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33181 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. God.3

… the god’s character. This was particularly true for El, the chief Canaanite god. The ancient Semites stood in mortal dread of the superior powers exercised …

33183 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Heart.10

… moral character. How does one respond to the revelation of God and of the world around him? Job answers: “… my heart shall not reproach me as long as I live” (27:6). On …

33184 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Tongue.4

… the character of “eating” or “devouring”: “Therefore as the [tongues of fire] devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff …” ( Isaiah 5:24 ). The association …

33185 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Wise, Skilled.11

… the characters of the châkâm and chokmâh. In New Testament terms the fruits of “wisdom” are the same as the fruits of the Holy Spirit; cf. “But the fruit of the Spirit …

33186 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Abolish.4

… its character being of a special significance; so in 2 Corinthians 3:11, 13; the veil upon the heart of Israel is "done away" in Christ, 2 Corinthians 3:14; those who …

33187 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Abominable, Abomination.12

… real character in the sight of God, Luke 16:15. The constant association with idolatry suggests that what is highly esteemed among men constitutes an idol …

33188 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Assurance, Assure, Assuredly.5

… of God's promises; in Hebrews 10:22, the character of the faith by which we are to draw near to God. See FULLNESS.

33189 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Become.5

… sacred character, that which is befitting in persons, actions or things consecrated to God," Titus 2:3, RV, "reverent," AV, "as becometh holiness," (marg., "holy women"). Trench …

33190 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Bless, Blessed, Blessedness, Blessing.11

… of God twice, 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:15. In the beatitudes the Lord indicates not only the characters that are "blessed," but the nature of that which is the highest …

33191 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.3

… and character of the relationship. Figuratively, teknon is used of "children" of (a) God, John 1:12; (b) light, Ephesians 5:8; (c) obedience, 1 Peter 1:14; (d) a promise, Romans …

33192 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Drink, Drank.13

… elementary character, 1 Corinthians 3:2, "I fed (you with milk);" of "spiritual watering by teaching" the Word of God, 1 Corinthians 3:6; of being "provided" and "satisfied …

33193 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Easy, Easier, Easily.3

… the character of God as "kind, gracious," Luke 6:35; 1 Peter 2:3; "good," Romans 2:4, where the neuter of the adjective is used as a noun, "the goodness" (cp. the corresponding …

33194 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Exist.3

… and character) of God," carries with it the two facts of the antecedent Godhood of Christ, previous to His incarnation, and the continuance of His Godhood at …

33195 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Expect, Expectation.7

… intensive character of the noun, in comparsion with No. 2 (below), is clear from the contexts; in Romans 8:19 it is said figuratively of the creation as waiting …

33196 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fool, Foolish, Foolishly, Foolishness.7

… and character; hence the Lord's more severe condemnation; in Matthew 7:26, "a foolish man;" Matthew 23:17, 19, "fools;" Matthew 25:2, 3, 8, "foolish;" in 1 Corinthians 3:18, "a …

33197 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fruit, Fruitful, Unfruitful.3

… , the character of the "fruit" being evidence of the character of the power producing it, Matthew 7:16. As the visible expressions of hidden lusts are the works …

33198 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Glory, Glorious.3

… the character and ways of God as exhibited through Christ to and through believers, 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:6; (c) of the state of blessedness into …

33199 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. God.9

… nouns, "God" and "the law" are definite, whereas in ver. 25 the word "God" is not simply titular; the absence of the article stresses His character as lawgiver.

33200 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. God (2).9

… nouns, "God" and "the law" are definite, whereas in ver. 25 the word "God" is not simply titular; the absence of the article stresses His character as lawgiver.