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94941 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).75

… their faithful adherence to this norm, have been almost undisturbed by the dissensions and disputes of Western Christendom touching the Eucharist.

94942 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).81

… the faithful present, with another "Amen" from each recipient to whom they are administered.

94943 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).105

… feeds faith, keeps us from mortal sin, wards off temporal punishment, unites believers, it also has a potency for those who are not present, and even for the dead …

94944 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).107

… of faith. On the contrary, He is enjoyed through the word and through faith, i.e. in a spiritual way. In the Supper we confess our faith, we express what that faith

94945 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).108

… living faith--all this is common to the Lutheran and the Calvinistic views. The Lord’s Supper is far more than a mere memorial service, it is a marvelous means …

94947 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).133

… for faith on the part of the communicants, and restrict admission to communion to the believing followers of the Lord. Worthy communicants are those who …

94948 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lord's Supper; (Eucharist).136

… of Faith in the Sacrament: "Has faith no place in this sacrament?" Faith does not create, nor help to create the sacrament, neither the administrant’s nor the …

94949 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Love.2

… a faith of superior excellence; for without love all these gifts and graces, desirable and useful as they are in themselves, are as nothing, certainly of no …

94950 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Love.6

… by faith and love to Jesus Christ are, in a different sense from those who are not thus united, the special objects of God’s love. Said Jesus, thou "lovedst them …

94951 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabaeus; Maccabees.18

… , men faithful to the Jewish tradition, Chasidim (see HASIDAEANS ), as they were called, resisted this tendency, and in the end were driven to armed resistance …

94953 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 1-2.110

… the faithful; martyrdom of Eleazar and the 7 brethren and their mother (this last not in 1 Maccabees); (c) 2 Maccabees 8 through 15 (end) parallel 1 Maccabees 3 through …

94954 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5.3

… their faith. Some hold that the book was written originally as a kind of introduction to the Books of Maccabees, which it precedes as Book I in Cotton’s Five …

94955 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5.10

… their faith. They put to death 300, "esteeming this destruction of the wicked a season of joy" (7:15).

94956 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5.19

… the faith by giving examples showing how God stands by His people, helping in all their trials and delivering them out of the hands of their enemies. Note further …

94957 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5.36

… the faithful observing of which the martyrs died. The four cardinal virtues are but forms of that true wisdom which is to be obtained only through the Mosaic …

94958 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5.37

… the faithful atones for the sins of the people ( 4 Maccabees 6:24; 4 Maccabees 17:19 - 21; compare Romans 3:25 ).

94959 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Macedonia.29

… Christian faith in Macedonia at this time may be judged from the phrases used by Paul in his 1st Epistle to the Thessalonians, the earliest of his extant letters …

94960 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Macedonia.34

… Christian faith, their love of the brethren--these are a few of the characteristics which Paul specially commends in them (1 and 2 Thessalonians; Philippians …