Dance. [E]The dance is spoken of in Holy Scripture universally as symbolical of some rejoicing, and is often coupled for the sake of contrast with mo...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...
Grave [N] [E] [S]Place where the physical remains of a deceased person are interred. It is the place appointed for all living ( Job 30:23 ). It is whe...
Zealot Recent studies seek to distinguish among several features of intertestamental Judaism to which the term zealot might be applied. The term could...
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...
Good, Goodness The main Old Testament words for good/goodness come from the Hebrew word tob [b'f] while the most common New Testament words are kalos ...
Jesus Christ [S]By anyone's account, Jesus of Nazareth is the most significant person who has ever lived.He has influenced more lives and had more wri...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
Justice [N] [T] [E](Heb. sedeq [q,d,x],mispat [f'P.vim];Gk. dikaiosyne [dikaiosuvnh]).God, the Righteous Judge. Justice is rooted in the very nature o...
Endurance [N]Continuing Christian commitment in the face of difficulty. Born in a context of hostility, persecution, and the death of their Lord and h...
Citizenship [E] [S]The concept of spiritual citizenship is most clearly expressed in Philippians 3:20, where Paul writes, Our citizenship (politeuma [...
Disciple, Discipleship During Jesus' earthly ministry, and during the days of the early church, the term that was used most frequently to designate on...
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 ...
Magistrate [N]a public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges, were magistrates having authority in the land ( Deutero...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
The same day. He left His house and sat by the sea- Matt. xiii. 1-52. side, and as the multitudes gathered to Him, He entered Mark iv. 1-34. a ship ...
Blindness [N] [S]Scripture often employs the imagery of blindness to describe the spiritual condition of persons who are either unable or unwilling to...
Motives Motives pose at least a twofold dilemma: (1) the status of a good deed done for the wrong reason or an evil deed done with good (or even witho...
MARK. CHAPTER XII. A Day of Controversy. SUMMARY.--The Vineyard and the Wicked Husbandmen. Prophecy of the Calling of the Gentiles. The Herodian...
Forgiveness [N]Terminology. There are several Hebrew terms equivalent to the English to forgive, as defined below. The three most common are verbs (u...