Providence [N]literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes ( Psalms ...
Quotations and allusions IN THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM, AND TO, THE OLD TESTAMENT Matthew 1:23 ; Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 2:6 ; Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:1...
SEED sed (Old Testament always for zera`, Aramaic (Daniel 2:43) zera`, except in Joel 1:17 for perudhoth (plural, the Revised Version (British and Ame...
PAULINE THEOLOGY pol'-in: I. THE PREPARATION 1. The Pharisee 2. Saul and Sin 3. Primitive Christianity II. THE CONVERSION 1. Christ 2. The Spir...
Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made The promises design the promises of the covenant of grace mentioned in the next vers...
Abram Birth. He was born in Ur of the Chaldees, and was a direct descendant of Shem ( Genesis 11:10-32 ). Date. There is a difficulty in the chro...
Truth [T] [B] [E]Saints should worship God in John 4:24 ; Psalms 145:18 Serve God in Joshua 24:14 ; 1?Samuel 12:24 Walk in the presence of God i...
Truth [N] [B] [E] God is a God of Deuteronomy 32:4 ; Psalms 31:15 Christ is John 14:6 ; 7:18 Christ was full of John 1:14 Christ spoke ...
Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction The same with Cush or Ethiopia; hence the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, the te...
Decision [T]General scriptures concerning Deuteronomy 30:19 ; Joshua 23:8 ; 24:15 ; 1?Samuel 12:20 ; 1?Kings 18:21 ; Psalms 37:34 ; 69:13 ; P...
FORESKIN for'-skin (`orlah; akrobustia, often euphemistically translated uncircumcision): (1) In the literal sense the word is frequently mentioned o...
Church [E] [S](Hebrew: qahal, edah; Greek: ekklesia)(The people of God; the collective body of believers. (Also, CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, THE BODY OF C...
Chapter 44:1 Now 1 I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; (1) He declares by an...
Children [T] [S]In answer to prayerTo Abraham Genesis 15:2-5 ; Genesis 21:1 Genesis 21:2 Isaac Genesis 25:21 Leah Genesis 30:17-22 Rachel ...
Angel (a spirit) A CELESTIAL SPIRITCalled ANGEL OF THE LORD Matthew 1:20 Matthew 1:24 ; Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:19 ; 28:2 ; Luke 1:11 ; Acts 5...
Jerusalem [N] [B] [E] [H] [S] The ancient Salem Genesis 14:18 ; Psalms 76:2 The ancient Jebusi or Jebus Joshua 15:8 ; 18:28 ; Judges 19:10 ...
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 2 VI. Rationale of the Efficacy of Christ's Sacrifice. 1. Jesus' Teaching: Jesus emphasizes His voluntary spirit in...
Gospel [N] [E]Glad tidings or good news, from Anglo-Saxon godspell.The Old Testament. Good news is proclaimed widely ( 1 Sam 31:9 ; Psalm 96:2-3 ; ...
New Creation The specific term new creation (kaine ktisis [kainovktivsi]) occurs only twice in the New Testament (2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15). It is, howeve...
Truth [N] [T] [E]In Scripture, truth is characterized by both qualitative and quantitative aspects. In the historical narratives of the Old Testament,...