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37361 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Redeemer; Redemption.13
… more spiritual passages of the New Testament, the evil in men’s hearts is like a blight which paralyzes their higher activities ( John 8:33 - 51 ).
37362 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Redeemer; Redemption.17
… and spiritual anarchy which would thus be brought about. In Christ’s words to His disciples He once used the expression, "Ye are clean because of the word which …
37363 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.5
2. Second Biblical Sense (Spiritual)
37364 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.17
… Sense (Spiritual): This sense is undoubtedly included in the full Biblical conception of the former meaning, for it is unthinkable that a regeneration in …
37365 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.18
… only spiritual, as in Isaiah 60:21 - 22. The mass of the people of Israel are therefore as yet scarcely aware of the fact that the conditions on which these divine …
37366 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.21
… the (spiritual) life necessary to do God’s will. (2) Man has fallen from his virginal and divinely-appointed sphere, the realm of the spirit, the Kingdom of God …
37367 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.22
These words are a New Testament exegesis of Ezekiel’s vision of the dead bones ( Ezekiel 37:1 - 10 ). It is the "breath from Yahweh," the Spirit of God, who alone can give life to the spiritually dead.
37368 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.27
… been spiritually dead. To the Ephesians he writes: "And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins" ( Ephesians 2:1 ), and later on: "God …
37369 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.31
… ), the spiritual enlightenment (1:5) and purity (1:27). There seems, however, to be little doubt that James directly refers to regeneration in the words: "Of his own …
37370 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.36
… high spiritual meaning of regeneration was obscured by the development of priestcraft within the Christian church. When the initiation into the church …
37371 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.38
IV. Present Significance. Although a clear distinction is not always maintained between regeneration and other experiences of the spiritual life, we may summarize our belief in the following theses:
37372 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.39
… our spiritual center of gravity wholly outside of our own powers in the realm of God’s causation.
37373 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.44
… of spiritual growth. The regenerated man needs nurture and training. He receives it not merely from outside experiences, but from an immanent power in himself …
37374 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.46
… the spiritual life. Spiritual life, as Professor Eucken says, can be implanted in man by some superior power only and must constantly be sustained by superior …
37375 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Regeneration.49
… , The Spiritual Life, New York, 1900; E. D. Starbuck, Psychology of Religion, New York, 1911; G. B. Cutten, Psychological Phenomena of Christianity, London, 1909; H. E. Warner …
37376 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Reign.4
… restoring spiritual factor following up and combating everywhere and always the pernicious influence of sin. It strives to dethrone sin, and to establish …
37377 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Remnant.2
… ," or spiritual kernel, of the nation which should survive impending judgment and become the germ of the people of God, being blessed of God and made a blessing …
37378 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Renew.2
… of spiritual strength; (7) in the New Testament it invariably refers to spiritual renewal, e.g. Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 4:23; Colossians 3:10; Titus …
37379 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Repentance.17
… thorough spiritual change which God alone can effect ( Psalms 85:4 ). When the term is translated by "return" it has reference either to man, to God, or to God and man …
37380 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Repentance.19
… the spiritual change implied in a sinner’s return to God. The term signifies "to have another mind," to change the opinion or purpose with regard to sin. It is …