Blameless The Old Testament. The concept of blamelessness carries with it two different, yet not dissimilar ideas. The first refers to sacrificial ani...
Consolation [N]Attempt to comfort someone who is in sorrow. The most frequently encountered Hebrew term is niham [WjIn]; parakaleo [parakalevw], param...
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory for . . . Their gladness and rejoicing is because the marriage has come. As in the First Coming of Chri...
Union with Christ [T]According to the New Testament, the religious experience of the earliest Christians was derived from and dependent upon Christ. C...
Persecution [N] [T] [E]Just as the Bible graphically describes the introduction and spread of sin in the world, it also depicts the presence and reali...
to test those who dwell upon the earth Both Isaiah and Zephaniah described this day:For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabit...
They lead (agousin). Dramatic historical present of agw, plural they for the Sanhedrists ( Luke 23:1 ). John gives no details of the trial before the...
All book names within Bible addresses appear in one of two forms: (1) the full formal name (e.g., Revelation), or (2) a standardized abbreviation. Th...
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...
Know, Knowledge The Old Testament. The Hebrew root yada [[;dy],translated know/knowledge, appears almost 950 times in the HebrewBible. It has a wider...
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...
Sheol [N] [E] Old Testament. The Hebrew word seol [l/a.v], Sheol, refers to the grave or the abode of the dead ( Psalms 88:3 Psalms 88:5 ). Through ...
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...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...
Spirit [N] [E]The Old Testament. The Hebrew word for spirit is ruah [;jWr]. It appears 389 times in the Old Testament. Its varied use almost defies an...
Paradise [N] [E] [S]Persian loanword for an area enclosed by a wall or garden. Its three uses in the Hebrew Bible ( Neh 2:8 ; Eccl 2:5 ; Sol 4:13 )...
Baptize, Baptism The Greek root-word baptizein [baptivzw] means to plunge, immerse, sink; hence to wash; to be immersed, overwhelmed (in trouble). Fro...
Body [N]Old Testament. The doctrine of creation sets forth the essential corporeality of human existence. When God created Adam and Eve, he provided t...
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...