\\INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS 4\\ The apostle having in the three former chapters treated of the doctrines of grace, and explained and established the...
From among your own selves (ex umwn autwn). In sheep's clothing just as Jesus had foretold. The outcome fully justified Paul's apprehensions as we se...
BABE bab: (1) na`ar; pais of a male infant 3 months old (Exodus 2:6) translated elsewhere boy or lad. (2) `olel, ta`alulim, in the general sense of ...
Seal [N] [E] [S]A seal, in biblical times as today, is used to guarantee security or indicate ownership. Ancient seals were often made of wax, embedde...
Circumcision [T] [B] [E] [S]Institution of Genesis 17:10-14 ; Leviticus 12:3 ; John 7:22 ; Acts 7:8 ; Romans 4:11 A seal of righteousness Roma...
in the midst The Levites, who performed the priestly duty of the OT, camped around the glory of the Lord which resided in the Tabernacle (Num. Num. 1:...
Church, the [T] Definition of the Church. The New Testament word for church is ekklesia [ejkklhsiva], which means the called out ones. In classical Gr...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Light [N] [T] [E]Light always involves the removal of darkness in the unfolding of biblical history and theology. The contrast of light and darkness i...
Demon [E] [S]Spirit being who is unclean and immoral in nature and activities. When demons were created, how they came to be demonic, and their organi...
Holy Spirit [N] Third person of the Trinity.Old Testament. Some have argued that Old Testament believers were saved and sanctified by the Spirit just ...
Ascension of Jesus Christ Event, recorded most fully in ac 1:1-11, by which Christ concluded his postresurrection appearances, left the earth, and was...
Sleep [N]In the Scriptures the words that designate sleep are used in both a literal and a figurative way. When the word is used literally, as it freq...
Apostle [N] [E] [S](Gk. apostolos [ajpovstolo]). Envoy, ambassador, or messenger commissioned to carry out the instructions of the commissioning aget....
Come out of her my people In the rebellion of Israel against the authority of Moses, Moses and Aaron were told by God to ?separate yourselves from amo...
Time [N] [T]It is debatable whether the Bible contains enough information to formulate a full-scale doctrine of time; nonetheless, the significance of...
Praise [N] [T]Praise, mostly of God, is a frequent theme in the psalms, the Hebrew title of which is Praises. Yet praise is a theme that pervades the ...
Kill, Killing The Old Testament. The Old Testament uses many terms to refer to the act ofkilling, some of which can be used interchangeably (see 2 Sa...
CHAPTER 13. TWO THINGS TO BE OBSERVED IN GRATUITOUS JUSTIFICATION. The divisions of this chapter are,--I. The glory of God, and peace of conscience, ...
Inheritance [N] [S]Legal inheritance refers to actual property or goods received after a family member'sdeath. While Jewish inheritance customs were l...