How very blessed I was to have a father who loved words. He studied words to discover their root meanings, where they were first used, how their meanings had changed over the years, how they caused other words to come into existence. He wanted to … [Read more...]
Holy Word Benediction
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Benediction is a Latin word used in a worship liturgy to convey a blessing from God. It is a bene-(Good) diction (Saying) ordinarily taking the form God commanded Aaron (Numbers 6:24-26) 24 The Lord a bless you and b keep you; 25 the … [Read more...]
Holy Word: Church
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Holy Word[1] Dr. J. D. Abbott, Jr. CHURCH: The Greek word that is translated “Church” is Ekklesia and it is a combination of two words. Ek =out –Klesia =called. The church is people called out of the world into the Kingdom of God. 1 … [Read more...]
Holy Words: Thanksgiving
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Holy Word “Thanksgiving” By Dr. J. D. Abbott, Jr. Psalm 95:2-3 “Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods,” (NASB Updated … [Read more...]
Holy Words: What Do They Mean – Holy Bible
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Holy Bible = the (set apart for God’s use) Book Presented by Dr. J. D. Abbott, Jr. Source Material: Holy Words by Rev. David P. Rebeck Used by permission: CSS Publishing Company “Bible” means “book” and is a unique … [Read more...]
Holy Words: What Do They Mean – Sin
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Holy Words A Blog by Dr. J. D. Abbott, Jr. Source of research for this Holy Word has been: Holy Words: What Do They Mean? By Rev. David P. Rebeck. Used by permission granted by CSS Publishing Company. Our “Holy Word” for this week is SIN. Of … [Read more...]
Holy Words What Do They Mean – Justification
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Resource: Holy Words: What do they mean? By Rev. P. Rebeck (used by permission) Justification = a deserved penalty accomplished The word “justification” is an example of a word that has dramatically changed meaning over time. What … [Read more...]
Holy Words What Do They Mean
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In my library I have many books…old books, not so old books, and on my Kindle I have new books. Nearly all of my books have to do with knowing God, teaching about Jesus, how to be a devoted follower of Christ and research books for deeper … [Read more...]
