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36721 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Apostle.4 (William Smith)
… the spiritual teaching and mission of Christ they made very slow progress, held back as they were by weakness of apprehension and by national prejudices …
36722 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Baptism.3 (William Smith)
… deeper spiritual significance.
36723 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Bishop.2 (William Smith)
… ” or spiritual superintendent. The titles bishop and elder, or presbyter, were essentially equivalent. Bishop is from the Greek, and denotes one who exercises …
36724 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Bishop.3 (William Smith)
… the spiritual well-being of the flock. 1 Peter 5:2. 2. The working of teaching, both publicly and privately. 1 Thessalonians 5:12; Titus 1:9; 1 Timothy 5:17. 3. The work …
36725 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Corinthians Second Epistle to the.2 (William Smith)
… their spiritual allegiance to their founder, 2 Corinthians 1:13, 2 Corinthians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:15, 2 Corinthians 7:16; but there was still …
36726 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Darkness.2 (William Smith)
… of spiritual light. John 1:5; John 3:19 .
36727 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Demon.2 (William Smith)
… as spiritual beings, at enmity with God, and having power to afflict man not only with disease, but, as is marked by the frequent epithet “unclean,” with spiritual …
36728 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Enoch.4 (William Smith)
… the spiritual world. Like Elijah, he was translated without seeing death. In the Epistle to the Hebrews the spring and issue of Enoch’s life are clearly marked …
36729 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Essenes.2 (William Smith)
… a spiritual knowledge of the divine law. It seems probable that the name signifies seer, or the silent, the mysterious. As a sect the Essenes were distinguished …
36730 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Excommunication.4 (William Smith)
… a spiritual penalty, involving no temporal punishment, except accidentally; (2) that it consists in separation from the communion of the Church; (3) that its …
36731 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Fable.3 (William Smith)
… and spiritual truths, but the fable only earthly moralities. Of the fable, as distinguished from the parable [ PARABLE ], we have but two examples in the Bible …
36732 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. First-fruits.3 (William Smith)
… the spiritual and moral sense of each individual. 2. On the morrow after the passover sabbath, i.e., on the 16th of Nisan, a sheaf of new corn was to be brought to …
36733 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Gospels.9 (William Smith)
… highest spiritual life.— Condensed from Prof. Gregory.
36734 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. High priest.5 (William Smith)
… and spiritual teaching supposed to be intended by such symbols.
36735 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Idolatry.6 (William Smith)
… unseen spiritual realities. (2) But the greatest attraction seems to have been in licentious revelries and obscene orgies with which the worship of the Oriental …
36736 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Isaiah Book of.4 (William Smith)
… the spiritual and Messianic as well as to the literal restoration. 3. This section is mainly occupied with various practical exhortations founded upon …
36737 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ishmael.3 (William Smith)
… their spiritual father, as the Jews look to Abraham. Their language, which is generally acknowledged to have been the Arabic commonly so called, has been adopted …
36738 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. John Gospel of.2 (William Smith)
… the spiritual life of Christians, and bring them into the closest relations to the divine Saviour. It gives the inner life and teachings of Christ as revealed …
36739 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Law of Moses.2 (William Smith)
… the Spiritual Power must be superior to all carnal obstructions, and that there was in man a spiritual element which could rule his life by communion with …
36740 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Laying on of hands.2 (William Smith)
… of spiritual authority and power.—Ed.)