Grace to you and peace (cari umin kai eirhnh). As in I Thess., II Thess., I Cor., II Cor. (already written) and in all the later Epistles save that i...
Glorification In the Scripture the idea of glorification deals with the ultimate perfection of believers. The word glorification is not used in the He...
Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of The epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians are forceful evidence that Paul was no mere armchair theologian...
Of Christ Jesus (Cristou Ihsou). This order in the later epistles shows that Cristo is now regarded as a proper name and not just a verbal adjective ...
DISORDERLY dis-or'-der-li (ataktos): The word is found four times in the Epistles to the Thess (1?Thessalonians 5:14; 2?Thessalonians 3:6,7,11), With...
A prisoner of Christ Jesus (desmio Cristou Ihsou). As verse Ephesians 9 and in Ephesians 3:1 ; Ephesians 4:1 . Old adjective from desmo (bond, de...
Armor [N]Scripture frequently employs the imagery of armor as a metaphor for spiritual defense and protection. Old Testament symbolism emphasizes that...
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...
Overview - 2?Corinthians 7 1?He proceeds in exhorting them to purity of life; 2?and to bear him like affection as he does to them. 3?Whereof lest he...
Intermediate State Christianity postulates that there will be a resurrection of the body at the end of theage. Because many people physically die befo...
Overview - 2?Peter 1 1?Confirming them in hope of the increase of God's graces, 5?he exhorts them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling su...
Second Coming of Christ In Old Testament times the idea that in due course God would send his Messiah (= Anointed One) made its appearance and this th...
rTIHE ancient name of Thessalonica1 was Therme or Therma* -*- 'the hot-spring,' and there are still warm springs in the neighbourhood, though not at ...
Homily IHomily I Argument.Having said in his former Epistle that we pray night and day to see you, and that we could not forbear, but were left in Ath...
Follow, Follower The noun follower is seldom used in Scripture for the people of God, possibly due to its frequent references to idol worshipers ( Deu...
Perseverance [N] [T]In the NIV the term perseverance occurs thirteen times, all in the New Testament. Verbal forms appear a total of eight times. The ...
Baptism of Fire As John the Baptist preached in the Judean wilderness, he declared, I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come on...
Antichrist [N] [T] [E] [H] [S]The term antichrist occurs only in 1 and 2 John, and there in both singular and plural forms. It is part of a complex of...
Presence of God The Scriptures often speak of God's presence in human history. The most common Hebrew term for presence is panim [yIn'P], which is als...
Paul (Paulo). He does not mention his apostleship as he usually does. Omitted also in I and II Thess. and Philemon. Timothy (Timoqeo). In no sense th...