\\INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPIANS 4\\ This chapter contains exhortations to various duties becoming Christians, the apostle's thankfulness to the Philip...
Anxiety [N]Uneasy feeling of uncertainty, agitation, dread, or fear. The most common words in Scripture translated as anxious or anxiety are the Hebre...
Purity [N](Heb. niqqayon [/y'QIn]; Gk. hagneia [aJgneiva]). The Old Testament. In the Old Testament, the basic sense of the Hebrew word for purity is ...
Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
All who dwell on the earth The ones who not only physically dwell on the earth, but whose affections and complete allegiance are entirely upon the ea...
In keeping with his title of ?Antichrist,? he will be an imitator of Christ (e.g., the object of worship, worldwide dominion, a throne). This tendenc...
Image of God It would be difficult to overstate the centrality of the image of God as a crucial themein biblical theology. From the beginning of the e...
Follow, Follower The noun follower is seldom used in Scripture for the people of God, possibly due to its frequent references to idol worshipers ( Deu...
Works of the Law The term erga nomou (works of the Law) is used by Paul to denote deeds prescribed by the Mosaic Law ( Rom 2:15 ; Romans 3:20 Romans...
There is an endless amount of material written about and urged as essential to understanding the book of Revelation. Most authors recognize the OT co...
I counsel you to buy from Me The language is meant to speak to the merchants of the city, some of whom would have been members of the church:He who mi...
Fellowship [N] [E]To appreciate the full meaning of the word-group in the New Testament that conveys the nature and reality of Christian fellowship (i...
Light [N] [T] [E]Light always involves the removal of darkness in the unfolding of biblical history and theology. The contrast of light and darkness i...
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...
Adam, the Second Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation ( Col 1:15 ). Like the first Adam, he is the ruler of creat...
Circumcision [N] [T] [E] [S]Removal of the foreskin or prepuce of the male genital organ, whether for religious reasons or as a purely hygienic measur...
The Beast is probably the most confusing entity in a consideration of the symbols representing kingdoms and individuals of the visions given to both ...
Joy [N] [T]Happiness over an unanticipated or present good. In the Old Testament joy (Heb. sama[;j;m'f])covers a wide range of human experiences?from ...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...