2.the name given to the author(s) of the parts of the Hexateuch in which the sacred name is writtenJehovah,instead ofElohim.—Jehovistic,adj. latria worship of the highest order that can be offered only to God. Majorism the doctrines of Georg Major, a German theologian who believed ...
Unfortunately, the precise meaning of thisphrase is disputed. First, traditionally Protestant interpreters have argued that thephrase refers to a gift that God grants. God judges sinners to be righteous if theybelieve in Christ (Rom. 3:21-22; 4:1-8; 10:3). Catholic interpreters, st...
Old Englishgōd(with a long "o") "excellent, fine; valuable; desirable, favorable, beneficial; full, entire, complete;" of abstractions, actions, etc., "beneficial, effective; righteous, pious;" of persons or souls, "righteous, pious, virtuous;" probably originally "having the right or desi...
What I ponder most, however, is the fact Mary carried a tremendous burden, given to her by an elderly man, Simeon, eight days after Jesus was born. You undoubtedly remember the story. Joseph and Mary took Jesus to the temple at Jerusalem to be circumcised. There they met the righteous a...
As in the case of Elohim, it is necessary to admit that the original meaning is not certainly known.Shaddai and 'Elyon. The word Shaddai (), which occurs along with El, is also used independently as a name of God,chiefly in the Book of Job. It is commonly rendered "the Almighty" (...
Unfortunately, the precise meaning of thisphrase is disputed. First, traditionally Protestant interpreters have argued that thephrase refers to a gift that God grants. God judges sinners to be righteous if theybelieve in Christ (Rom. 3:21-22; 4:1-8; 10:3). Catholic interpreters, still...
. Jeremiah identifies the name of the "Righteous Branch" as "The Lord our Righteousness" (Jer 23:5-6). Names for structures in which hyphenated Yahweh names occur include Gideon's altar, namedYahweh-shalom("The Lord is peace, "Judges 6:24) and the templeYahweh-samma("The Lord is There...
Adj.1.true- consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.” Treasury of Scripture For I bear them record that they have ...
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Romans 5:19,21 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous… Romans 10:3,4 For they being ...