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PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK

A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels — Volume 1

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Section 1261

The revelation of the Divine grace which awakens faith takes place, according to St. Paul, in the Person of Christ (2 Co 5") and in His work, more especially in His death, but also in His resurrec- tion. Christ's death was the work of the Divine grace in that God ordained it as an expiatory sacrifice for sin, Christ dy…

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Section 1262

Finally, we get still further light on St. Paul's meaning as to justification from the fact that in Ro 4' he introduces, as synonymous with the im- putation of righteousness or justification, the OT idea of the forgiveness of sins (cf. also Eph 1'), which links his teaching on at once to that of Christ Himself ; and i…

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Section 1263

We have thus to return to St. Paul, and ask how he met this dilficulty. He does it by opening a new line of argument, in which he presents a fresh view of the death and resurrection of Christ, where these acts appear in the ethical sense of a death to sin and a resurrection to a new life unto God (Ro 6iO), and where, f…

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Section 1264

In Western Catholicism the doctrine of justifica- tion remains substantially that of Augustine. The Roman Catholic doctrine was finally formulated in opposition to Protestantism at the Council of Trent. It is necessary to refer to two points only. The first is that, in the Middle Ages, Duns Scotus taught a modification…

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Section 1265

The chani Paulin doctrine is marked the ness, into that of the imputation of Christ's righteousness, is not merely one of language. The conception of Christ's death as a satisfaction to the penal sanctions of the Divine law, on the ground of which God forgives sinners, may, indeed, be accepted as a natural interpre…

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Section 1266

9-22 JUSTIFICATION JUSTIFICATION^ that tlie objective justification, which is accom- plished for Ijelieveis in Cliiists resurrection, de- pends only upon their ideal incorporation in His mystical ix)dy. The Refonnccl dtictrine does not therefore, as has somftinu'- l.icii >:iiil. make jus- tification dependent ■mi k …

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Section 1267

The influence of the Reformed theology is plainly A-isible in the position of Sclileiermacher, that justi- fication is, as a Divine act, to be viewed as realized first of all in Christ, and then succes-sively in be- lievers. Compare what is said above, also Turretin {In^t. Theol. Meneticw, Loc. xvi. Qu. ix. 12), who sa…

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Section 1268

the present writer that a correct modern interpre- tation of the Pauline conception of justification must move generally along the hnes suggested by Kitschl. Perhaps it may be necessary to observe tliat such an interjivftatii'm is viTiuired, and that it and «e liii\-e to settle which is to be regarded as determinative…

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Section 1269

Such, then, would seem to be the necessary re- statement of the Pauline doctrine of the revelation of the grace of God in Christ in view of the his- torical statements of the Gospels. To complete it, however, it is necessary to add that the function of the resurrection is to make the historical revela- tion permanent a…

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Section 1270

JUSTIFYING ONE'S SELF KEEPING same revelation in both cases, and one and the same faith or receptivity in both cases. Justifica- tion and regeneration are therefore vitally con- nected, and it is impossible to experience one with- out the other. Nevertheless Christian theology is compelled to treat them as separate a…

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Section 1271

W. H. Griffith Thomas. K KEEPING. — The Eng. verb 'keep,' \vith its equivalents ' watch,' ' beware of,' ' preserve,' ' ob- serve,' is a tr. of several Gr. words : r-ripio) (and its compounds Siarripiu. avvrrfp^ui), tpiiXiaaui (and its compound Sio0iiXd<rtrw), iroiiu, 1%^ (and its com- pounds Kar^x^) avp4x<^), Kpar^o}…

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Section 1272

4. But ' keep ' has the more precise meanings of : (a) believe, in such pas.sages as ' Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep ((pvKiaffoi) it ' (Lk 11^), .and ' If any man hear my sayings, and keep ((j>v\i<r<ru) them not. I judge him not ' (.In 12*') ; and (i) obey, in such passages as that in which the ri…

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Section 1273

Literature. — Moulton-Geden, Concord, to Gr. Test.; Grimm- Thayer, Gi: Lex. ; Westcott, Com. on John ; Expos. Gr. Test. and works referred to there. A. B. MACAULAY. KENOSIS — The word K^yuaLs is not itself found in the NT, but the verb Kcvdoi to empty, to make empty, occurs in Ph 2', where AV renders ' made himself of…

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Section 1274

The Kenotic theories concern themselves speci- ally with the three metaphysical attributes of God, manifest in His transcendent, yet im- manent, relation to the world — omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience. The Gospels show that Jesus possessed none of these. He was localized in a body (Jn 1" ' tabernacled among us')…

