Witschel, Johann Heineich Wilhelm a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born May 9, 1769, at Hensenfeld, near Nuremberg. In 1801 he was appointed pastor at Igensdorf, in 1811 dean at Grafenberg, in 1819 pastor and dean at Katzenhochstadt, in Bavaria, and died April 24, 1847. He is the author of an ascetical work entitled, Morgen- … Continue reading “Witschel, Johann Heineich Wilhelm”
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Witnesses, The Three Heavenly
Witnesses, The Three Heavenly is a convenient designation of the famous controversy respecting the genuineness of the clause in the first epistle of John (Joh 5:7), “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.” I. History of its Introduction into the … Continue reading “Witnesses, The Three Heavenly”
WITNESSES, FALSE
WITNESSES, FALSE (1) Warnings against Exo 20:16; Exo 23:1; Deu 19:16; Pro 6:19; Pro 12:17; Pro 19:9; Pro 24:28; Pro 25:18 Mat 19:18; Rom 13:9 –SEE Slander, SPEECH (2) Examples of Mat 28:15; Mar 14:56; Act 6:11; Act 17:6; Act 25:7 –SEE Perjury, COURTS Falsehood, FALSEHOODLying, FALSEHOOD Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
WITNESSES
Witnesses Two at least were required to establish any charge (Num 35:30; Deu 17:6; Deu 19:15; Heb 10:28). So in the Christian church (1Ti 5:19). Written evidence in the case of divorce, not as among the Bedouins and Mussulmen a mere spoken sentence (Deu 24:1; Deu 24:3). Also in civil contracts (Isa 8:16; Jer 32:10-16). … Continue reading “WITNESSES”
Witness of the Spirit
Witness Of The Spirit is a phrase common with many Christians, especially the Methodists, to denote the inward assurance which every believer has of his filial relation to (God namely, that the Holy Ghost immediately and directly witnesses to and with () his spirit that he is a child of God, involving the collateral assurance … Continue reading “Witness of the Spirit”
Witness, False
Witness, False The early civil and ecclesiastical laws were very severe in their denunciation and punishment of this crime. We learn from Aulus Gellius that the punishment of false witness among the old Romans, by the law of the twelve tables, was to cast the criminal headlong from the top of the Tarpeian rock. Afterwards, … Continue reading “Witness, False”
Witness, Faithful
Witness, Faithful Title of Christ in Apocalypse 1, 5. The glorified Christ in heaven fulfills the function of witness of what God the Father wills, as He fulfilled it on earth. Saint John’s Gospel 18:37, teaches that Christ gives witness of the truth which He had seen in the bosom of the Father; the Apocalypse … Continue reading “Witness, Faithful”
Witness (Noun and Verb)
Witness (Noun and Verb) (whence Eng., “martyr,” one who bears “witness” by his death) denotes “one who can or does aver what he has seen or heard or knows;” it is used (a) of God, Rom 1:9; 2Co 1:23; Phi 1:8; 1Th 2:5,1Th 2:10 (2nd part); (b) of Christ, Rev 1:5; Rev 3:14; (c) of … Continue reading “Witness (Noun and Verb)”
Witness
WITNESS One who testifies to any fact from his own personal knowledge. Under the Mosaic law, two witnesses under oath were necessary to convict a person charged with a capital crime, Num 35:30 ; and if the criminal was stoned, the witnesses were bound to cast the first stones, Deu 17:6-7 Mal 7:58 . The … Continue reading “Witness”
Withstand
Withstand “to hinder,” is rendered “withstand” in Act 11:17. See FORBID, HINDER. “to set against,” is translated “to withstand” in Act 13:8 (Middle Voice); in the intransitive 2nd aorist, Active Voice, Eph 6:13; 2Ti 3:8 (1st part; Middle Voice in 2nd part); 2Ti 4:15. See RESIST. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words