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Here is the other man of the New Testament, aner. Aner can mean man or husband. According to Strongs’, it occurs 216 times in the New Testament. Women, fear not, I will be sharing the word for woman next week. ...
If you grew up attending Sunday School or children’s church, or maybe even church camp there is a good chance that you sang “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” Sorry to any Greek enthusiasts, but there is no Greek in...
Anthropology is the science of man. Anthropic means of or pertaining to mankind. Philanthropy is the love of mankind. Misanthropy is the hatred of mankind. Anthropocentric is viewing man as being the center of the universe. These words all have the root...
Hagios is the word used in the New Testament to mean holy. The New Testament doesn’t speak much about God being holy, but it does talk about God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit. Hagios can mean set apart, holy, or sacred. I...
Dei is a small word that means it is necessary. Some variations on the definition are it is inevitable or it is a duty. In more than half of the 104 occurrences of this word in the New Testament, dei...
Pater is father or ancestor. Father is pater in Latin, also. Think of English words: paternal, paternity, patrician, and patrimony. Also Jupiter, interestingly enough. Jupiter originated from the latin word iupeter, meaning god-father. Jupiter was the supreme god in Roman mythology. ...
Chronic means continuing a long time or recurring frequently. Chronicle is a record of events in order of time. Chronology is the sequential order in which past events occur or the science of arranging time in periods. Chronological means to be arranged...
Many of you know that Philadelphia in Pennsylvania is known as the city of brotherly love. Phila is from phileo meaning love. Adelphia is from adelphos meaning brother. William Penn named it. He envisioned a city where all kinds of...
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Then another book was opened — the Book of Life. And the dead were judged by what was written in...
