RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE (A) TRUE RELIGION(1) Scriptural Definition of Deu 10:12; Ecc 12:13; Hos 6:6; Mic 6:8; Mar 12:33 Rom 13:10; Jam 1:27 –SEE Requirements, REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE & REQUIREMENTS, DIVINE (2) Examples of Piety Enoch Gen 5:24 Noah Gen 6:9 Jabez 1Ch 4:10 Hezekiah 2Ch 31:20 Job Job 1:1 Daniel Dan 6:10 Simeon Luk 2:25 Anna … Continue reading “RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE”
Religion, Science of
Religion, Science of See COMPARATIVE RELIGION. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Religion, Religious
Religion, Religious This is applied in scripture to 1. The Jews’ religion, in which Paul was very strict. Act 26:5. 2. Practical Christianity. Jam 1:26-27. 3. The character of the proselytes as ‘religious’ or ‘worshipping.’ Act 13:43. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Religion, Promethean
Religion, Promethean An anarchistic piety which refrains from making past or present revolutionary doctrine the basis of new tyranny. (Montague). — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Religion, Primitive
Religion, Primitive Far in the distance, behind Buddhism, Brahminism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, and all the ten religions so graphically set forth by Freeman Clarke, there lies a primitive faith of great power, to which our attention is called in Heb 11:2 : For by it the ancients obtained a good report. To this primitive religion all … Continue reading “Religion, Primitive”
Religion, Philosophy of
Religion, Philosophy Of the science of religion; the application of philosophical principles to the discussion of its general character, origin, and claims. It presents, 1, religion in general; 2, revealed religion; 3, the Christian religion; 4, the Christian Church. This subject is discussed by Apelt (1860), Beneke (1840), Chateaubriand, Deuzinger (1857), Fichte, Hegel ( Werke, … Continue reading “Religion, Philosophy of”
religion of Shakespeare
religion of Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and dramatist, was born at Stratford-on-Avon, England; died there. Richard Davies, Anglican archdeacon, one of Shakespeare’s earliest biographers, says “He dyed a Papyst.” Davies could have had no conceivable motive for misrepresenting the matter, and as he lived in the neighboring county of Gloucestershire, he had the opportunity … Continue reading “religion of Shakespeare”
religion, mixed
religion, mixed A hindering impediment to matrimony, consisting in the marriage of a Catholic to a baptized non-Catholic. Such a marriage is valid if performed by proper authority, but it requires a dispensation, which is given only after the signing of promises by the non-Catholic party, pledging non-interference with the religion of the Catholic , … Continue reading “religion, mixed”
religion, evidences of
religion, evidences of Reasons or proofs for the truth of God’s revelation. Internal evidences are: the reasonableness, beauty, and majesty of Divinely revealed truths; the beneficial influence they have on man’s moral life. External evidences are: holy teachers, preeminently Christ, the Incarnate Word of God; prophecies and miracles attesting to the truth of their teachings. … Continue reading “religion, evidences of”
Religion, Comparative
religion, comparative Name of the science which compares one religion with another with a view to discovering common elements in all of them, and to tracing their development from primitive forms to their present tenets and practises. The effort of many students of this science to prove that Christianity is merely an evolution of the … Continue reading “Religion, Comparative”