Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of The epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians are forceful evidence that Paul was no mere armchair theologian...
Holiness [T] [E]General scriptures concerning Genesis 17:1 ; 35:2 ; Exodus 19:6 ; 22:31 ; 28:36 ; 39:30 ; Leviticus 10:8-10 ; Leviticus 11:44...
Discipline [N]The Old Testament Concept of Discipline. The notion of the discipline of God, and eventually the concept of the community and its leader...
Thankfulness, Thanksgiving The Old Testament. Early in the Old Testament both the language and the concept of thanksgiving are conspicuous by their ab...
Darkness [N] [T] [E] [S]Darkness in both the Old Testament (Heb. hasak [J;v'j]) and New Testament (Gk.skotos [skovto]) is an evocative word. If light ...
Day of the Lord, God, Christ, the Expression, often in the context of future events, which refers to the time when God will intervene decisively for j...
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...
Persecution [N] [T] [E]Just as the Bible graphically describes the introduction and spread of sin in the world, it also depicts the presence and reali...
Sanctification [N] [T] [E]The generic meaning of sanctification is the state of proper functioning. To sanctify someone or something is to set that pe...
Touch Bringing into bodily contact of one thing with another. The Hebrew naga [[;gn] and Greek hapto [a&ptomai] (-omai) are the main biblical terms fo...
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...
Zeal, religious General scriptures concerning Joshua 24:15 Joshua 24:16 ; 2 Samuel 24:24 2 Samuel 24:25 ; 1?Kings 9:4 ; 15:14 ; 1?Chronicles 2...
Demon [E] [S]Spirit being who is unclean and immoral in nature and activities. When demons were created, how they came to be demonic, and their organi...
Punishment [N] [E]Earthly Punishment. The Old Testament. Early in Israel's history, guilt and punishment were understood to be communal. When Achan br...
Eternal Life, Eternality, Everlasting Life The divinely bestowed gift of blessedness in God's presence that endures without end. This relates especial...
Holy Spirit [N] Third person of the Trinity.Old Testament. Some have argued that Old Testament believers were saved and sanctified by the Spirit just ...
Union with Christ [T]According to the New Testament, the religious experience of the earliest Christians was derived from and dependent upon Christ. C...
Death of Christ The Place in the Gospels. In the records of Jesus that the Gospels give us, it is clear that a place of supreme significance is given ...
I. Obedience To Moral Law Is And Must Be, Under EVERY DISPENSATION OF THE DlVINE GOVERNMENT, THE UNALTERABLE CONDITION OF SALVATION. II. Under A G...
Faith [N] [T] [E]Belief, trust, and loyalty to a person or thing. Christians find their security and hope in God as revealed in Jesus Christ, and say ...