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6121 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Atheism.12

Arguments against atheism may be summarized as follows: (1) It is contrary to reason. History has shown again and again how impossible it is to bring the mind …

6122 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Atonement, Day of.41

… the argument from silence, if we do not want to arrive at uncomfortable results.

6123 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Atonement, Day of.42

… counter-arguments mentioned above cannot stand. Even those who deny the existence of the Day of Atonement do not lay much stress on 2 Chronicles 7:1 - 9 and Ezra …

6124 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.70

… of argument" (p. 234). Newman makes a kindred distinction between authority in revealed religion and conscience in natural religion, although he does not assign …

6125 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.76

… all argument about it is apt to move in a circle. For the ultimate must bear witness of its own ultimacy, the absolute of its own absoluteness, and authority …

6126 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism (Lutheran Doctrine).42

… ). The arguments against infant baptism imply defective views on the subject of original sin and the efficacy of baptism. Infant faith--for, faith is as necessary …

6127 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism (Non-immersionist View).23

… the argument from silence. Its presence enables us to see both how Jews accepted readily the baptism of John and to understand the point of objectors who …

6128 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism (Non-immersionist View).35

… strongest argument against the baptizing of infants lies in the thought that the conditions of the rite are repentance and faith; that these must be exercised …

6130 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism (Non-immersionist View).42

… the arguments brought against the baptism of infants is equally applicable to the denial of their salvation. Nor can the Baptist position be said to be true …

6131 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism (the Baptist Interpretation).26

… . The arguments for the late ecclesiastical origin of Matthew 28:19 are not convincing. If it seem strange that Jesus should mention the three persons of the …

6132 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism for the Dead.3

… . Paul’s Argument: Some of the Corinthian Christians denied the resurrection of the dead, and Paul advances three arguments to convince them that the dead …

6133 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism for the Dead.5

… the argument and makes Paul identify conversion with baptism.

6134 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptism for the Dead.6

… an argument, even as an argumentum ad hominem, on a practice which he regarded as wholly false and superstitious. The retort of those who denied the resurrection …

6135 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beholding.2

… an argument for identity of authorship. The word epoptes denotes one who had been initiated into the innermost secrets of his faith and who enjoyed the highest …

6136 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bel, and the Dragon.46

… weak argument, however, for the translator might have corrected on a priori principles, using his own Judgment; or there might well have been in his time different …

6137 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bel, and the Dragon.54

… the arguments for a Babylonian origin have much weight, and there are contrary arguments of considerable force.

6138 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bel, and the Dragon.46

… weak argument, however, for the translator might have corrected on a priori principles, using his own Judgment; or there might well have been in his time different …

6139 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bel, and the Dragon.54

… the arguments for a Babylonian origin have much weight, and there are contrary arguments of considerable force.

6140 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bethsaida.7

Many scholars maintain that all the New Testament references to Bethsaida apply to one place, namely, Bethsaida Julias. The arguments for and against this view may be summarized as follows: