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93961 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful Sayings.4
Paul's faithful sayings are thus five in number, and "were no doubt rehearsed constantly in the assemblies, till they became well-known watchwords in the …
93962 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful Sayings.5
… the faithful sayings speaks of the pre-existence of Christ, of His coming into the world, and the purpose why He came is distinctly stated--to save the lost, irrespective …
93963 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful Sayings.6
… the faithful sayings refers to the work of being a minister of the gospel, a work then so full of danger and always full of difficulty. The office in question …
93964 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful Sayings.7
… a faithful saying.
93965 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful Sayings.8
… the faithful sayings speaks of the Christian believer's union with Christ, and of the blessedness of that union. The Christian is "dead with Christ," he "suffers …
93966 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful Sayings.9
… the faithful sayings speaks of our former unconverted state, "for we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures. But …
93967 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.1
Faithful; Faithfulness
93968 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.2
Faithful; Faithfulness - fath'-fool, fath'-fool-nes:
93969 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.3
1. Faithfulness of God in the Old Testament
93970 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.4
2. Faithfulness of God in the New Testament
93971 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.6
Faithfulness is a quality or attribute applied in the Scripture to both God and man. This article is limited to the consideration of the Scripture teaching concerning the meaning of faithfulness in its application to God.
93972 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.7
… the Faithfulness of God (see UNCHANGEABLENESS ).
93973 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.8
… denoting faithfulness do not occur. It is implied in the covenant name Yahweh as unfolded in Exodus 3:13 - 15, which not only expresses God's self-existence …
93974 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.9
… adjective--"faithful"--and the nouns 'emeth and 'emunah--"faithfulness." The verbal stem 'aman means "to be secure or firm." In the Qal it denotes the firmness of that …
93975 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.10
… of faithfulness as above defined. As regards the noun 'emunah, apart from a few passages where it is doubtful whether it means truth or faithfulness, it usually …
93976 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.11
… God's faithfulness is closely related to His righteousness in the Old Testament. In the second half of the prophecy of Isaiah and in many of the psalms, righteousness …
93977 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.12
… and faithfulness is to observe that this should not be pressed to the extent of the identification of righteousness with covenant faithfulness in these …
93978 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.13
… His faithfulness, so that the only hope of His wayward people lay not only in His grace and mercy but also in His faithfulness, which stands in marked contrast …
93979 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.14
2. Faithfulness of God in the New Testament: In the New Testament teaching concerning the faithfulness of God the same idea of faithfulness to His gracious …
93980 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Faithful; Faithfulness.15
… denoting faithfulness and rectitude, after the analogy of the Septuagint rendering eleos kai aletheia for the Hebrew phrase "mercy and truth," in which truth …