Worldliness To elucidate the conception of worldliness in the apostolic writings, we must start from the primary truth that the world is Gods world, His by creation and sustenance, by sovereign purpose and control (see artt. Unity and World). There is in those writings no hint of an absolute dualism and, consequently, none of an … Continue reading “Worldliness”
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World to Come
World to Come The word translated ‘world’ in the following passages is (see WORLD): it may therefore be rendered ‘the age to come.’ The Lord declared that the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost of attributing His miracles to the power of Satan, should not be forgiven in the present age, nor in the age to … Continue reading “World to Come”
World, The
World, The The word commonly so rendered in the O.T. is tebel, signifying ‘the habitable earth:’ it is an expression of limited bearing, applied to that sphere which comes more directly under divine dealings. Psa 90:2; and to the inhabitants, who will be judged. Psa 9:8. The word in the N.T. answering to the above, … Continue reading “World, The”
World soul
World soul 1. An intelligent, animating, indwelling principle of the cosmos, conceived as its organizing or integrating cause, or as the source of its motion; thus posited on the analogy of the hurnan soul and body. Such a doctrine, common among primitive peoples, was taught by Plato, Stoicism, Neo-Platonism, Renaissance Platonism, Bruno, etc. 2. This … Continue reading “World soul”
World rulers
World rulers * For WORLD RULERS, Eph 6:12, RV, see RULER, No. 3 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
World-point
World-point A four-dimensional point; a durationless geometricil point. See Space- Time. — R.B.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
World-line
World-line A line conceived in four dimensions; a line cutting across space-time. See Space-Time. — R.B.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
World Is Very Evil, The
World Is Very Evil, The Hymn not found in the Breviary. Written about 1140 by Bernard of Morlaix, it was translated by J. Neale. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
World Ground
World Ground The source, cause, essence, or sustaining power within or behind the World. See Absolute. — W.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
World-event
World-event An event conceived in four dimensions, including its duration. See Space-Time. — R.B.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy