Of the four words for 'love' in Greek, only three are used in the New Testament: stergein, philein, and agapan. Before we explore the background and New Testament use of these words, let us just briefly consider the fourth Greek word: eran. This word is best translated as 'passion.' It is passion seeking satisfaction. It [...]
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The Greek words for 'love' in the New Testament
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Theology deals with the 'logos' and with logical matters, and so the Holy spirit became the stepchild of theology. People who have experienced the dynamic operations of the Spirit, have therefore looked in vain to theology for explanations. Rather, it is realized that a vital truth long almost lost to the church is being recovered. [...]
The Holy Trinity (Part Two)
In the first part of this article we explored: i) the origin of the word 'Trinity' and the doctrine it refers to; ii) Old Testament indications of the Trinity, and iii) New Testament revelation. See under 'related articles'. In this, the second part of the article, we continue with: iv) the Persons of the Trinity [...]
The Holy Trinity (Part One)
Because the term "Trinity" does not appear anywhere in the Bible, we need to explore i) the origin of the word and the doctrine it refers to; ii) Old Testament indications; iii) New Testament revelation; iv) the Persons of the Trinity and v) early divergencies in the church, which prompted the church fathers to formulate [...]
The relation of the Old and New Testaments
The early translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek gave us the word diathēkē which actually means 'covenant' rather than 'testament.' Through Tertullian's translation of diathēkē into Latin as testamentum, the terms Old Testament and New Testament came into general Christian use. The books of the O.T. deal mainly with the covenant which Yahweh made [...]
The inspiration of the Bible
What is meant by the 'inspiration' of the Bible? First an attempt at a definition of the term, and then discussion of the following: 2 the method of inspiration 3 the extent of inspiration 4 the blending of human and divine 5 the sufficiency of the Scriptures 6 the interpretation of the Scriptures 1. Definition [...]
The state of the soul after physical death and with respect to judgement
This subject belongs to the branch of study known as individual eschatology, i.e. the 'last things' [1] for individuals, whether believers or unbelievers. We explore what the Bible teaches about i) physical death, ii) the immortality of the soul and iii) the intermediate condition. But because "man is destined to die once and after that [...]
Pentecost throughout History
What is Pentecost? Pentecost is the Greek word for 50. God told the Israelites to count off 50 days from the 17th of Nisan, when they celebrated the Feast of First Fruits. On the 50th day they had to keep the Feast of Weeks, also known as the Feast of Harvest. [1] After the Hebrew [...]
The Modern Pentecostal Revival
Pentecostalism represents a fourth major strand of Christianity, alongside Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. It accepts the orthodox Protestant beliefs, but insists that baptism in the Spirit can and must be experienced today by believers, just as the disciples experienced it at Pentecost. Therefore this baptism must be accompanied by the initial evidence of "glossolalia," [...]
Jesus as the Word of God – Greek ‘Logos’
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word (the Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him (the Logos), and without Him nothing was made that was made. NKJV Introduction Of all the inspired writers of the New [...]
