Concise Christian Dictionary of Terminology
1Cor 2:13 (NIV) This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
The definitions that follow are offered as an aid for those who want to know what Christians mean by certain terms. The original idea was to define a few terms that new believers often hear but don’t know the meaning of, such as “hallelujah” and “hosanna”. But it seemed good to go ahead and explain other words and phrases not normally used in English outside of Christianity, or where we Christians mean something more precise and narrow than the sort of definition found in an English dictionary. Less common words are included on page 2, linked below. Dean VanDruff
Advent The coming, as in Christ’s. The “first advent” is recorded in the New Testament, and the “second advent” or “second coming” is a way of referring to Christ’s promised return. [Jn 14:3, Lk 12:45, 2Pt 3:3-4, 1Th 3:13, Jm 5:7. Bible Study on The End of the Age.]
Body of Christ, The Not a cracker or wafer, but “the church”; those who hold fast to the teachings of Jesus and who are “temples of the Holy Spirit”. The Body is nothing else or other than those in whom Christ dwells. [Rm 12:5, Jn 8:31-32, 1Cr 12:14-27, Ep :6,4:12]
Born Again Speaks of being given new life through faith in the gospel. Jesus said “You must be born again… of the Spirit”. [Jn 3:3-7, 1Pt 1:23, Gl 4:29. Bible Study on Are You a Christian?]
Consecration To set aside for holy purposes. To be prepared to be used by God. [Ze 1:7, 2Cr 1:21, 2Ch 7:16. 2nd draft Bible Study on Consecration.]
Church Not a physical building, organization, or denomination, but all those who are being built into a spiritual “temple of the Holy Spirit”, who manifest the “mystery of godliness” which is “Christ in us”. [1Cr 15:9, Ac 9:4-5, Gl 1:13, 1Ti 3:15, Ep 2:19-22]
Christ means “anointed one” in Greek. The synonymous word in Hebrew is “Messiah”. This is a title of Jesus, meaning the promised Righteous King and Son of God, who gains His throne by offering Himself up as a sacrifice to pay for the sins of His bride, the church. [Lk 4:18-19, Is 11:2, Mt 3:16-17, Cl 1:15-19,2:9. Sermon on The Anointing.]
Faith The substance of what is hoped for, the evidence of what is yet unseen. Believing in the truth revealed by God. [Hb 11:1, Rm 4:18-25,10:17, Jn 20:31. Bible Study on Faith.]
Flesh, The Generally refers to the sinful, “carnal nature” of man that the Gospel teaches us to “crucify daily”. There are “sins of the flesh” but also “works of the flesh” which are an attempt to be good by mere human effort rather than the resurrection power of Christ. The Flesh is the opposite source of motive and energy to the Spirit. [Je 17:5, Jn 6:63, Rm 8:5-10]
Fruit What “Christ in Us” produces; character qualities such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. The law could never produce such positive things. [Gl 5:22-24, Ph 1:11, Hb 13:15, Cl 1:6]
Gospel, The The “good news” (what “gospel” means) that Jesus, who is the Christ, came and was crucified and rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures. Jesus said “Follow Me” to those who wanted to be part of the Kingdom of God. [1Cr 15:1-4,1:18-23,2:2, 2Tm 2:8, Lk 9:23. Bible Study on The Gospel.]
Grace Getting what you don’t deserve. More formally: “unmerited favor”. Specifically, what we get by grace is “Christ in Us” through faith in the gospel. It is by grace we are saved, not of works, lest any man should boast in anything other than Christ. [Ac 17:25, 1Tm 1:9, Rm 5:1-2, Ep 2:4-10. Bible Study series on Grace.]
Hallelujah! Comes from the Hebrew “halal” which means to praise, and “yah” which is short for “Yahweh” (mis-transliterated as “Jehovah” in some translations) which is the personal name of God given to Moses at the burning bush, meaning: “I AM”. An English equivalent would be “Praise to Yahweh!” or “Praise to I AM!” [Ex 3:14-15, Ps 9:1,98:4, Rv 19:1-6]
Heart, The In every language and culture, including the Bible, the heart means the emotions; the feelings. Some suggest that the heart includes the mind and/or the will, but if this were true than scriptures like Mr 12:30 would be redundant. [Jr 17:9, Lk 10:17, Ez 36:26, Is 60:5, Hb 10:22. Meditation on The Great Commandment.]
