Destroy, Destruction Destroy in the Bible usually refers to violent action causing physical death ( Num 16:33 ; Psalm 2:12 ; Heb. abad [d;b'a]). But ...
Chapter?40It should seem David penned this psalm upon occasion of his deliverance, by the power and goodness of God, from some great and pressing tro...
Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of Many modern interpreters believe that eschatology, the doctrine of the endtimes, is the center of the apost...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XX. The Second Visit to Europe and Return. SUMMARY.--Paul Departs to Macedonia. And to Greece. Paul at Troas. The...
GALATIANS. CHAPTER III. Justification Belongeth to Abraham's Children by Faith. SUMMARY.--The Spirit Imparted to Galatian Christians Through the ...
Apocalyptic Type of biblical literature that emphasizes the lifting of the veil between heaven and earth and the revelation of God and his plan for th...
Divorce [N] [T] [E] [S]Perversion of the marriage institution. Marriage was ordained by God as an intimate and complementing union between a man and a...
OF THE BEING OF GOD. SOME, because the Being of God is a first principle, not to be disputed; and because that there is one is a self-evident propos...
Chapter?4Paul here foretels, I. A dreadful apostasy (v.?1-3). II. He treats of Christian liberty (v.?4, v.?5). III. He gives Timothy divers directions...
Chapter?3In this chapter the apostle gives further evidence of his love to the Thessalonians, reminding them of his sending Timothy to them, with the ...
Chapter?58It is the probable conjecture of some (Amyraldus particularly) that before Saul began to persecute David by force of arms, and raised the mi...
CHAPTER 3. OF THE TEACHERS AND MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH. THEIR ELECTION AND OFFICE. The three heads of this chapter are,--I. A few preliminary remarks...
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...
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches See commentary on Revelation 2:7. overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? hidden manna The manna is set...
Chapter?4David was a preacher, a royal preacher, as well as Solomon; many of his psalms are doctrinal and practical as well as devotional; the greates...
Homily XV.Homily XV. Hebrews ix. 1-5.-Then verily the first [covenant] had also ordinances of divine service, and a(1) worldly Sanctuary. For there wa...
Church [E] [S](Hebrew: qahal, edah; Greek: ekklesia)(The people of God; the collective body of believers. (Also, CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, THE BODY OF C...
Chapter?17This chapter is a prayer, it is the Lord?s prayer, the Lord Christ?s prayer. There was one Lord?s prayer which he taught us to pray, and did...
Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of In our culture names serve primarily to distinguish one person from another. In Bibletimes names had other significan...
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...