CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Head, Headship The head is the topmost part of the body, where symbols of power, authority, and honor were displayed. Kings and priests were anointed ...
and from Jesus Christ Within this simple greeting can be found a neglected doctrine of paramount importance: the Trinity. The greeting is from each me...
I was in the Spirit Once again, John was ?in the Spirit,? as he was at the beginning of his vision (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). Ezekiel described his similar e...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
Slave, Slavery State of being subjected to involuntary servitude. It usually included being legally owned as property by another person. Slavery in th...
Salvation [N] [T] [E]Of the many Hebrew words used to signify salvation, yasa [[;vy] (to save, help in distress, rescue, deliver, set free) appears mo...
Paul the Apostle Life. Paul's exact date of birth is unknown. It is reasonable to surmise that he was born within a decade of Jesus' birth. He died, p...
New Command On the night before his death, Jesus gave a new command to his disciples: Love each other as I have loved you.The fact that Jesus called t...
Opening the Fifth and Sixth Seals 1 fifth seal With the opening of the fifth seal, we break from the judgments associated with the four horsemen. ?T...
?EXPOSITION Verse 13. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. To those who truly reverence his holy name, the L...
overcomes See. Who is the Overcomer? I will make him a pillar in the temple Some have seen this as an allusion to the pillars in Solomon?s Temple. 1K....
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...
Grace [T] [E]The word grace in biblical parlance can, like forgiveness, repentance, regeneration, and salvation, mean something as broad as describing...
Mission Basic Definition. Mission is the divine activity of sending intermediaries, whether supernatural or human, to speak or do God's will so that h...
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,...
GALATIANS. CHAPTER III. Justification Belongeth to Abraham's Children by Faith. SUMMARY.--The Spirit Imparted to Galatian Christians Through the ...
Satan [N] [E] [H] [S]The Hebrew word satan [f'f] means an adversary, one who resists. It is translated as Satan eighteen times in the Old Testament, ...
CHAPTER VI THE DIVINE DECREES. Augustine: De predestinatione; Epistola CXOIV., Ad Sixtum. Anselm: Concordia praescientiae et praedestinationis. Calv...
Reward [N]A Definition of Reward. The word reward has both a favorable and an unfavorable meaning in English. In its favorable sense, it is something ...