Christian (41 Occurrences)

... were "brethren," "the faithful," "elect," "saints," "believers." But as distinguishing them from the multitude without, the name "Christian" came into use, and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christian.htm - 29k

In (142459 Occurrences)

... James Orr. IN THE LORD. (en Kurio): A favorite Pauline expression, denoting that intimate union and fellowship of the Christian with the Lord Jesus Christ which ... biblethesaurus.org/i/in.htm - 13k

Nymphas (1 Occurrence)

... Lachmann, Tregelles (margin), Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek read Numpha, the name of a woman (Colossians 4:15)): 1. A Christian in Laodicea: A ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nymphas.htm - 9k

Cornelius (10 Occurrences)

... He became the first fruit of the Gentile world to Christ. He and his family were baptized and admitted into the Christian church (Acts 10:1, 44-48). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cornelius.htm - 16k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... It was called the "first city of the East." Christianity was early introduced into it (Acts 11:19, 21, 24), and the name "Christian" was first applied here to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Almost (27 Occurrences)

... en oligo does not mean "almost," although scholars have for centuries translated the clause "Almost thou persuadest me to become a Christian." The revisers saw ... biblethesaurus.org/a/almost.htm - 20k

Hymenaeus (2 Occurrences)

... Accordingly, the facts mentioned in the two epistles must be placed together, namely, that though he had made a Christian profession by naming the name of ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hymenaeus.htm - 13k

Alms (13 Occurrences)

... begging was common (Mark 10:46; Acts 3:2). The Pharisees were very ostentatious in their almsgivings (Matthew 6:2). The spirit by which the Christian ought to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alms.htm - 22k

Kindness (295 Occurrences)

... nation. And the Christian ideal of society is that a similar relation should exist between all men without limit or distinction. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kindness.htm - 45k

Novice (1 Occurrence)

... a beginner; a tyro. 2. (n.) One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 3. (n.) One who enters ... biblethesaurus.org/n/novice.htm - 8k

Brotherly (8 Occurrences)

... nation. And the Christian ideal of society is that a similar relation should exist between all men without limit or distinction. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brotherly.htm - 15k

Immersion

... in the Styx. 2. (n.) Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism, as, practiced by the Baptists. 3. (n.) The state ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immersion.htm - 14k

Arabic

... of the Bible; secondly, as one of the languages into which the Bible and other church literature were early translated and in which a Christian literature was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabic.htm - 17k

Greetings (48 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Romans 16:12 Greetings to those Christian workers, Tryphaena and Tryphosa; also to dear Persis, who has laboured strenuously in the Lord's work. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greetings.htm - 18k

Triune

... on Rom, ICC, 153): "Baptism has a double function: (1) It brings the Christian into personal contact with Christ, so close that it may fitly be described as ... biblethesaurus.org/t/triune.htm - 13k

Pentecost (3 Occurrences)

... The day of Pentecost is noted in the Christian Church as the day on which the Spirit descended upon the apostles, and on which, under Peter's preaching, so ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pentecost.htm - 21k

Trine

... on Rom, ICC, 153): "Baptism has a double function: (1) It brings the Christian into personal contact with Christ, so close that it may fitly be described as ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trine.htm - 14k

Quartus (1 Occurrence)

... Fourth, a Corinthian Christian who sent by Paul his salutations to friends at Rome (Romans 16:23). Int. ... He is known to Paul only as a Christian, "the brother.". ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quartus.htm - 7k

Ostraca

... ostraca thus far discovered. In some instances, however, Christian literary texts are preserved upon ostraca. Some years ago Bouriant ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ostraca.htm - 10k

Logia

... both in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "oracles." It is not, therefore, surprising that early Christian writers, who ... biblethesaurus.org/l/logia.htm - 19k

Times (1875 Occurrences)

... chiliastic scheme restricts the Messiah and His work to the last days, and does not carry Him over into the coming world, whereas to the Christian the coming ... biblethesaurus.org/t/times.htm - 11k

Dogma

... each rested upon revelation and claimed its authority; each meant an exposition of a particular truth of the gospel, and of the whole Christian truth, which ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dogma.htm - 10k

Dorcas (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dorcas.htm - 9k

Phoebe (1 Occurrence)

... 2) "who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchrea," (3) "a helper of many, and of mine own self" (Romans 16:1, 2). (1) "Our (Christian) sister": Paul ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoebe.htm - 9k

Beloved (117 Occurrences)

... In the New Testament "beloved" used exclusively of Divine and Christian love, an affection begotten in the community of the new spiritual life in Christ, eg ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beloved.htm - 40k

Stephanas (3 Occurrences)

... Stephanas was a Christian of Corinth; his household is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:15 as the first family won to Christ in Achaia, and in 1 Corinthians 1:16 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stephanas.htm - 10k

