For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow,
The conception of God in Hebrews 4: 12–13doi:10.1080/00393387108599923G.W. TrompfStudia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology
The Word of God is "piercing" (diikneomai) meaning "to go through." The sword pierces through the heart. It pierces through the inmost recesses of our spiritual being. Nothing remains untouched by the Word of God. The Word of God "judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart." It...
"in the sense that these Hebrews possessed the Holy Spirit as an indwelling Person who had come to take up His permanent abode in their hearts. The word is a compound of the Greek verb "to have or hold", and a preposition meaning "with" thus "to hold with." It is used...
But the word the NIV translates "encourage" has the broader meaning "to exhort". It was used, for example, to describe Peter's address to the people after he had preached the gospel to them, "with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, 'Be saved from this perverse ...
The Meaning of Faith - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received
Hebrews 13:18-19 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 13 The apostle having finished the doctrinal part of this epistle, closes it with practical exhortations to these Hebrews, puts up prayers for them, and sends salutations to them. The exhortations are to brotherly love, and the ...
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Pastor comes into English from Latin and is simply a word meaning shepherd. The nouns “overseer” and “shepherd” also have corresponding verbs that are used in leadership contexts: to oversee (episkopeo) and to shepherd (poimainō).2 The following New Testament passages confirm the idea ...
but the meaning is, that he looks to the certain fulfillment of the promise. His footstool - That is, they shall be thoroughly and completely subdued. The same idea is expressed in 1 Corinthians 15:25, by saying that all his enemies shall be put under his feet. The language arose from...