Customa tax imposed by the Romans. The tax-gatherers were termed publicans (q.v.), who had their stations at the gates of cities, and in the public hi...
Anxiety [N]Uneasy feeling of uncertainty, agitation, dread, or fear. The most common words in Scripture translated as anxious or anxiety are the Hebre...
Missionary work by ministers Commanded Matthew 28:19 ; Mark 16:15 Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c Isaiah 42:10-12 ; 66:1...
Q1: What is thy only comfort in life and death? That I with body and soul, both in life and death, ( rom 14:7 rom 14:8 ) am not my own, ( 1?Corinthia...
Death of Christ The Place in the Gospels. In the records of Jesus that the Gospels give us, it is clear that a place of supreme significance is given ...
Jesus, the christ HISTORY OFGenealogy of Matthew 1:1-17 ; Luke 3:23-38 Facts before the birth ofThe angel Gabriel appears to Mary (at Nazareth) ...
LUKE. CHAPTER XIX. The Entrance into Jerusalem. SUMMARY.--Zacch?us the Publican. Parable of the Ten Pounds. The Royal Entry into Jerusalem. Weepin...
Forgiveness [N]Terminology. There are several Hebrew terms equivalent to the English to forgive, as defined below. The three most common are verbs (u...
Evil [N]As a prerequisite for any discussion of evil, moral evil must be distinguished from physical or natural evil. This essay uses the term moral e...
6-5. THE DEAF STAMMERER HEALED AND FOUR THOUSAND FED. a?MATT. 15:30-39; b?MARK 7:32-37. ? ? ? b?32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf...
BAPTISM (LUTHERAN DOCTRINE) _I. THE TERM_ 1. The Derivation 2. The Meaning 3. The Application 4. Equivalent Terms _II. THE ORDINANCE_ 1. The Tea...
7-26. FIRST STAGE OF THE ROMAN TRIAL. JESUSBEFORE PILATE FOR THE FIRST TIME. (Jerusalem. Early Friday morning.) a?MATT. 27:11-14; b?MARK 15:2-5; ...
C H A P. I. Where the Terople tvas built. t/,, 'f J^TT^HE Temple was built at Jerusalem, on Mount Jfc~ Moriah, in the threfhing floor of Arnoa the J...
SERMON VIII. PREACHED ON CANDLEMAS DAY. Matt. V. 16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Fath...
Sermon III. [LIII. Ben.]Sermon III. [LIII. Ben.] ON The Words OF The Gospel, MATT. CHAP. V. 3 And 8, Blessed Are The Poor IN Spirit: Etc., But Especia...
SERMON XXXIII. PREACHED UPON WHITSUNDAY. Matthew xii. 31. Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin nnd blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; b...
Sermon XXXI. [LXXXI. Ben.]Sermon XXXI. [LXXXI. Ben.] On the words of the gospel, Matt. xviii. 7, Where we are admonished to beware of the offences of ...
CHAPTER 19. OF THE FIVE SACRAMENTS, FALSELY SO CALLED. THEIR SPURIOUSNESS PROVED, AND THEIR TRUE CHARACTER EXPLAINED. There are two divisions of this...