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36601 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptismal Regeneration.16

… his spiritual renewal and sanctification; "both together--the former as causa medians, the latter as causa efficiens--constitute the objective and causative …

36602 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bartimaeus.2

… or spiritually blind, see Schmiedel in Encyclopedia Biblica. In Mk (10:46-52) Bartimeus is given as the name of a blind beggar, whose eyes Jesus Christ opened …

36603 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bear; Born.3

Figurative: It is often used with reference to the beginning of the spiritual life or regeneration ( John 1:13; John 3:3 - 8; 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 1, 4, 18 the King James Version).

36604 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beatitudes.4

… to spiritual men and thus transformed into springs of spiritual blessing. And so when Matthew, setting down the Lord’s words with a view to their universal …

36605 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beatitudes.7

… disciples spiritual poverty and the bearing of the cross carry with them the inheritance of the earth and a great reward in heaven.

36606 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beggarly.2

… complete spiritual destitution. As used in Galatians it expresses the contrast between their present condition and the former estate, toward which he …

36607 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Begotten.2

… and spiritual relations and states ( 1 Corinthians 4:15; Philemon 1:10 ); of the new birth of the Holy Spirit ( John 3:3 ff). Men who obey and love God as sons are begotten …

36608 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beholding.2

… every spiritual vision which they enjoyed ("we made known unto you").

36609 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beholding.3

… of spiritual grandeur in Christ Jesus, but in the gospel God accommodates and adjusts the vision as we are able to bear it, and the glory beheld becomes glory …

36610 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beloved.2

… the spiritual and possibly Messianic. Both words used of God’s love for His chosen: e.g. Solomon, "beloved of his God" ( Nehemiah 13:26 ); Benjamin "beloved of Yahweh …

36611 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beloved.3

… new spiritual life in Christ, e.g. "beloved in the Lord" ( Romans 16:8 ). The beauty, unity, endearment of this love is historically unique, being peculiarly Christian …

36612 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Benediction.2

… more spiritual of the priests protested.

36613 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Best.4

… ) of spiritual gifts (kreitton, "better" the Revised Version (British and American) "greater"); 1 Corinthians 12:31 ); (2) of raiment (protos, "first"), "best robe" ( Luke 15:22 ), of …

36615 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Between the Testaments.38

… their spiritual condition? What was the result of the manifest difference of opinion within the Jewish economy? What preparation does this period afford …

36616 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Between the Testaments.43

2. Spiritual Conditions: The return from Babylon marked a turning point in the spiritual history of the Jews. From that time onward, the lust of idolatry, which …

36619 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bible, The, V Inspiration.2

… and Spiritual Purpose--Inspiration. 1. Scripture a Unity: Holy Scripture is not simply a collection of religious books: still less does it consist of mere fragments …

36620 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bible, The, V Inspiration.3

… of spiritual purpose in the Bible is one of the most obvious things about it (compare POT, 30 ff). It gives to the Bible what is sometimes termed its "organic unity …