Charity (29 Occurrences)

... Version). It is spoken of as the greatest of the three Christian graces (1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/charity.htm - 23k

Almsgiving (3 Occurrences)

... Protestants, by a natural reaction, have failed to hold always at its true value what was and is an important Christian duty (see Luke 12:33 the King James ... biblethesaurus.org/a/almsgiving.htm - 17k

Agape

... doubtful reading. For the existence of the Christian common meal, however, we have abundant New Testament evidence. The"breaking ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agape.htm - 15k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... it is apparent that at the time the Second Gospel was written, Alexander and Rufus were Christians, and that they were well known in the Christian community. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k

Time (7245 Occurrences)

... chiliastic scheme restricts the Messiah and His work to the last days, and does not carry Him over into the coming world, whereas to the Christian the coming ... biblethesaurus.org/t/time.htm - 21k

Ordination (12 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders. 3. (n.) Disposition; arrangement; order. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordination.htm - 19k

Ordain (13 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordain.htm - 19k

Selfsurrender

... The Christian life is conceived of as a dying to self and to the world-a dying with Christ, a crucifixion of the old man, that a new man may live (Galatians 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/selfsurrender.htm - 17k

Self-surrender

... The Christian life is conceived of as a dying to self and to the world-a dying with Christ, a crucifixion of the old man, that a new man may live (Galatians 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/self-surrender.htm - 17k

Righteousness (442 Occurrences)

... as Expanding in Content with Growth in Ideals of Human Worth LITERATURE 1. Double Aspect of Righteousness: Changing and Permanent: In Christian thought the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/righteousness.htm - 56k

Synagogue (52 Occurrences)

... The worship of the Christian Church was afterwards modelled after that of the synagogue. ... 4. (n.) A congregation in the early Christian church. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/synagogue.htm - 50k

Praise (487 Occurrences)

... 23:47), the acknowledgment given to well-doing by just government (Romans 13:3 1 Peter 2:14), the tribute of the churches to distinguished Christian service (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praise.htm - 47k

Exploration

... PALESTINE EXPLORATION. (as of 1915) " Preliminary Consideration I. ERA OF PREPARATION 1. Outside of Palestine 2. In Palestine (1) Early Christian Period (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Conversion (1 Occurrence)

... of a sinner to God (Acts 15:3). In a general sense the heathen are said to be "converted" when they abandon heathenism and embrace the Christian faith; and in ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conversion.htm - 21k

Fellowship (114 Occurrences)

... 7. (vt) To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian fellowship. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fellowship.htm - 47k

Joy (422 Occurrences)

... to the truth than the abstract doctrine of the impassibility of God which, owing to Platonic influences, dominated theology of the early Christian centuries. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joy.htm - 48k

Ethiopic

... Ethiopic is the language in which the inscriptions of the kings of the ancient Aksumitic (Axumite) empire and most of the literature of Christian Abyssinia are ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopic.htm - 17k

Zoroastrianism

... the Gathas) of the present work certainly contains material from Zoroaster himself and much of the remainder of the Avesta is pre-Christian, although some ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoroastrianism.htm - 17k

Immaculate

... of the early church did not believe in the sinlessness of Mary (see list of names and references given by HC Sheldon, History of the Christian Church, sub loc ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immaculate.htm - 16k

Perfection (30 Occurrences)

... 3. The Christian Ideal: Perfection is the Christian ideal and aim, but inasmuch as that which God has set before us is infinite-"Ye therefore shall be perfect ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perfection.htm - 25k

Onesiphorus (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Bringing profit, an Ephesian Christian who showed great kindness to Paul at Rome. He served him in many ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onesiphorus.htm - 11k

Tertius (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The third, a Roman Christian whom Paul employed as his amanuensis in writing his epistle to the Romans (16:22). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tertius.htm - 8k

Rufus (2 Occurrences)

... Probably it is the same person who is again mentioned in Romans 16:13 as a disciple at Rome, whose mother also was a Christian held in esteem by the apostle. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rufus.htm - 8k

Perfect (205 Occurrences)

... 3. The Christian Ideal: Perfection is the Christian ideal and aim, but inasmuch as that which God has set before us is infinite-"Ye therefore shall be perfect ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perfect.htm - 47k

Euodia (1 Occurrence)

... The mistake is rectified in the Revised Version (British and American): A Christian woman, one of the members of the church in Philippi. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/euodia.htm - 10k

Phygellus (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fugitive, a Christian of Asia, who "turned away" from Paul during his second imprisonment at Rome (2 Timothy 1:15). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phygellus.htm - 10k

Philetus (1 Occurrence)

... The Christian, knowing that Christ was raised from the dead, looked forward to the day when his body should be raised in the likeness of Christ's resurrection. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philetus.htm - 9k

