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33061 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sanctification.37
… vital character of sanctification will help us with another problem. If the holy life be God's requirement and at the same time His deed, why should not this …
33062 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sanctification.39
… is God who worketh in you" ( Philippians 2:12 f). All is from God; we can only live what God gives. But there is a converse to this: only as we live it out can God give to …
33063 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sanctification.40
… in character, into the stature of full manhood as it is in Christ. And from this its very nature it is not momentary, but the deed and the privilege of a whole life …
33064 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sarah; Sarai.12
The character of Sarah is of mingled light and shade. On the one hand we have seen that lapse from faith which resulted in the birth of Ishmael, and that lack …
33065 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Satan.17
2. Character of Satan: Satan is consistently represented in the New Testament as the enemy both of God and man. The popular notion is that Satan is the enemy …
33066 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Satan.26
… of God's character and purpose, which more and more imperatively demands that the origin of moral evil, and consequently natural evil, must be traced to the …
33067 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Semites, Semitic Religion.27
… racial character which has been distinctive and persistent through the changes of millenniums. By it also they have impressed other nations and religions …
33068 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Septuagint, 1.71
… Hebrew characters. "A slave to the letter," as Origen calls him, his work has aptly been described by a modern writer as "a colossal crib" (Burkitt, JQR, October, 1896 …
33069 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Septuagint, 2.30
… square characters; the words were not separated, and there were no vowel-points; two of the radicals (waw and yodh) were also frequently omitted. Add to this the …
33070 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sermon on the Mount.57
… of character ( Matthew 7:15 - 27 ). 2. Argument: The Kingdom of God (Heaven): (1) Characteristics of the Subjects ( Matthew 5:3 - 12 ).
33071 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sermon on the Mount.63
… , but God does not despair of what is imperfect. Men and institutions are judged, not by the level of present attainment, but by character and direction. The law …
33072 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sermon on the Mount.72
… only God can see, to build for others and for all time. Thus he builds also for himself. The character of the builder is revealed by the building.
33073 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sermon on the Mount.85
… toward God. His service is the supreme duty, His perfection the standard of character, His goodness the ground of universal love. Given this fact, all the essentials …
33074 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sign.3
… of character and with the most signal achievement. Moses accepted the leadership of his people in response to a succession of signs: e.g. the burning bush …
33075 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sign.4
… the character of the sign is as diverse as the occasion. The rainbow furnishes radiant suggestion of God's overarching love and assurance that the waters …
33076 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sin (1).25
… the character of God. Of course this does not mean that a man is free in all things. Freedom is limited in various ways, but we must retain enough of freedom in …
33077 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sin (1).26
… Biblical characters, especially those of earlier times, we must keep in mind the standards of the times in which they lived. These standards were partly set …
33078 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Smell.2
… "quality," "character": "His (Moab's) taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed" ( Jeremiah 48:11 ). Character or quality is the most infallible test, the most …
33079 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spirit.25
… to God ( 1 Corinthians 2:10; Romans 8:16, 23, etc.). God Himself is Spirit ( John 4:24 ). Hence, God's power is manifested in human life and character ( Luke 4:14; Romans 1:1; 1 Corinthians …
33080 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spiritual.3
… to character or moral quality. God, angels, man, devil, demons are in essence spiritual. The groundwork and faculties of their rational and moral being are the …