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32721 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ezekiel, 2.37

… genuine character of the Messianic passages in the older prophetical writings. We here point to the fact, that the positive contentions of Volz, which ascribe …

32722 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ezekiel, 2.41

… "secondary character among the prophets." This fact becomes all the more sure when we now finally examine the conception of God as taught in Ezk. In grandeur …

32723 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ezekiel, 2.43

… of God, according to the preceding sketch, reminds us of that of Calvin. By the exalted character of God we find also a second feature. On the one side we find the …

32724 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ezekiel, 2.45

… . the character of the patriarchs can be appealed to. But a deeper conception of individualism has actually been brought about by Jeremiah and Ezekiel. The …

32725 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Fall, The.14

… in God Himself; he justifies man but accuses God, misrepresents the character of sin and makes it everlasting and indefeasible. For if there has not been a …

32726 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Fall, The.16

… on God's will and must be obeyed exclusively for this reason. It placed before man the choice, whether he would be faithful and obedient to God's word and would …

32727 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Father, God The.2

… in God's relation to them ( Ephesians 3:14 ff). It is an error, nevertheless, to speak of fatherhood as if the whole character of God was therein sufficiently expressed …

32728 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. First-begotten.3

… of God's purpose of grace, when all the elect are gathered home. Not only is He their Lord, but also their pattern, God's ideal Son and men are "foreordained to …

32729 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Fool; Folly.3

… evil character, "shamelessly immoral," equivalent to "a son of Belial" (Cheyne), rather than a merely "foolish" person, and nebhalah, "wickedness," "shameless impropriety …

32730 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Foreknow; Foreknowledge.15

… ethical character of this plan is dwelt upon, as well as its all-embracing character, and the certainty of its fulfillment ( Proverbs 16:4, 33; 19:21; 20:24; Job 28 …

32731 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Foreknow; Foreknowledge.23

… gracious character of election, but is diametrically opposed to the context of this passage. These verses form a part of the encouragement which Paul offers …

32732 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Forgiveness.23

… penal character and become disciplinary. Nor does the forgiveness remove from human mind the consciousness of sin and the guilt which that involved, but …

32733 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Forgiveness.27

… of God of their heinous character. In view of God's righteous character men might naturally have expected punishment, but instead the offenders were spared …

32734 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Forgiveness.37

… of God is such and the relationship between Him and man is of such a character that sin brings about an alienation between them. It is this presupposition …

32735 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Galatians, Epistle to The.99

… of God, as Christ Jesus!" But could he speak thus of his reception--hateful at the time--in the character of a heathen god, and of a reception that ended in his stoning …

32736 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Gehazi.5

… different character in connection with the healing of Naaman ( 2 Kings 5:20 - 27 ). As soon as the Syrian general had taken his departure with his retinue from the …

32737 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Genealogy, 8 Part 1.199

… national character was measured by, fidelity to the law of God, especially as it centered upon the worship and services of Yahweh's house. To do this it was …

32738 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Genesis, 1-2.69

… universal character, includes all mankind in the promise given at the beginning of the history of Abraham ( Genesis 12:1 - 3 ), it is from the outset distinctly …

32739 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Genesis, 1-2.75

… unique character, so that e.g. the intimate communion with God, of the kind which is reported in the beginning of this Book of Genesis (compare, e.g. Exodus 3:8 …

32740 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Genesis, 1-2.82

… theological character will always be found in the uniform religious and ethical spirit and world of thought that pervade all these sources, as also in the …