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...
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...
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...
NOTES ON ST PAUL'S EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS NOTES ON ST PAUL'S EPISTLE TO THE...
Salvation belongs to When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the day He presented Himself as king in fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah (Zec. Zec. 9:9...
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...
Being assembled together with them (sunalizomeno). Present passive participle from sunalizw, an old verb in Herodotus, Xenophon, etc., from sun, with...
Follow, Follower The noun follower is seldom used in Scripture for the people of God, possibly due to its frequent references to idol worshipers ( Deu...
He who overcomes shall inherit all things He who overcomes is ? ????? [ho nik?n] , by now familiar: the overcomer. The promises to the Seven Churches...
Overview - 2?Chronicles 25 1?Amaziah begins to reign well. 3?He executes justice on the traitors. 5?Having hired an army of Israelites against the E...
Powers The uses of this biblical term fall into two major divisions: referring to miraculous powers and to angelic beings belonging to the hierarchy o...
Image of God It would be difficult to overstate the centrality of the image of God as a crucial themein biblical theology. From the beginning of the e...
I was in the Spirit Once again, John was ?in the Spirit,? as he was at the beginning of his vision (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). Ezekiel described his similar e...
Kindness An attribute of God and quality desirable but not consistently found in humans.The main problem in understanding kindness is the fact that it...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
New Self Paul refers to the transformation that occurs at conversion as the creation of a new self. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off...
Head, Headship The head is the topmost part of the body, where symbols of power, authority, and honor were displayed. Kings and priests were anointed ...
THESSALONIANS. CHAPTER V. Closing Admonitions. SUMMARY.--The Time of the Lord's Coming Unknown. Will Be Sudden. Hence, Let Us Not Be Asleep. Let ...
Gift [E] [S]In Old Testament times a gift was customarily given for the price of a bride ( Gen 34:12 ). The gifts of all the wave offerings of the Isr...
Armor [N]Scripture frequently employs the imagery of armor as a metaphor for spiritual defense and protection. Old Testament symbolism emphasizes that...