Holiness Without sin. “Otherness”: God stuff. Something we will never have or attain, unless we are given it by the Lord. [Rm 6:19-22, 1Cr 1:30-31, 2Cr 7:1, Ep 4:24, Hb 12:14b]
Holy Spirit The third person of the Trinity. The Spirit of God convicts us of sin, teaches us about Christ, and empowers us to know and follow Him. [Lu 11:13, Jn 14:16-17,26, Ep 3:16-1. Bible Study on The Spirit and Bride.]
Hosanna! “Save us”, often coupled with: “Save us in the highest way”. There is an ongoing sense to Hosanna/Hoshiana as in: “keep on saving us”, or “save us now!” [Mk 11:9-10, Ps 118:25-26]
Jesus In Hebrew, His name is the word for “Salvation”. Jesus is the perfect expression of the Father, the fullness of God manifested bodily, our Savior, and Lord. Jesus heals and saves, putting us at peace with God the Father and sharing His glory and power with us. [Pr 30:4, Cl 1:12-20,2:9, Jr 17:14. See also “Salvation”, below.]
Justification To be “put right with” God. When our rebellion towards God is ended by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who pays for our sins and establishes peace with the Father. [Gl 3:11, Rm 5:18, 1Cr 6:11]
Kingdom of God, The Those who serve King Jesus as Sovereign God and follow Him as Lord of the universe. At present, not a visible kingdom. You can’t join the kingdom, earn or buy your way into it; you must be born into it. [Jn 3:3-5, Col 1:12, 1Pt 1:10-11]
Law, The The old covenant. The “Torah” in Hebrew. The straight edge of the Law shows us how crooked we are, and illustrates our need for supernatural life through Christ Jesus. Termed the “ministry of condemnation” in the New Testament, and spoken of in two ways: the moral Law and the ceremonial Law. [Rm 3:19-20,7:7-13,10:3-4, Gl 2:16, Ac 13:38-39, 2Cr 3:9-11, Hb 7:18-19. Sermon on The New Legalism.]
Prophecy Saying what God wants said. Forth-telling the word of the Lord. Prophecy speaks to the past concerning sin, and to the future based on whether we repent or not now. True prophecy is convicting, and easy to despise in the flesh. [2Sm 12:7, 1Pt 1:21, 1Th 5:20-21, 1Cr 14:1. Bible Study on False Prophecy.]
Repentance Turning from sin to God’s will. Taking in God’s point of view. Staring at His word, glory, and way. Both a starting point of the Christian life as well as an ongoing practice. [Jn 6:29, 2Tm 2:19, Ep 5:8-17, Ac 2:38,17:30. Bible Study on Repentance.]
Revelation God’s self-disclosure about Himself and us; knowledge from above. Without revelation, all we would have is human opinions about God. But God has revealed Himself to us by His own initiative and love. God’s ultimate revelation is Jesus Christ. [Jn 1:1-3,3:27 Mt 17:5-7, Cl 1:9,2:2, Ep 1:17-18. Dialog on Revelation Theology.]
Rapture, The A shorthand term for denoting what the scripture describes as “being collected together with Him in the air” that will happen before, during, or after the “great tribulation/trouble”. [1Th 4:15-17, 1Cr 15:51-52, Mt 24:30-31, 2Th 1:7-10]
Righteousness Perfection. Success from God’s point of view. The absence of sin and the presence of Christ’s goodness. [Rm 1:17,3:21-22,8:10, Ph 3:7-9]
Salvation Jesus’ name is “Salvation” in Hebrew. Salvation is not merely a thing or event, but a person. Salvation is not so much an “it” or a “what”, but a “whom”. If we have Jesus, we have Salvation. We are saved from God’s wrath if and when Jesus is “in us”, and we are “in Him”. [Mt 1:21, Ex 15:2, Is 12:2, Ac 4:12, Rv 12:10]
Sanctification The process of being purified, cleaned up, and set apart. A work of the Holy Spirit in us through trials, ongoing self-denial, and the gifts and fruit of the Spirit. [Jn 17:17-19, Ac 26:18, 1Th 4:3,5:23-24]
Sin Doing what God says is forbidden; or not doing what God says we should do. Whatever is not of faith; not of Christ’s life in us, is sin. It is what we are born into. [Rm 5:12,3:9,3:23,14:23c, Gl 3:22, Jm 4:17]
spirit In the human sense, that portion of the Holy Spirit that we are given when we are “born again”. Those who are not born of the Spirit are “dead” in this sense, although they have bodies and souls. The Children of God have been “made alive” in the Spirit by new-birth. [Mt 12:18, Rm 8:10-13, 1Cr 15:45, Gl 5:25]
Soul The eternal part of us. Closely associated with our wills and basic instincts. Who we are as individuals. [Hb 4:12, Mt 16:26, De 4:29, Jb 33:38, Ps 35:9,63:1,116:7-8. Dialog on Body, Soul, and Spirit.]
