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...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER I. SUMMARY.--The Preface. The Promise of the Father. The Command to Witness in Jerusalem, and in All Judea, and U...
Thankfulness, Thanksgiving The Old Testament. Early in the Old Testament both the language and the concept of thanksgiving are conspicuous by their ab...
Destroy, Destruction Destroy in the Bible usually refers to violent action causing physical death ( Num 16:33 ; Psalm 2:12 ; Heb. abad [d;b'a]). But ...
Introductory Essay. St. Augustin as an Exegete.Introductory Essay. St. Augustin as an Exegete.By the Rev. David Schley Schaff.The exegetical writings ...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER IV. Peter and John Before the Sanhedrim. SUMMARY.--The Arrest. The Trial Before the Sanhedrim. Peter's Reply. The ...
Friend, Friendship Most of the Old Testament words translated friend, friendship, or be friendly come from two Hebrew roots, rh and hb. The most com...
Seal [N] [E] [S]A seal, in biblical times as today, is used to guarantee security or indicate ownership. Ancient seals were often made of wax, embedde...
Sanctification [N] [T] [E]The generic meaning of sanctification is the state of proper functioning. To sanctify someone or something is to set that pe...
Legalism The term legalism commonly denotes preoccupation with form at the expense of substance. While it is now used metaphorically in all areas of h...
Lie, Lying To practice deceit, falsehood, and treachery either by word or action. It is the exact opposite of truth. The sanctity of truth is fundamen...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXIII. The Last Appeal to Israel. SUMMARY.--The Scribes and Pharisees in Moses' Seat. The Burdens They Imposed. Their Eagerness ...
As the disciples are about to take their places at Luke xxii. 24-30. the table, Jesus observes a strife among them for precedency and seats of honor...
Second Coming of Christ In Old Testament times the idea that in due course God would send his Messiah (= Anointed One) made its appearance and this th...
CHAPTER XVII THE KINGDOM Part I.?Its Nature WE here enter the region of the yet unfulfilled purpose of God, and known to us only through prophecy....
Footnotes(1 )He came in with a slow and stately step; he spoke with a broken utterance, sometimes with a kind of disjointed sobs rather than words. He...
Sin [N] [T] [E] [H] [S]Sin is a riddle, a mystery, a reality that eludes definition and comprehension. Perhaps we most often think of sin as wrongdoi...
Cloud, Cloud of the Lord The Old Testament. The Literal Cloud. Natural phenomena involving clouds are depicted occasionally in the Old Testament, but ...
Foreigner [N] [E]Person from a different racial, ethnic, and linguistic group as in contrast to a native. Circumstances during biblical times often fo...
Presence of God The Scriptures often speak of God's presence in human history. The most common Hebrew term for presence is panim [yIn'P], which is als...