PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-5 IV. Teaching of John. 1. The Epistles: In the circumstances in which he wrote, John found it necessary to insist upon the elem...
WORLD (GENERAL) 1. Original Words: In the King James Version this word represents several originals, as follows: 'erets earth; chedhel, the underwor...
PARACLETE par'-a-klet: 1. Where Used: This word occurs 5 times in the New Testament, all in the writings of John. Four instances are in the Gospel a...
JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF, PART 4-9 IV. Canonicity and Authorship. 1. Traditional View: As to the reception of the Epistle in the church, it is needless...
And the Word became flesh (kai o logo sarx egeneto). See verse Acts 3 for this verb and note its use for the historic event of the Incarnation rathe...
Q1: What is thy only comfort in life and death? That I with body and soul, both in life and death, ( rom 14:7 rom 14:8 ) am not my own, ( 1?Corinthia...
FATHER, GOD THE In the Christian religion God is conceived of as Father, Our Father .... in heaven (Matthew 6:9,14,26, etc.), the God and Father of th...
GIVE (nathan, yahabh, sum; didomi): Give is a very common word in the Old Testament. It is most frequently the translation of nathan, to give (Genesi...
FATHER fa'-ther (Anglo-Saxon, Foeder; German, Vater; Hebrew 'abh, etymology uncertain, found in many cognate languages; Greek pater, from root pa, nou...
SPIRIT spir'-it (ruach; pneuma; Latin, spiritus): 1. Primary and Figurative Senses (1) As Wind, Breath (2) As Anger or Fury (3) As Mental and Mora...
LIFE lif (chayyim, nephesh, ruach, chayah; zoe, psuche, bios, pneuma): I. THE TERMS II. THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING 1. Popular Use of the Term 2. C...
GNOSTICISM nos'-ti-siz'-m: I. GENERAL DEFINITION II. SOURCES OF GNOSTICISM 1. Alexandrian Philosophy 2. Zoroastrianism III. NATURE OF GNOSTICISM ...
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 2 VI. Rationale of the Efficacy of Christ's Sacrifice. 1. Jesus' Teaching: Jesus emphasizes His voluntary spirit in...
REGENERATION re-jen-er-a'-shun, re-: I. THE TERM EXPLAINED 1. First Biblical Sense (Eschatological) 2. Second Biblical Sense (Spiritual) II. THE B...
POOR poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there ...
Know, Knowledge The Old Testament. The Hebrew root yada [[;dy],translated know/knowledge, appears almost 950 times in the HebrewBible. It has a wider...
The Book of LeviticusChapter 2Chapter Overview:Directions concerning the meal - offerings. Of fine flour with oil and frankincense, ver. 1 - 11. Of th...
PROPITIATION pro-pish-i-a'-shun: 1. Terms and Meaning: The word is Latin and brings into its English use the atmosphere of heathen rites for winning...
FLESH @basar, she'er): 1. Etymology: Used in all senses of the word, the latter, however, most frequently in the sense of kin, family, relationship ...
PAROUSIA pa-roo'-zhi-a: I. THE APOSTOLIC DOCTRINE 1. Terms 2. Data and Sources 3. Consistency 4. Meaning of the Symbolism II. THE TEACHING OF JE...