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Believe See Belief Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures

Belief, Believe, Believers “to believe,” also “to be persuaded of,” and hence, “to place confidence in, to trust,” signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence. It is most frequent in the writings of the Apostle John, especially the Gospel. He does not use the noun (see below). For the Lord’s … Continue reading “Belief, Believe, Believers”

Belief See Faith. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church BELIEF In its general and natural sense, denotes a persuasion or an assent of the mind to the truth of any proposition. In this sense belief has no relation to any particular kind of means or arguments, but may be produced by any means whatever: thus … Continue reading “Belief”

Belie be-l: Is the translation of , kahash, to be untrue (Jer 5:12), They have belied the Lord (the American Standard Revised Version denied Yahweh), here used as synonym of give the lie to. In The Wisdom of Solomon 1:11 belle translates , katapseudomai (the kata prefix referring to the kata in katalalia in the … Continue reading “Belie”

Belial, Beliar This word occurs only once in the NT (2Co 6:15). To understand its meaning there we must trace its use in the OT. The word is Hebrew (), but its etymology is uncertain. The ordinary derivation (from , without, and rt. [Note: root.] , which in Hiph. = to profit) seems to be … Continue reading “Belial, Beliar”

Belial (Beliar) BELIAL (BELIAR).This word, rendered by AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] as a proper noun in the majority of the OT passages, is in reality a compound, meaning worthlessness, whence wickedness, destruction, and as such is construed with another noun. In the sense of wickedness, it occurs in 1Sa 1:16 … Continue reading “Belial (Beliar)”

BELIAL Worthlessness, always so used in a moral sense. A man or son of Belial is a wicked, worthless man; one resolved to endure no subjection; a rebel; a disobedient, uncontrollable fellow, Jdg 19:22 1Sa 2:12 . In later writings, Belial is put for the power or lord of evil, Satan, 2Co 6:15 . Fuente: … Continue reading “Belial”

Beli (in Hindu mythology). SEE BALI. Beli (in Norse mythology). SEE BELA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Belhomme Humbert a learned French Benedictine of the Congregation of St.Vanne and St. Hidulphus, was born at Bar-le-Duc, Dec. 27 , 1653. He was distinguished for his eloquence, being the first who preached in the Cathedral of Strasburg after its cession to France. In 1703 he was made abbot of Moven-Moutier, and during his long … Continue reading “Belhomme Humbert”

Belgrave (Lat. Bellogravus), Richard an English theologian, and monk of the Order of Carmelites, lived at the commencement of the 14th century, under the reign of Edward II. He wrote, Determinationes Theologicce: Qucestiones Ordinarice. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature