Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Reform REFORM.There is no mention of this word in the Gospels; the only use of it in the NT is Heb 9:10 until the time of reformation (Gr. ). It may be well to note in what sense Jesus may be said to have approved of reform. There was much about the State that needed … Continue reading “Reform”

Reflexivity A dyadic relation R is called reflexive if xRx holds for all x within a certain previously fixed domain which must include the field of R (cf. logic, formal, 8). In the propositional calculus, the laws of reflexivity of material implication and material equivalence (the conditional and biconditional) are the theorems, p ? p, … Continue reading “Reflexivity”

Reflectiveness REFLECTIVENESS.This is the habit of bending back the attention of the mind from action and experience to scrutinize and contemplate the nature and meaning of self and the world. Deep, steady reflectiveness is rare amid the extraordinary preoccupation in business of the modern world which, like briers, chokes the word. The parable of the … Continue reading “Reflectiveness”

Reflection (Lat. reflectio, from re + flectere, to bend) The knowledge which the mind has of itself and its operations. The term is used in this sense by Locke (cf. Essay, II, 1, 4) Spinoza (cf. On the Improvement of the Understanding 13) and Leibniz (cf. Monadology, and New Essays, Preface, 4) but has now … Continue reading “Reflection”

Reflecting * For REFLECTING, 2Co 3:18, RV, see BEHOLD, No. 12 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Refining The process of eliminating by fire the dross of metals. Of gold 1Ch 28:18 Of silver 1Ch 29:4 Of wine Isa 25:6 Figurative: – Of the corrective judgments of God Isa 1:25; Isa 48:10; Jer 9:7; Zec 13:9; Mal 3:2-3 – Of the purity of the word of God Psa 18:30; Psa 119:140 Fuente: … Continue reading “Refining”

Refiner, Refining REFINER, REFINING.The ancient Egyptians purified gold by putting it into earthen crucibles with lead, salt, a little tin, and barley bran, sealing the crucibles with clay, and then exposing them to the heat of a furnace for five days and nights. Refining silver by cupellation is a very old process. The silver mixed … Continue reading “Refiner, Refining”

Refiner The process of refining metals is referred to by way of illustrations in Isa. 1:25; Jer. 6:29; Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:2, 3. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Refiner He who reduced the metal to fluid by heat and solvents, as borax, alkali or lead (Isa 1:25; Jer 6:29), to remove the dross. His instruments were … Continue reading “Refiner”

Refined “to burn,” is translated “refined,” as of metals, in Rev 1:15; Rev 3:18, RV (AV, “burned,” and “tried”). See BURN, No. 4. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Refine (And Forms) Zec 13:9 (a) This beautiful type represents the living GOD dealing with His people and cleansing them from evil ways. (See also Isa 48:10). It is a type of the bitter experiences through which the Lord permits His people to pass in order to make them better Christians. (See also Mal 3:2). … Continue reading “Refine (And Forms)”