Irinseyou with water for repentance At the very least, in the case of βαπτίζω, we would have to think very hard about which English word best represents the sense of the Greek word in each particular context. Continuing to use the transliterationbaptizehides this problem from us P...
Those, however, who are curable, but are found to have committed great sin--who have, for example, in a moment of passion done some act of violence against father or mother and have lived in repentance the rest of their lives, or who have slain some other person under similar conditions...
Her story became a powerful tool for evangelism. Many who had been skeptical or indifferent to the message of Jesus were moved to repentance and faith. They saw in Tabitha a living example of God’s mercy and power—a woman who had been called back from the brink of eternity to bear wit...
Those, however, who are curable, but are found to have committed great sin--who have, for example, in a moment of passion done some act of violence against father or mother and have lived in repentance the rest of their lives, or who have slain some other person under similar conditions...
“sin,” but the word is not the typical word used for sin. In English, we get the word “scandalize” from the Greek word used here [σκανδαλίζομαι (skandalizomai), σκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)[1]]. Its meaning is closer to that of a “stumbling block...
In Matthew 1 Matthew 1:17 Meaning “Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:” — Matthew 3:8 In Matthew 3 Matthew 3:8 Meaning “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into ...
Praise the living God, repentance has started.. not knowing where to turn can be frustrating. Thats why Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God.. If we feel we have never really done anything wrong then how can we really understand the forgiveness that is found in JESUS CHRIST...
the fate of Esau.ἴστεγὰρ ὅτικαὶ μετέπειτα…“for ye know that even though he was afterwards desirous to inherit the blessing he was rejected, though he sought it with tears; for he found no place of repentance”. “The term ‘repentance’ is here used...
Meaning:(lit: I make room, hence) (a) I have room for, receive, contain, (b) I make room for by departing, go, make progress, turn myself. Word Origin:From the root word χώρα (chóra), meaning "space" or "region." ...
2.]of the doctrine of washings(notbaptisms: βάπτισμαis generally the N. T. word for both Christian baptism and that of John. In reff., the word is used as here of washing, or lustration with water. On the meaning, see below. Our first question is, respecting the constr...