Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Reconciliation (make) * For RECONCILIATION (MAKE), Heb 2:17, AV, see PROPITIATION Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

RECONCILIATION In Scripture, is the restoration of harmony between two persons at variance, by the removal of existing obstacles, 1Sa 29:4 . Christ bids the man who has wronged his brother, to make peace with him, and secure his favor by confession and reparation, before presenting his gift at God’s altar, Mat 5:23,24 . In … Continue reading “Reconciliation”

Reconciliatio Poenitentium is the act by which offenders of the Church are restored to ecclesiastical rights and privileges. SEE PENITENTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Reconcile, Reconciliation rekon-sl, rek-on-sil-i-ashun (, katallasso, , katallage, also the compound form , apokatallasso; once the cognate , diallassomai is used in Mat 5:24): 1.The Terms (1)New Testament Usage (2)Old Testament Usage (3)Special Passage in 1 Samuel 29:4 (4)Usage in the Apocrypha 2.Non-doctrinal Passage – Matthew 5:24 3.Doctrinal Passages (1)Romans 5 (2)2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (3)Ephesians … Continue reading “Reconcile, Reconciliation”

Recompense See Reward. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church

Recompence, Recompense akin to antapodidomi, “to recompense” (see below), lit., “a giving back in return” (anti, “in return,” apo, back, didomi, “to give”), a requital, recompence, is used (a) in a favorable sense, Luk 14:12; (b) in an unfavorable sense, Rom 11:9, indicating that the present condition of the Jewish nation is the retributive effect … Continue reading “Recompence, Recompense”

Recommend * For RECOMMEND, Act 14:26; Act 15:40, AV, see COMMEND, No. 2 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Recollet (Lat. recollectus, gathered together) is the name given to the members of certain reformed bodies of monastic orders, whether of men or women, in the Roman Catholic Church. Among orders of men, an offshoot of the Augustinian hermits, which, under Louis de Montaya, in 1530, obtained considerable popularity in Spain, was called by this … Continue reading “Recollet”

Recollects A reform branch of the Observant Friars Minor. Franz Dozieck, formerly a Capuchin, gave permanence to the recollection-houses in France, monasteries to which the friars might withdraw to devote themselves to prayer and penance. From 1606, the Recollects had provinces of their own. In 1897 they were incorporated in the Order of Friars Minor. … Continue reading “Recollects”

recollection (Latin: recoligere, intensive of colligere, get together) Term used in ascetical books to express the attention and concentration of mind on the subject of meditation or reading and on the motives or intentions with which one should perform various duties; the opposite of distraction, dissipation of mind. Saint Aloysius was remarkable for the ease … Continue reading “Recollection”