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3121 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Mary.55

… the church, which is, at once, the mother and the body of her Lord (see Milligan, Expositors' Bible, "Revelation," 196 f).

3122 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Mary.59

… that body (see Acts 1:14 ). Unless she is intrinsically a Divine being, her care for the church cannot involve her universal presence in it and her accessibility …

3123 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Millennium, Premillennial View.26

… primitive church. It was that of the uplifted gaze. Paul's exultant words respecting the Thessalonians might well be applied to all believers of that ancient …

3124 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ministry.35

… local churches, thus organized, while they never lacked the sense that they all belonged to one body, were independent self-governing communities preserving …

3125 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ministry.43

… Christian churches may have learned much about the general principles of associated life from all those varied forms of social organization, it cannot …

3126 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ministry.47

… every body of Christians, even if consisting of fewer than twelve families, is instructed to organize itself into a church under a ministry of office-bearers …

3127 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Miracle.55

… early church miraculous cures, both of body and soul, were sometimes vouchsafed. There were occasions and circumstances when the manifestation of such …

3128 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ordain; Ordination.10

… the church's act as constituting him an apostle (compare Galatians 1:1 ). (3) Barnabas and Paul are said to have "ordained," the Revised Version (British and American …

3129 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Palestine Exploration, 2a.9

… few churches, pools, streets, etc., but at Tell Sandachannah "we recovered almost an entire town, probably the ancient Mareshah ( Joshua 15:44 ), with its inner and …

3130 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Parousia.32

… . The Church a Divine Quantity: The force in this body is felt at the crises of human history, perhaps especially after the catastrophe that destroyed Jerusalem …

3131 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Paul, the Apostle, 4.7

… the churches established by him. Many of his churches would be in Roman colonies (Antioch in Pisidia, Philippi, Corinth, etc.). He would address his most studied …

3132 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Paul, the Apostle, 4.16

… Ramsay (Church in the Roman Empire, 32) adds: "This plain and unflattering account of the apostle's personal appearance seems to embody a very early tradition …

3133 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Paul, the Apostle, 4.17

… universal church and of Christian theology" (Findlay, HDB; see Lock, Paul the Master Builder, 1905; and M. Jones, Paul the Orator, 1910).

3134 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Paul, the Apostle, 6.3

… or church universal, with Christ as head. Local bodies (churches) are the chief means for pushing the work of the kingdom. Paul knows two ordinances, both of which …

3135 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pauline Theology.51

… the church. The use of the word "church" to denote the whole body of believers is not attained until the later Epistles ( Colossians 1:18; Philippians 3:6; Ephesians …

3136 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pauline Theology.53

The church is, of course, the object of Christ's sanctifying power ( Ephesians 5:25 - 30 ) and is so intimately united with Him as to be spoken of as His "body" ( 1 Corinthians …

3137 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pentecost.9

… Christian church Pentecost belonged to the so-called "Semestre Domini," as distinct from the "Semestre Ecclesiae" the church festivals properly so called …

3138 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Person of Christ, 4-8.16

… the church, derived from the Scriptures and our Lord Himself, that our Lord Jesus Christ is "truly God and truly man, of a reasonable soul and body; consubstantial …

3139 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Peter, the First Epistle of.31

… the churches of Asia Minor largely predominated at the time. The term "sojourners" represents a people away from home, strangers in a strange land; the word …

3140 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Peter, the First Epistle of.39

… were churches of large membership and wide influence which were unmolested ( 1 Corinthians 4:8 - 10 ), and which seem to have been able to get fair treatment in …