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...
Overview - Isaiah 57 1?The blessed death of the righteous. 3?God reproves the Jews for their whorish idolatry. 13?He gives promises of mercy to the p...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Homilies on the Epistle of St. Paul to the EphesiansHomilies on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians The Argument.Ephesus is the metropolis of Asi...
Body of Christ The body metaphor for the people of God is a powerful image that bespeaks the new historical reality brought about in Christ. It surfac...
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...
Christians, Names of The New Testament contains over 175 names, descriptive titles, and figures of speech referring to Christians, applicable to both ...
The view that Israel, having rejected her Messiah Jesus, has been permanently cast aside by God in favor of the Church. The Church is considered to be...
Overview - John 14 1?Christ comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven; 5?professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Fa...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
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:...
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...
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...
The Holy Spirit has always been present and ministering upon the earth (Gen. Gen. 1:2). Prior to the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon and ...
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...
DESCEND; DESCENT de-send', de-sent' (yaradh; katabaino, go down); (katabasis): Of Yahweh (Exodus 34:5); of the Spirit (Matthew 3:16); of angels (Gene...
4.16.5.5.1 - What about the Physical Temple? When the Lamb of God (Isa. Isa. 53:7; John John 1:29; 1Pe. 1Pe. 1:19; Rev. Rev. 5:6+) was offered on the ...
Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...
Mystery [E] Scripture frequently describes God as one who knows all things, even that which the human mind could never know or finds incomprehensible....
NOTES ON ST PAUL'S EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS NOTES ON ST PAUL'S EPISTLE TO THE...