Trinity, The A doctrinal term depicting what is taught in scripture, that God is three in one: The Father, Jesus the Eternal Son, and the Holy Spirit. A fundamental, foundational starting point in the knowledge of God. [Mt 3:16-17, Jn 15:26, Mt 28:19, 2Th 1:8]
Witnessing Telling others of what God has done in delivering us from our sins, and of how He has poured His Spirit upon us. Not a pre-fab sales pitch. Often involves a dying-to-self in transparency, a confession of past sins so that others will have hope that they can be saved and experience the righteousness, peace and joy they see in us. [Ps 40:1-10, Jn 3:11, Pr 12:17, 2Cr 12:9-10 2Pt 2:12. Dialog on Witnessing and Truth.]
Worship The appropriate response to God saving us. God is not interested in play-acting, but wants to actually heal and save people that will then worship Him in Spirit and in truth. People love to praise things that are great; thus in praising God we find our ultimate purpose and pleasure. [Ps 145:3,84:2,63:1,42:1, Jn 4:23-24, Ph 3:3]
Concise Christian Dictionary of Terminology, Page 2
Phm 1:6 (NIV) I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
Page 2 includes definitions of special words that are used less often in Christianity, words that are fairly close to normal English use but have a slightly different meaning as we use them, or archaic words that may not be clear to modern readers. For more common terms, see the main dictionary page 1. If you think a word should be included that is missing here, or if you would like to make a suggestion to improve a particular definition, please let us know.
Dean VanDruff
Anointing, The There is only one “Christ”, which means “anointed one”. Jesus shares His anointing with those who are humble and who submit to Him as Lord. The anointing is not a “force” to be ordered around, but rather the Spirit of Christ Jesus, sovereign God. [1Jn 2:18-28, 2Jn 1:7-11, 1Pt 5:5b-6. Dialog on The Anointing.]
Atonement When Jesus stepped in and took the punishment due us, paying the price for our freedom with His own blood. To reconcile. Given Christ’s atonement, to feel guilt for forgiven sins is like continuing to make car payments after a car-loan has already been paid off. [Rm 3:25,8:5-11, Hb 2:17, 2Cr 5:17-21, Cl 1:19-23. Bible Study on The Blood.]
Baptism To convert or be initiated, to be immersed in, to be purified by. The Israelites were “baptized into Moses”. Water baptism is a public declaration of repentance where being dipped symbolizes our death and resurrection in accordance with the Gospel. Jesus introduced a new kind of baptism: of the Holy Spirit. [Ez 36:24-27, 1Cr 10:1-2, Mt 3:11,28:19, Ac 2:38-39,8:14-20,19:1-7. More on Water & Spirit Baptism.]
Binding / Loosing Common rabbinical terms meaning “forbidding” or “allowing”; usually in terms of doctrine, teaching or practice, and normally made by the Elders. The idea is, “As in heaven, so on earth”; where our aim as the church is to reflect God’s heavenly teachings and judgments on earth. [Mt 16:19,18:18, Ac 15:20, Ja 4:3,15-16, 1Jn 5:14-15]
Blood, The The “price paid” by Jesus to purchase our souls by His death on the cross, freeing us from the slavery of sin. [Rv 5:9,1:5b, 1Pt 1:18-19, 1Cr 7:23,6:19, Hb 9:15-22. Bible Study on The Blood.]
