Victory The number of times the word victory occurs in the English Bible depends very much on the particular version one uses. For example, victory oc...
Love [N] [E]God is love and has demonstrated that love in everything that he does. Paul compares faith, hope, and love, and concludes that the greates...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Who shall not fear Not is emphasized by the double-negation, ?? ?? [ou m?] , followed by the subjunctive aorist ??????? [phob?th?] , he should fear.1...
Light [N] [T] [E]Light always involves the removal of darkness in the unfolding of biblical history and theology. The contrast of light and darkness i...
Nevertheless Despite the good works and patience, there is something lacking in the Ephesian church. How sobering it is to hear the Lord say ?neverth...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Sleep [N]In the Scriptures the words that designate sleep are used in both a literal and a figurative way. When the word is used literally, as it freq...
Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of In our culture names serve primarily to distinguish one person from another. In Bibletimes names had other significan...
four living creatures See commentary on Revelation 4:6. the elders See commentary on Revelation 4:4. a Lamb ?When John turned, he saw, not a Lion, acc...
Walk The verb walk in its literal sense of going along or moving about on foot at a moderate pace is found numerous times in the Gospels. However, thi...
Animals [N]God as Creator and Sustainer. Animals, like the rest of the uNIVerse, are created by God. In Genesis 1, God's approval of the created world...
Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is the result of the Holy Spirit's presence and working in the lives of maturing believers and is itemized...
Praise [N] [T]Praise, mostly of God, is a frequent theme in the psalms, the Hebrew title of which is Praises. Yet praise is a theme that pervades the ...
Philippians, Theology of Paul's letter to the Philippians is not a treatise on theology. Rather, it is a personal letter dealing primarily with person...
Joy [N] [T]Happiness over an unanticipated or present good. In the Old Testament joy (Heb. sama[;j;m'f])covers a wide range of human experiences?from ...
Understanding The Old Testament. The basic Hebrew word so translated is the verb biyn [yiB] or one of its derivatives, together used some 247 times in...
Family Life and Relations The Old Testament. In Western societies individuals are often considered the societal units, brought together by some common...
Galatians, Theology of More than any other book in the New Testament, including perhaps even Romans, Paul's letter to the Galatians has been the sourc...
Justification [N] [E]Justification is the declaring of a person to be just or righteous. It is a legal termsignifying acquittal, a fact that makes it ...