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Section 1275

Liddon, SL; KERIOTH KINDNESS KERIOTH.— See Judas Iscariot. KEYS The word (K\els) occurs 6 times in the New Testament, twice in the Synoptic Gospels, and 4 times in Kevelation. In Lie IP- Jesus upbraids the lawyers on the ground that they have ' taken away the key of knowledge,' the instrument by which entrance int…

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Section 1276

KINDNESS.— The NT term xpV^riTijs, which is i-endered in the EV both by ' kindness ' and by ' goodness ' (once in Ro 3'- as ' good,' following the LXX of Ps 13 (14) '• 3, there quoted, in which xpvri- T-rjTo. = 310), nowhere occurs in the Gospels. The quality it denotes, however, is an evangelical virtue. Like its OT c…

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Section 1277

(Mt Is I , \|.n uliut must needs be ; and Jesus present- thi' .I.Hiiii ,,f the 'wicked .servant' as a picture of Gud - dealings with men just as directly and sunply as He .sets forth the kindne.ss of our Father in heaven. The one presentation is per- fectly consistent with the other. Similarly, the problem of sufferi…

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Section 1278

htof and the denunciation the yearning lament over JeiusaliMu (Mt 23^"''') — Jerusalem in which Pliarisaism and scribisra were specially entrenched. The key to this perfect life or kindness and love is found in His own words — ' The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ran…

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Section 1279

To the question of Pilate, 'Art thou the King of the Jews ? ' Jesus ans\\crs, according to Mk 15^, neither yea nor na;/, but reiilies only in the words 'Thou sayestit.' Is this an affirmative? St. Mark certainlyVcMarded it as such (cf. 14''=), but St. Luke shows under- them ; 'I liir the tl of sed words were not so i…

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Section 1280

' Op. at. I. i. 163. t J. Weiss, DU Predigt Jem i jiJwAe Gaffes 2 (1900). He believes, indeed, that He will occupy the chief place aiuciiii; them that are His; that He wUl take the seat ni liciii.nir at table, ha\dng them on His right 1..uhI aii.l on His left (Mt 20=') ; but of a Messianii.- Kinyship in the ordinary…

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Section 1281

2. T/ir ,.,;,/, irj /..rm , if thr . ,:/-,v,.,v,„,„._Witll the excciitii.il ot t\v.> p:i.ssa,;jcs ill Ml. which speak of tlie km-. Ion, «ill„,m ;ni> ., n:il il vni- w..r,l (Mt 'kingdom of God,' the lonuer greatly predominat- ing in Matthew, and the latter being the exclusive term in Mark and Luke. It seems probable t…

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Section 1282

Another passage in which the content of the term is virtually indicated by Jesus is the reply which He gave to the question of certain Pharisees. They asked Him when the kingdom of God should come, and He replied : ' The kingdom of God is in the midst of you' (Lk 17-'). That is to say, the kingdom is already present, a…

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Section 1283

(c) Another special use of the term ' kingdom of heaven,' and yet one that is easily derived from its fundamental idea, is found in a considerable num- ber of passages. Thus Jesus said, ' It is better to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than lla^•ing two eyes to be cast into Gehenna' (Mk 9^'). Since Gehenna …

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Section 1284

In utter contrast to this view, the fundamental conception of Jesus was, from the first, non -political and universal. The rule which He contemplated was, primarily, the rule of God in the heart, a rule which He doubtless thought of as transforming the entire outward life, social and political, and as bring- ing it int…

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Section 1285

F. S. Ranken. KNOCKING. — The guarding of the Oriental house-door led to the more elaborate jirecautions with regard to entrance by the city gate. 1. During the daytime any unannounced ap- proach is felt to be unneighbourly, and open to suspicion. It is regarded as an act of thoughtless- ness or implied contempt to r…

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' It would be difficult to overpraise this invaluable addition to biblical study. . . . For all English students of the Greek Testament this great work is indispensable.'— BmTisB Weekly. Prospectus, with Specimen Page, free on application. GRIMM'S LEXICON. Greek -English Lexicon of the New Testament, being Grimm's Wi…

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! alway book. ' — .Sunday School Chron The Sacraments in the New Testament. By Rev. J. C. Lambert, D.D. 8vo, 10s. 6d. ' Dr. Lambert has furnished a welcome guide through the mazes of modern discussion. In dealing with negative critics, with exegetical problems, and with biblical theology, he is admirably sane and hop…

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