Body, of Moses From Jude 1:9, a figurative reference to the believing remnant of Israel, meaning those who embody and adhere to the teachings of Moses, similar in use to “The Body of Christ”. Alternatively, some suggest the literal body, but there is no record of such in scripture. [Zec 3:1-2, Da 10:13,12:1a, Ne 10:29, Jn 1:17]
Bride, The As in “The Bride of Christ”. An often used type and metaphor in Jesus’ teaching which refers to believers. The culmination of human history is described as a wedding celebration. [Jn 14:3, Eph 5:32, 2Co 11:2, Rv 19:7, Jn 3:29. Bible Study on The Bride.]
catholic, Church With a small “c”, meaning the whole thing, comprehensive, universal. With a capital “C” denotes the Roman “Catholic” church, which belies its claim to be the entire church. The “catholic” church is all Christians everywhere–regardless of denomination–who believe and follow the gospel of Jesus Christ. [Ep 2:18-22,3:6,18, 1Co 1:2,14:23]
Covenant Deal, Agreement, Contract; as in Old and New. The Old Covenant is the Law of Moses. The New Covenant is the Gospel of Jesus Christ; where we are saved by grace and not by obedience to the Law. [Hb 7:11-22,8:6-10,12:24, 2Cr 3:6-11, Gal 3:10-25. Bible Study on Grace vs. The Law.]
Conviction A judge passing a sentence of “guilty”. In the Christian sense, where we agree with God’s condemnation of the carnal nature or flesh. There is “no more condemnation” (Rom 8:1) only if and when we allow God to fully “condemn sin” (Rom 8:3) and “put to death” (Rom 8:13) all that is deserving of conviction in us. A work of the Holy Spirit. [Jn 16:8-11, Rm 5:16-18,8:1-13, Pv 1:23. Bible Study on Conviction.]
Disciple As a noun, to believe in Jesus’ teachings, person, and sacrifice; to follow his example and grow into His likeness. As a verb, to assist another in the way of the Lord Jesus Christ. [Mt 16:24, Lk 14:27, Jn 8:31, 13:35,15:8, Mt 10:24-25,12:49. Bible Study on The Cross.]
Edification To “build up”; the purpose of fellowship and the gifts of the Spirit. To encourage “dying to self” as a means to gain resurrection life through the Gospel; and especially to speak words of faith to the new-life in believers to endure all things for the joy set before us. [1Co 14:3,12; 1Th 5:11, Ep 4:12-16, Gl 4:19. Short take on Reactions to the Holy Spirit.]
Epistle An old word meaning “letter”. Many of the new testament books were written as “epistles”, or letters. As the word of Christ manifests in us as we grow in grace, we serve as “living epistles”. [2Cr 3:2-3, Hb 8:10]
Eschatology From the Greek word “eschatos”, meaning “last”; the study of prophecies concerning Christ’s return at the End of the Age. Often associated with the Rapture and its placement in the prophetic timeline. [Rv 1:3, Hb 1:2, 2Pt 3:3, 2Th 2:1-5 Meditation on The Last Trumpet.]
Eucharist, The An archaic term for The Lord’s Supper, referred to as well as Communion, the Elements, the Lord’s Table, or Mass by Catholics. A consideration of the mystery of The Body of Christ in consuming bread and wine which harks back to Jesus’ last supper, a Jewish Passover seder. [Lk 22:13-20, 1Cr 10:16-17,21,11:23-29, Jn 6:32-58, 2Co 4:18, Ac 2:42,46]
Fathers, The As in “The Fathers of our Faith”. Those we are spiritually related to in the family of God. A common perspective, and controversy, in Jesus’ teaching. [2Pe 3:4, Mt 3:9, Jn 1:13,8:39-44, 2Co 4:18, Is 51:2, Lk 1:17. Dialog on The Fathers.]
Heresy Deviation from Christian doctrine in either: 1) The nature of God; or 2) The Gospel / how men can be saved. Heretics must be denounced and separated from. Outside of these essentials of the faith, other errors are “false teaching”, not heresy. [2Ti 1:12c-d, 2Pt 2:1-2, 1Cr 15:34, Tt 1:16, 2Cr 11:13-15, Ac 20:29-31, Jude 1:3-4, Gl 1:6-9,2:4-5,3:1-5]
Heaven & Hell Heaven is the “place” Jesus has gone to prepare for us, which he will bring back to a recreated earth. Hell is a lake of eternal fire and punishment awaiting those who reject Jesus Christ. All people will end up in Heaven or Hell after the final judgment. [Jn 14:2-4, Rv 21:1-8, Mat 13:40-50, Lk 12:4-5, Mk 9:42-48. Bible Study on God’s Wrath.]
