TITUS. CHAPTER II. Practical Duties Versus Unsound Doctrine. SUMMARY.--Duties of the Aged. Of the Young Men and Women. Of Servants. Christian L...
Ignorant, Ignorance The Old Testament. While the concept of ignorance is found often in variousequivalents, the word itself rarely appears (only twice...
CHAPTER 1. THE BENEFITS OF CHRIST MADE AVAILABLE TO US BY THE SECRET OPERATION OF THE SPIRIT. The three divisions of this chapter are,--I. The secret...
Teach, Teacher Although several Hebrew words are translated teach in English translations of the Old Testament, two words predominate: yara [h'ry], to...
Authority The concept of authority seldom appears in the Old Testament. It is used predominantly in the New Testament, where the word exousia [ejxousi...
Holy Spirit, Gifts of Four New Testament passages delineate specific gifts that God's Spirit gives to his people ( Rom 12:3-8 ; 1 Cor 12-14; Eph 4:7-...
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...
Truth [N] [T] [E]In Scripture, truth is characterized by both qualitative and quantitative aspects. In the historical narratives of the Old Testament,...
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 ...
Although various sources describing the practice of Jewish marriage at the time of Christ differ in the details, there is general agreement concernin...
Promise Undertaking or assurance given to indulge in or refrain from some specific form of activity. Such commitments are made commonly between indivi...
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...
Restore, Renew The Old and New Testaments use terms such as restore and renew to image God's control of history and the believer's spiritual life. Bot...
Baptize, Baptism The Greek root-word baptizein [baptivzw] means to plunge, immerse, sink; hence to wash; to be immersed, overwhelmed (in trouble). Fro...
Discipline [N]The Old Testament Concept of Discipline. The notion of the discipline of God, and eventually the concept of the community and its leader...
Apostle [N] [E] [S](Gk. apostolos [ajpovstolo]). Envoy, ambassador, or messenger commissioned to carry out the instructions of the commissioning aget....
Having been commissioned by Christ to write ?the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this...
Caution is needed when attempting to establish the identity of this angel, even though the ultimate identity of the angel has little effect upon the ...
Call, Calling This prominent biblical term is used with particular theological significance in three ways: in connection with worship, with election, ...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...