God's faithfulness and covenant love are closely related ( Deut 7:9 ; Psalm 25:10 ; 85:10 ). The most prof...
Overview - 1?Timothy 1 1?Timothy is put in mind of the charge which was given unto him by Paul at his going to Macedonia. 5?Of the right use and end ...
Overview - 1?Corinthians 14 1?Prophecy is commended, 2?and preferred before speaking with tongues, 6?by a comparison drawn from musical instruments....