Immanuel A compound Hebrew word meaning: “With Us is God (El)”; conveying the idea of incarnation. A title of Jesus Christ. (Emmanuel is an old English spelling.) [1Co 14:3,12; 1Th 5:11, Ep 4:12-16, Gl 4:19. Short take on Reactions to the Holy Spirit.]
“. [2Cr 3:2-3, Hb 8:10]
[Rv 1:3, Hb 1:2, 2Pt 3:3, 2Th 2:1-5 Meditation on The Last Trumpet.]
[Lk 22:13-20, 1Cr 10:16-17,21,11:23-29, Jn 6:32-58, 2Co 4:18, Ac 2:42,46]
[2Pe 3:4, Mt 3:9, Jn 1:13,8:39-44, 2Co 4:18, Is 51:2, Lk 1:17. Dialog on The Fathers.]
[2Ti 1:12c-d, 2Pt 2:1-2, 1Cr 15:34, Tt 1:16, 2Cr 11:13-15, Ac 20:29-31, Jude 1:3-4, Gl 1:6-9,2:4-5,3:1-5]
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, Lk 1:31-34]
[Is 7:14, Mt 1:23, Lk 1:31-34]
Incarnation God becoming a man and dwelling among us. Jesus Christ is both God and man. [Jn 1:14, Rm 1:3-4, Hb 2:11-17, 1Tm 3:16, Plp 2:6-10]
Leaven An old word for Yeast. Symbolic of sin in scripture. In the New Testament it is used typologically for the sin of hypocrisy in particular. Jesus tells us: “beware the yeast”. [Lk 12:1c,13:21, Mt 16:6-12, 1Cr 5:6-8. 2nd draft Bible Study on Blindness / Hypocrisy / Yeast.]
Light, The Illumination of sin; an absence of secrets; an openness and transparency. The blessing of living in the light is that if/when we are loved, it sinks in to us rather than being deflected by a mask of projected image. [Jb 12:22,24:13-17, Dan 2:22, Is 29:15-16 Jn 3:19-21 1Cr 4:5b. Bible Study on The Light.]
Love Defined in scripture as “giving your life for”. When the [interests, will, growth, pleasure, safety, etc.] of someone or something else becomes more important than your own [interests, will, growth, pleasure, etc.]. [1Jn 3:16, 1Th 4:9, 1Cr 14:1, Rm 12:9. First Draft Bible Study on Love.]
Maranatha An Aramaic phrase used in the Greek New Testament in 1Cor 16:22 that for some strange reason was not translated in the King James Version, and has thus been somewhat adopted into English. It means “Come, O Lord!” and refers to King Jesus. [1Co 16:22, 1Th 4:14, Jude 1:14, Rv 3:11,22:30]
Nicolaitans A Greek word pulled into the KJV without being translated in Rev 2:6&15. The word nikao means “to prevail, overcome or conquer”; laos means “the people”. The Nicolaitans, then, are those who “lord it over the laity” or “prevail over the people”. Jesus forbids all such. [Lk 22:24-27, 3Jn 1:9, 1Tm 2:5-6. Bible Study on Servant Authority.]
orthodox With a small “o”; meaning “right doctrine”. To be orthodox is to be faithful to the original; in the case of Christians to be true to the teachings of Christ and the Apostles. With a capital “O” denotes a particular steeped-in-tradition denomination. [2Tm 2:15,4:3, Tt 1:9,2:1, Mk 7:5-9. Bible Study on The Truth.]
Pentecost A Jewish feast held 50 days after Passover: the “first fruit” feast of harvest, and one of three times a year believing Jews made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. On the Pentecost after the death and resurrection of Jesus, the promised Holy Spirit was poured out. [Ex 23:16-17, Dt 16:9-11, Ac 2:1-41]
Parable In Greek, a placing beside; a comparison. The same as the Hebrew mashal: a resemblance, likeness, or comparison. In some cases Jesus used parables to shroud the truth from unbelievers, not to make things more clear. [Ps 78:2, Mat 13:10-16, Mk 4:11, Lk 8:10,18]
Redemption From a Greek word associated with slavery; meaning a ransom payment to purchase freedom. In the Christian sense, the price of the death of Jesus which purchases us from the mastery of sin. [Jn 8:34, Cl 1:13-14, Ep 1:6-7, Rv 5:9. Bible Study on The Blood.]
