Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of The epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians are forceful evidence that Paul was no mere armchair theologian...
The God of peace (o qeo th eirhnh). The God characterized by peace in his nature, who gladly bestows it also. Common phrase (Milligan) at close of Pa...
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...
John Darby commentary for 2 Thessalonians 32 Thessalonians Chapter 3There is nothing very particular in the apostle's exhortations. His great concern...
Gentleness [N]Sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love.The Old Testament. Gentleness is suggested...
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...
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 ...
Peace [N] [T] The Meaning of Peace. In English, the word peace conjures up a passive picture, one showing an absence of civil disturbance or hostiliti...
Consecrate The Meanings of qds in the Sinai Legislation. In the Sinai material ( Exod 19:1-nu ; 10:10 ) qds [v;d'q], which is translated consecrate/s...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXV. The End of the World. SUMMARY.--The Ten Virgins. The Foolish Who Took No Oil. The Bridegroom Comes. The Doors Shut on the Fo...
Justice [N] [T] [E](Heb. sedeq [q,d,x],mispat [f'P.vim];Gk. dikaiosyne [dikaiosuvnh]).God, the Righteous Judge. Justice is rooted in the very nature o...
Marriage [N] [T] [E] [S]An intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. Th...
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...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXIV. The Judgments on the Jewish Nation. SUMMARY.--The Temple to Be Utterly Destroyed. The Questions Asked on the Mount of Oliv...
ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION 1 Thess. 5:23-24:?And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire w...
Union with Christ [T]According to the New Testament, the religious experience of the earliest Christians was derived from and dependent upon Christ. C...
ROMANS. CHAPTER XV. Mutual Love and Forbearance Enjoined. SUMMARY.--The Strong Must Bear with the Weak. Not to Seek to Please Ourselves. Christ Di...
THE essential element in the idea of the Incarnation, disregarding the etymology of the term, is the assumption by the Son of God of a creature natur...
Heal, Health With characteristic realism the Bible accepts the prevalence in God's world of ill-health and affliction, although originally it had no p...
CHAPTER 25. OF THE LAST RESURRECTION. There are four principal heads in this chapter,--I. The utility, necessity, truth, and irrefragable evidence of...