Timothy, First and Second, Theology of The two epistles Paul wrote to Timothy are not usually associated with theology as much as they are with church...
DEMAS de'-mas (Demas, popular): According to Colossians 4:14; 2?Timothy 4:10; Philemon 1:24, one who was for a time a fellow-worker with Paul at Rome...
Glorification In the Scripture the idea of glorification deals with the ultimate perfection of believers. The word glorification is not used in the He...
Godly, Godliness Reverence for God and a life of holiness in the world.The Old Testament. The Lord has set apart the godly for himself ( Psalm 4:3 ); ...
Priscilla [N] [H]the wife of Aquila ( Acts 18:2 ), who is never mentioned without her. Her name sometimes takes the precedence of his ( Romans 16:3 ; ...
Jewess [S]a woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy ( Acts 16:1 ; 2 Tim 1:5 ), and Drusilla ( Acts 24:24 ), wife of Felix, and daugh...
Revelation of Christthe second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1co. ( 1?Corin...
Doctrine (Gk. didaskalia [didaskaliva]). Act of teaching or that which is taught. The use of the term in Scripture, however, is broader than a simple ...
Grace [T] [B] Of form or person ( Proverbs 1:9 ; 3:22 ; Psalms 45:2 ). Favour, kindness, friendship ( Genesis 6:8 ; 18:3 ; 19:19 ; 2 Tim 1:9 )....
Purity [N](Heb. niqqayon [/y'QIn]; Gk. hagneia [aJgneiva]). The Old Testament. In the Old Testament, the basic sense of the Hebrew word for purity is ...
Immortality [N] [E] A state or condition free from both death and decay. The Bible affirms that only God bynature has immortality ( 1 Tim 6:16 ; cf. ...
Coming of Christ(1) with reference to his first advent in the fulness of the time ( 1?John 5:20 ; 2 John 1:7 ), or (2) with reference to his coming ...
Overview - 1?Corinthians 14 1?Prophecy is commended, 2?and preferred before speaking with tongues, 6?by a comparison drawn from musical instruments....
Fable [N] [S]applied in the New Testament to the traditions and speculations, cunningly devised fables, of the Jews on religious questions ( 1?Timothy...
Overview - 1?John 2 1?He comforts them against the sins of infirmity. 3?Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments; 9?to love our brethren; 15?...
Gentleness [N]Sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love.The Old Testament. Gentleness is suggested...
He is puffed up (tetupwtai). Perfect passive indicative of tupow, for which see Titus 3:6 . Knowing nothing (mhden epistameno). Present middle parti...
Denial To know what is true, yet confess a falsehood; the forsaking of self in wholehearted consecration to Christ and in service to his kingdom. The ...
SOMETIME sum'-tim: In modern English means occasionally, and is so used in Sirach 37:14 for eniote. Otherwise the word means at some past time, and i...
Overview - Philippians 2 1?Paul exhorts them to unity, and to all humbleness of mind, by the example of Christ's humility and exaltation; 12?to a care...