Of the Reformers, Calvin is eminently the great commentator, almost modern in his constant aim to ascertain the sacred writer's meaning by open-eyed inference direct from the words. On Romans he is at his best; and it is remarkable that on certain leading passages where grace is theme he ...
The name "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh saves," and "Christ" is from the Greek "Christos," meaning "Anointed One" or "Messiah." This highlights Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. The historical context of Jesus' life,...
Further, the sense which the same expression seems evidently to bear in Romans 5:2 of this Epistle is of importance for our determination of its meaning here. We are not justified in understanding, with some interpreters, any specific reference to the "image of God" (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:...
G3364. λόγος, logos, word, utterance, meaning G3364 λόγος λόγος (logos), word, utterance, meaning (G3364); λέγω (legō), collect, count, say... G3374. λούω, louō, wash G3374 λούω λούω (louō), wash (G3374); ἀπ...
The NT uses a variety of images to explain the meaning of baptism,... 7922 fellowship, with God 7922 fellowship, with God The relationship with God, disrupted by sin yet established through... 7950 mission, of Jesus Christ 7950 mission, of Jesus Christ Je...
lava from a volcanic eruption had blocked the lake's tributary, meaning it could no longer release its water into the river system. All of that water, to the people tasked with finding more water for L.A., was going to waste. And third, before that volcanic eruption, the Owens water ...
The Study Of Theological Sin And The Meaning Of Transformation Based On Romans 12:1-2SinfullnessTransformationRoman 12:1-2In the beginning He created the heavens and the earth, the earth was formless and empty; pitch darkness covered the great oceans, and the Spirit of God driftedAndrean, ...
The phrase "brings awareness of sin" is translated from the Greek "ἐπίγνωσιν ἁμαρτίας" (epignōsin hamartias), meaning a full or complete knowledge of sin. The law acts as a mirror, revealing human sinfulness and the inability to achieve righteousness on our ...
An OT name given to Jesus Christ, meaning “God with us”. Actual uses of the name... 2303 Jesus Christ, as creator 2303 Jesus Christ, as creator Scripture identifies the pre-existent Jesus Christ as involved in... 2306 Jesus Christ, as high priest 2306 Jes...
through theprepositions, without any difference of sense in the stem-words, is surely wrong. St. Paul is not in the habit of varying his expressions without a meaning; and he might have writtenμετασχηματίζεσθε(cf.1 Corinthians 4:6;2 Corinthians 11:13, 14;Philippians...