Murder [N] [T] [E] [S]The Old Testament. Although the Israelites did not have a term that precisely fits our present-day idea of murder, they differen...
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...
Suffering [N]The experience of physical pain and/or mental distress. The words and phrases in the Bible expressing this concept are too numerous to li...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XII. Persecutions in Judea. SUMMARY.--The First Apostolic Martyr. Peter Seized by Herod. The Prayers of the Church....
Teach, Teacher Although several Hebrew words are translated teach in English translations of the Old Testament, two words predominate: yara [h'ry], to...
Providence of God The word providence comes from the Latin providentia (Gk. pronoia [provnoia]) and means essentially foresight or making provision be...
Hospitality [N] [T] [S]Hospitality plays no small role in the realm of biblical ethics. Biblical admonitions exhorted the Israelites and the early Chr...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
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...
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...
Sabbath [N] [E] [S]The origin of the Hebrew sabbat [t'B;v] is uncertain, but it seems to have derived from the verb sabat, meaning to stop, to cease, ...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
ROMANS. CHAPTER X. The Jews Excluded from Unbelief. SUMMARY.--Paul's Desire for Israel. The Jews Zealous, but not According to Knowledge. They Se...
7-17. THE LORD'S SUPPER INSTITUTED. (Jerusalem. Evening before the crucifixion.) a?MATT. 26:26-29; b?MARK 14:22-25; c?LUKE 22:19-20; f?I. COR. ...
New Command On the night before his death, Jesus gave a new command to his disciples: Love each other as I have loved you.The fact that Jesus called t...
Wealth [N]The most basic English definitions of wealth are the condition of being happy and prosperous and spiritual well-being (OED). But the most co...
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night Through fear of the Jews, of being reproached or turned out of his place by them; or through shame, that such...
CORINTHIANS. CHAPTER VI. The Apostolic Ministry. SUMMARY.--An Exhortation to Believers. The Blameless Ministry of Paul and His Fellow-Workers. The...
PETER. CHAPTER III. The End of All Things. SUMMARY.--The Purpose of the Second Epistle. The Sayings of Scoffers. God's Apparent Delay to Give Oppo...