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3161 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Roman Empire and Christianity, 2.29
… a church like that of Rome composed of Jewish and pagan elements and undoubtedly more cosmopolitan than Corinth, a bitter sectarian spirit is easy to understand …
3162 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sacraments.11
… Roman church, sacraments are efficacious ex opere operato, i.e. in virtue of a power inherent in themselves as outward acts whereby they communicate saving …
3163 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sacrifice, in the New Testament, 2.19
… his body's sake, which is the church" ( Colossians 1:24 ). Roman Catholic exegetes have made the apostle teach that the sufferings of the saints, along with Christ's …
3164 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sacrifice, in the New Testament, 2.20
… their "bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God" ( Romans 12:1 ). In the old system of sacrifices the animals were offered as dead; Christians are to offer …
3165 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Samaria, City of.11
The Church of John, a Crusading structure beside the modern village, is now a Moslem mosque. It is the traditional burying-place of John the Baptist's body.
3166 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shechem.5
… great body of them being Moslems. There are some 700 or 800 Christians, chiefly belonging to the Greek Orthodox church. The Samaritans do not total more than …
3167 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Song of Songs.24
… the church is sullied through the impure conduct of the individuals of whom it is composed. Hence, the appeal to individuals and to local churches to live …
3168 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spiritual House.2
… "): A body of Christians (a church), as pervaded by the Spirit and power of God ( 1 Peter 2:5 ); a term applicable to God's house: "house of prayer," the temple ( Matthew 21:13 …
3169 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Temper.2
… the church and of cooperation on the part of individual members, and uses as an illustration the human body which consists of various organs with various …
3170 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Temple, A2.44
… collective church ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 - 17 ), but also the individual believer ( 1 Corinthians 6:19 ), is a temple. One notable passage shows how deep was the impression …
3171 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Timothy.13
… . The churches in the neighborhood of Timothy's home, according to Acts 14:23, had been furnished with a body of presbyters soon after their founding" (Zahn, Introduction …
3172 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tradition.5
… the body of teaching delivered by the apostle to the church at Thessalonica ( 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ). But Paul in the other two passages uses it in the plural, meaning …
3173 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trinity, 1.48
… His church (16:18; 18:17); and that, after the great declaration of 11:27 if, nothing remained in lofty attribution to be assigned to Him. When these same objections …
3174 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trinity, 2.12
… the church at large. In the conflict between these two opposite tendencies the church gradually found its way, under the guidance of the Baptismal Formula …
3175 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Virgin Birth.21
… Christian body. It records the inner and outer experiences of the mother of the Lord and of His brethren, themselves honored leaders in the church. (3) It touches …
3176 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Woman.55
… the church ( Acts 9:2 ). The Jewish enemies of the new faith sought their aid and influence in the persecutions raised against Paul and Barnabas ( Acts 13:50 ); while …
3177 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Church.4 (William Smith)
… Church consisted were—(1) Apostles; (2) previous Disciples; (3) Converts. In Acts 2:41 we have indirectly exhibited the essential conditions of church communion …
3178 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Deacon.2 (William Smith)
… the church. The narrative of Acts 6 is commonly referred to as giving an account of the institution of this office. The apostles, in order to meet the complaints …
3179 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Elder.2 (William Smith)
… governing body, a parliament, and the origin of the tribunal of seventy elders called the Sanhedrin or Council. In the New Testament Church the elders or presbyters …
3180 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Lord’s Supper.3 (William Smith)
… the Church as continuing steadfast in or to the teaching of the apostles, in fellowship with them and with each other, and in breaking of bread and in prayers …