am Yisra’el

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am Yisra’el n. Hebrew (AHM yis-rah-ALE) Literally, “people Israel.” A general expression for the worldwide Jewish community. A popular Hebrew song, “Am Yisra’el Chai” (The People Israel Live) uses this phrase. noun Eisenberg, J., Scolnic, E., & Jewish Publication Society. (2001). The JPS dictionary of Jewish words. Over 1000 entries for Jewish holidays and life-cycle …

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am ha-eretz

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am ha-eretz n. Hebrew (am hah-ARE-etz) Literally “people of the land.” A derogatory term, which originated during the time of the Second Temple, for the common people who were neither learned in Torah nor religiously pious. The opposite of haver. noun Eisenberg, J., Scolnic, E., & Jewish Publication Society. (2001). The JPS dictionary of Jewish …

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ANGER

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ANGER Human anger.—Except by the stoical mind which finds no place for strong emotion in a moral scheme, anger has been recognized as a quality which, under certain conditions and within certain limits, may not only be permissible but commendable. Its ready abuse has, however, led to its being commonly placed among the evils of …

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ALTAR

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ALTAR In the NT, as in the LXX, the usual term for ‘altar’ is θυσιαστήριον—a word otherwise confined to Philo, Josephus, and ecclesiastical writers—while βωμός, as contrasted with a Jewish place of sacrifice, is a heathen altar. The most striking example of the antithesis is found in 1 Mac 1:54–59. Antiochus Epiphanes erected a small …

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ALPHA AND OMEGA

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ALPHA AND OMEGA These are the first and last letters of the Gr. alphabet; cf. Heb. ‘Aleph to Tau’; Eng. ‘A to Z.’ The title is applied to God the Father in Rev 1:8; 21:5, and to Christ in Rev 22:13 (cf. 2:8). The ancient Heb. name for God, יהוה, has been very variously derived, …

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ABSTINENCE

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ABSTINENCE Introduction.—The whole of morality on its negative side may be included under Abstinence. Christian moral progress (sanctification) includes a holding fast (κατέχεσθαι) of the good, and an abstaining from (ἀπέχεσθαι) every form of evil (1 Th 5:21f.). While Christianity has general laws to distinguish the good from the bad, yet for each individual Christian …

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How do I work with God (3) Work motivations (33)

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How do I work with God (3) Work motivations (33) By: Servants of God’s Love Hostel Preface Working with God is a necessity, and not a choice, that was said by Apostle Paul in (first Corinthians 9:16) that he who realizes the true meaning of forgiveness, good eternity and God’s fatherhood can never hold …

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Overcoming Spiritual Apathy “Causes and Tackle” (32)

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Overcoming Spiritual Apathy “Causes and Tackle” (32) By: Servants at Godlovehostel for Expatriate Students Translated by: Beshoy Shokry Preface The apathy in prayer is one of the serious wars in our spiritual path. Satan fights us with it in all the stages of our life, either at the beginning or after we have taken …

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The password for growth and continuity in the spiritual life (31)

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The password for growth and continuity in the spiritual life By: Servants at Godlovehostel for Expatriate Students Translated by: Beshoy Shokry. Edition: 1st-2016. Deposit No: 7455/2016. I.S.B.N: 978-977-903-859-9. I went to my father, to hear what he’s going to talk to me about this time. Because he promised me, he’d tell me the password …

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How to read the Holy Bible In a simple and practical way (30)

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How to read the Holy Bible In a simple and practical way (30) By: House of God’s Love Book name: Book series of Principles of Spiritual Life How to read the Holy Bible In a simple and practical way By: Servants of God’s Love Hostel * We hope in Christ that this series …

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