Book II.Book II.This book can hardly be said to form part of a dialogue. It is rather an argument from Scripture to prove the point of the Augustinian...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XII. Persecutions in Judea. SUMMARY.--The First Apostolic Martyr. Peter Seized by Herod. The Prayers of the Church....
Exaltation [N]In the Bible exaltation most often refers to the lofty position of God and of Jesus Christ, but sometimes the term is applied to human b...
Footnotes(1 )Luke xi. 10.(2 )Prov. xvii. 28, lxx.(3 )Is. ii. 3, lxx.(4 )Phil. iii. 14.(5 )i.e., confessed or denied himself a Christian. The Benedicti...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER VII. The Sermon on the Mount.--Concluded. SUMMARY.--Motes and Beams. Casting Pearls before Swine. Asking and Receiving. The Golde...
? ? OF THE DEATH OF THE BODY. The things to be enquired into, are, What death is ? who are the subjects of it? what the causes of it, and its proper...
From Bethany He sends Peter and John into the Matt. xxvi. 1Y-19. city to prepare the Passover. He describes a man Mark xiv. 12-16. whom they should ...
Predestination [N] [E]The Concept. Divine predestination means that God has a purpose that is determined long before it is brought to pass. It implies...
Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of In our culture names serve primarily to distinguish one person from another. In Bibletimes names had other significan...
Homily VIII.Homily VIII. Hebrews v. 1-3.-For every high priest taken from among men, is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offe...
Law [N] [E] [S]The Nature of Biblical Law. The usual Hebrew term translated as law is tora [h'r/T]. Tora [h'r/T], used 220 times in the Old Testament,...
WITH CHRIST Eit tije Scfjool of ^rager. Fifth Lesson. 'Ash, and it shall be given you;' Or, The Certainty of the Answer to Prayer. 'Ask, and it...
Christians, Names of The New Testament contains over 175 names, descriptive titles, and figures of speech referring to Christians, applicable to both ...
Chapter 1515:2? By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. saved (See Scofield Roman...
Lamb, Lamb of God Definitions. In the pastoral setting of the Bible, there were numerous words for a lamb or a sheep. The Hebrew words were kebes [f,b...
OF BAPTISM. BAPTISM is not an ordinance administered in the church, but out of it, and in order to admission into it, and communion with it; persons...
Daniel, Theology of Daniel is one of the most controversial books of the Bible, yet its message is clear and unmistakable. While Bible scholars debate...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER II. The Day of Pentecost. SUMMARY.--The Disciples Gathered Together. The Baptism of the Spirit. The Apostles Speak ...
Offerings and Sacrifices The Old Testament regulations for offerings and sacrifices are renowned for their many and complicated details, and the overa...
TN considering this question three points will be taken in succession. I shall endeavour to show:? I. That the writer was intimately acquainted with...