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32561 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sanctification.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new …
32562 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sin.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of God. Hence sin carries with it two inalienable characters, (1) ill-desert, guilt (reatus); and (2) pollution (macula).”, Hodge’s Outlines.
32563 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Wool.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… similar character, have been intended to express symbolically the separateness and simplicity of God’s covenant people. The wool of Damascus, famous for …
32564 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Works, Good.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… to God. The moral character of an act is determined by the moral principle that prompts it. Faith and love in the heart are the essential elements of all true …
32565 Etymology dictionary, p. devil (n.).5
Meaning "false god, heathen god" is from c. 1200. Sense of "diabolical person, person resembling a devil or demon in character" is from late 12c. Playful use for "clever rogue" is from c. 1600. As an expletive and in expletive phrases from c. 1200.
32566 Etymology dictionary, p. divinity (n.).2
… or character of being divine," also "a divine being, God," from Old French devinité (12c.), from Latin divinitatem (nominative divinitas ), from divinus "of a god," from …
32567 Etymology dictionary, p. lamb (n.).3
… rough characters (such as Kirke's Lambs in Monmouth's rebellion, 1684-86, "an ironical allusion to the device of the Paschal Lamb on their flag" [OED]); Farmer and …
32568 Etymology dictionary, p. Lazarus.2
Biblical character (Luke xvi.20), the poor man covered in sores; his name was extended in medieval times to "any poor and visibly diseased person." Compare lazar …
32569 Etymology dictionary, p. panegyric (n.).2
… , or character," c. 1600, from French panégyrique (1510s), from Latin panegyricus "public eulogy," originally an adjective, "for a public festival," from Greek panēgyrikos …
32570 Etymology dictionary, p. pleasant (adj.).2
… agreeable character or quality" is attested from 1520s.
32571 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Aaron.5
… tangible gods, and to lead them back to Egypt ( Exodus 32:1 - 35 ). Aaron never appears as the strong, heroic character which his brother was; and here at Sinai he revealed …
32572 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abel (1).5
… moral characters of the offerers. "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent (abundant, pleiona) sacrifice than Cain" ( Hebrews 11:4 ). The "more abundant sacrifice …
32573 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ability.2
… and character, "several ability" ( Matthew 25:15 ); of spiritual strength, "minister, as of the ability which God giveth" (the King James Version 1 Peter 4:11 ). It thus …
32574 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abomination of Desolation.4
… humble character, while others hinted at insanity. The epithet Epiphanes is an abbreviation of theos epiphanes, which is the designation given himself …
32575 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abraham.46
… Ishmael's character ( Genesis 16:12 ).
32576 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abraham.47
… attractive character. Of his trust and reverence enough has been said under the head of religion. But this love that is "the fulfilling of the law," manifested …
32577 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abraham.52
… other character except Moses. He is one of the series of prophets sent by God. He is the common ancestor of the Arab and the Jew. He plays the same role of religious …
32578 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abstinence.7
… in God's view character grows rich and life joyful, not by fasts or formal observances, but by acts of unselfish service inspired by a heart of love.
32579 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Accept; Acceptable; Acceptation.6
… of God and are rich in comfort to believers. That which makes man, in word, work and character, acceptable to God; and renders It possible for God to accept him …
32580 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Accommodation.48
… of God's character and ways to men revolves the use and control of the human spirit in accordance with its constitution and laws. The doctrine of inspiration …