Rest Being at peace. Connotative of the sabbath. Jesus fulfilled the sabbath, and He is the rest that we are to enter into “Today“. [Jn 14:27, Heb 3:7-4:11]
Repentance To turn, to take in a new point of view, to change one’s mind. To look at it God’s way. Most often, it means to turn away from sin and look to the Lord Jesus. [Jn 6:40, Lk 13:3, Rm 2:4, Ac 17:30,3:19, Ps 104:5. Bible Study on Repentance.]
Salt Enhances the flavor of food, especially meat. Metaphorically, how our lives, love, and courtesy can cause those around us to be more interested in the things of God. [Jb 6:6, Mt 5:14, Cl 4:6, Tt 2:10]
Sanctuary A safe place. In the Christian sense, not a building or physical place; but rather a spiritual safe place of being “in God” or “in Christ”. [Ps 27:4-5,32:7,71:3, Cl 3:1-3, Lk 13:34. 1st draft Bible Study on Sanctuary and Dialog on The Secret Place.]
Self Denial, Death to Self Experiential obedience to the Gospel, where we agree with God’s conviction of our “flesh” or carnal natures, so that we can be resurrected into newness of life by the power of the Holy Spirit. [Mk 8:34-35, Rm 8:13, Cl 3:3-7, Ep 4:21-24. Bible Study on Death to Self.]
Shekina A legendary Jewish word referring to the luminescent cloud of the Lord’s glory which led the Israelites out of Egypt, and is connotative of the presence of the Lord. Very likely the “star” that led the wise men directly to Jesus. [Ex 13:21-22, De 1:23, Ne 9:29, Mt 2:9-10. Dialog on The Star of Bethlehem.]
Shema The first word, “hear” in Hebrew, of the great commandment, which has become a Jewish shorthand to refer to the entire passage: “Hear, O Israel… Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” [Mr 12:29-30, Lu 10:27, Dt 6:5]
Son of Man A prophetic title used by Ezekiel that was consummated in Christ Jesus, and speaks of His humanity. The prophet was a man who spoke for God; Jesus was “the perfect expression of the Father”. “Son of man” is what Jesus most often called Himself. [Ez 2:1-2, Dn 7:13-14, Mt 16:13,24:30, Ac 7:37,56, Hb 2:14, 1Ti 3:16, Rv 1:13,14:14]
Spiritual Gifts Supernatural empowerment for Christian ministry that all believers are given. We should earnestly seek the higher gifts, and be zealous about exercising them. [Hb 2:4, Rm 12:4-8, 1Cr 12:4-11,27-31,14:12, Ep 4:7-12, 1Pt 4:10, 2Ti 1:6. Spiritual Gift Dictionary]
Theology The “knowledge of God” that comes only by revelation through the Holy Spirit, by grace. If we know God, it will be proven by what we do. [2Pt 1:2-3, Jr 4:22, 1Cr 15:34, 2Th 1:8, Gl 4:8-9. Bible Study on Theology.]
Typology How people, places, objects, and events are used to prefigure or symbolize things as types in Scripture. [Gal 4:23-25, Hb 9:8-9,23, Mk 24:27,32. Snippet on Typology.]
Tongues As in “speaking in tongues”; a grace-gift of the Holy Spirit. Either a supernatural language of the Spirit, or an ability to speak in a human language not known by God’s miraculous power. The Corinthians had misused this gift, so we have a whole chapter in scripture dealing with its proper use in 1 Cor 14.
Unpardonable Sin, The A sin against the Holy Spirit: ascribing a clear manifestation of God’s power and glory to being a work of Satan; a rejection of a distinct revelation of the Lord for the motive of holding onto idolatrous notions. [Mt 12:24-32, Mk 3:22-30, Jn 2:8. Dialog on Blaspheming the Holy Spirit.]
Watching Abstaining / “fasting” from sleep; usually to pray, praise, study, or fellowship. [Lk 6:12, Mt 26:38-40, Lk 22:45-46, Cl 4:2. Bible Study on The Disciplines.]
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