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95301 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Soul.8

… have faith unto the saving of the soul" ( Hebrews 10:39 ); "Receive ..... the implanted word, which is able to save your souls" ( James 1:21 ).

95302 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Specially.2

… the faith ( 1 Timothy 5:8; compare Galatians 6:10; 1 Timothy 4:10 ).

95303 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spirit.22

… ). The "faithful in spirit" are the men who resist talebearing and backbiting in the world ( Proverbs 11:13 ). In such instances as these the difference between "soul …

95304 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spiritual Gifts.18

… . "Faith" ( 1 Corinthians 12:9 ), for example, is the essential condition of all Christian life; though there were, no doubt, those who were endowed with faith beyond …

95305 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spiritual House.2

… : "Moses .... faithful in all his house" ( Hebrews 3:2 ); to saints: as "the household of God" ( Ephesians 2:19 ), and "the temple of the Holy Spirit" ( 1 Corinthians 6:19 ); hence, any "habitation …

95306 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spiritual Things.2

… Spirit--faith, hope, love, justification, sanctification, peace--all the fruits and blessings and aids of the regenerate life.

95307 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Star of the Magi.11

… its faithful disciples to receive a further revelation, and we may reasonably believe that the wise men who had been thus guided to worship the new-born king …

95308 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Star of the Magi.17

… their faith and have dictated the form in which they announced their mission to King Herod and the Jews.

95309 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Stedfastness.2

… your faith in Christ" ( Colossians 2:5 ). Some take this figuratively, in a military sense, of a "solid front" (see Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of New Testament, under …

95310 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Stephen.14

… of faith and of the Holy Spirit" ( Acts 6:5 ), i.e. of an enthusiastic faith and of a deep spirituality, and his activity was not restricted to the functions of his …

95311 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Stephen.31

… , a faithful witness to his Master whom he acknowledged as such amid the rain of stones hurled at him, loudly calling upon His name, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit …

95313 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Substance.2

… "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for," etc., where the word is used in its proper etymological sense as the translation of hupostasis, "that which stands …

95314 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Superstition; Superstitious.2

… Hebrew faith." In Acts 17:22 the King James Version Paul tactfully refers to the Athenians as being "too superstitious" (the Revised Version (British and American …

95315 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Syriac Versions.25

… careful, faithful and literal, and the simplicity, directness and transparency of the style are admired by all Syriac scholars and have earned for it the …

95316 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tabernacle, A.75

… the faithful and devout. As we have a great high priest who is now passed into the heavens, there to appear in our behalf in the true tabernacle, so we ourselves …

95318 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tax; Taxing.22

… whenever faithfulness to the ordinances of Yahweh was the order of the day ( 2 Chronicles 24:4 - 14; Nehemiah 10:32; note here the emphasis laid upon the offering …

95319 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Teach; Teacher; Teaching.51

… . The faithful teacher was considered destined to occupy a high seat among the ancients ( Daniel 12:3 ). The scribes were secretaries or copyists of the sacred …

95320 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Teach; Teacher; Teaching.56

… be faithful in all things ( 2 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 4:16 ). The teaching function of Christianity in the 2nd century became strictly official, thereby losing much …