Babylonia (17 Occurrences)

... were never rebuilt. Others were occupied for millenniums, and their history extends far into the Christian era. The antiquities ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylonia.htm - 75k

Commandment (209 Occurrences)

... Paul therefore generalizes all pre-Christian morality as a system of law and commandments, standing in antithesis to the grace and love which are through Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commandment.htm - 47k

Cases (16 Occurrences)

... 1 Corinthians 7:14 For, in such cases, the unbelieving husband has become--and is--holy through union with a Christian woman, and the unbelieving wife is holy ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cases.htm - 11k

Catholic

... emancipation act. 4. (n.) A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church. 5. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catholic.htm - 9k

Chloe (1 Occurrence)

... Verdure, a female Christian (1 Corinthians 1:11), some of whose household had informed Paul of the divided state of the Corinthian church. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chloe.htm - 7k

Catechumen

... receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catechumen.htm - 12k

Apostate (5 Occurrences)

... The persecutions of the early Christian centuries forced many to deny Christian discipleship and to signify their apostasy by offering incense to a heathen ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostate.htm - 14k

Aquila (7 Occurrences)

... and who was an agitator, resulting in these disorders, it has been concluded that the fanatical Jews were then persecuting their Christian brethren and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aquila.htm - 13k

Apelles (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:10), and styles "approved in Christ.". Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. APELLES. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apelles.htm - 7k

Apostasy (6 Occurrences)

... The persecutions of the early Christian centuries forced many to deny Christian discipleship and to signify their apostasy by offering incense to a heathen ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostasy.htm - 14k

Ananias (11 Occurrences)

... who fell down and immediately expired after he had uttered the falsehood (Acts 5:5). By common agreement the members of the early Christian community devoted ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ananias.htm - 19k

Allegory (6 Occurrences)

... In the history of Biblical exegesis allegory represents a distinct type of interpretation, dating back to pre-Christian times, practiced particularly by the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/allegory.htm - 14k

Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)

... stable" in which Jesus was born. This is perhaps the oldest existing Christian church in the world. Close to it is another grotto ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethlehem.htm - 31k

Hermogenes (1 Occurrence)

... born of Hermes," a Greek deity, called by the Romans, "Mercury," 2 Timothy 1:15): 1. Where Did He "Turn Away"?: Hermogenes was a Christian, mentioned by Paul ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hermogenes.htm - 10k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... THE CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE 1. In Relation to Justification 2. In Relation to Sanctification 3. In Relation to Regeneration IV. ... III. The Christian Experience. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

Magus

... a Magician 2. Simon and the Apostles (1) Simon and Philip (2) Simon and Peter John 3. The Magicians and the Gospel 4. Testimony of Early Christian Writers 5 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magus.htm - 23k

Creeds

... 4. The Reformation Creeds LITERATURE By "creed" we understand the systematic statement of religious faith; and by the creeds of the Christian church we mean ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creeds.htm - 28k

Philemon (2 Occurrences)

... Philemon 1:2). He was brought to a knowledge of the gospel through the instrumentality of Paul (19), and held a prominent place in the Christian community for ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philemon.htm - 17k

Sardis (3 Occurrences)

... and from there Xerxes invaded Greece and Cyrus marched against his brother Artaxerxes; it is also of interest to the student of early Christian history as the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sardis.htm - 13k

Election (6 Occurrences)

... From one point of view, that of the external marks of Christianity, they may thus be described as the Christian community in its widest sense, the sense in ... biblethesaurus.org/e/election.htm - 26k

Gifts (144 Occurrences)

... the gifts of healing to which Paul alludes were not miraculous endowments, but natural therapeutic faculties raised to their highest power by Christian faith. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gifts.htm - 61k

Paraclete

... where Christ is our Advocate with the Father, although of course Philo's conceptions of the Divine "reason" and "son" are by no means the Christian conceptions ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paraclete.htm - 17k

Conception (6 Occurrences)

... of the early church did not believe in the sinlessness of Mary (see list of names and references given by HC Sheldon, History of the Christian Church, sub loc ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conception.htm - 19k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)

... Revelation III. IN APOCALYPTIC WRITINGS IV. IN PATRISTIC WRITINGS V. MEDIAEVAL VIEWS 1. Christian 2. Jewish VI. POST-REFORMATION ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Baptismal (1 Occurrence)

... The above, naturally, applies to adults; the case of children, born and growing up within the Christian community, is on a different footing. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baptismal.htm - 24k

Last (1087 Occurrences)

... 1. A Transcendental Doctrine: In Christian theology the Last Judgment is an act in which God interposes directly into human history, brings the course of this ... biblethesaurus.org/l/last.htm - 18k