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93621 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, I.80
… the faith of the pious Hebrew who regarded them as things made and moved by the will of one only God. And it followed from this difference that the Hebrew, beyond …
93622 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, I.84
… is faithful to His purpose for mankind. "Thus saith Yahweh: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth …
93623 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, I.129
… His faithfulness and of His mercy: "Thus saith Yahweh: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also …
93624 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Asunder.15
Saw asunder (prizo or prio): The fate of some on the roll of faith, "They were sawn asunder" ( Hebrews 11:37 ).
93625 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Athaliah.4
… ancient faith of the nation, were also destroyed ( 2 Chronicles 21:4 ). There can be little doubt that these deeds of blood were supported, and perhaps instigated …
93626 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Atheism.6
… the faith of mankind in the existence of God. There is indeed a belief in a first cause, in force, in motion, in a certain aggregation of materials producing life …
93627 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Atheism.11
… the faith upon which all human relations are built. Since there is no God, there is no right nor wrong, and human action is neither good nor bad, but convenient …
93628 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Atonement.26
… few faithful followers through whom His work will be perpetuated ( John 17:2 ff; Matthew 16:13 ff); that salvation, personal and social, is dependent upon His person …
93629 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Attitudes.5
… the faithful everywhere. It is almost certain that the Hebrews in common with other Orientals observed and went through almost every one of these attitudes …
93630 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Author.2
… faith in us, but that He Himself is the pioneer in the life of faith. He is first in the company of the faithful (compare references to His "faithfulness," Hebrews …
93631 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.109
… ). By faith in Him and obedience to Him, men obtain salvation ( Matthew 10:32; Matthew 11:28 - 30 ). Their relation to Him determines their relation to God and to the kingdom …
93632 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.125
And in virtue of their faith they have authority over the nations ( Revelation 2:26; 20:4 ). Christ makes them to be kings (Revised Version (British and American) a kingdom) and priests ( Revelation 1:6 ), a royal priesthood ( 1 Peter 2:9 ).
93633 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.126
… of faith, of character, of men who are messengers of Christ because they are in living union with Him. It pertains to no office or institution, and exists only …
93634 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.127
… beyond faith in Christ. He reasons, argues and persuades men to accept the gospel he had received of the Lord, but he knows no other authority than the truth …
93635 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.128
In the Pastoral Epistles we certainly read of a "sound doctrine" which should be taught and believed, but it has not crystallized into a creed, and the only condition of salvation laid down is living faith in Jesus Christ.
93636 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.146
… of faith grew up as the standard interpretation of Scripture. Above all was the episcopacy, which was supposed to preserve in unbroken tradition the unwritten …
93637 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.149
… of faith or morals" (Vatican Council, 1870, Session 4, cap. 4). This authority of the pope extends over all questions of knowledge and conduct, of discipline and …
93638 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.150
… Christian faith was founded upon that dogma. "Holy Scripture is the judge, or rather the voice of the supreme and infallible judge, the Holy Spirit, and the norm …
93639 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.165
… to faith or creed (Gnostics); the personal experience of faith (Luther); the testimony of the Holy Spirit (Calvin); the inner light (Quakers); individual experience …
93640 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Authority in Religion.168
… of Faith and Freedom; Asia Minor Fairbairn, Catholicism, Roman and Anglican; Sabatier, The Religions of Authority; Watson, The Philosophical Basis of Religion …