Perfume (, kitter, , ketoreth). The strong and offensive exhalations of animal bodies in a hot climate must be regarded as the original cause of the high value (Pro 27:9) ascribed to perfumery, and its generally extended use ( SEE ANOINT; SEE OIL; and comp. Plut. De Iside, ch. 80), although luxury and self-indulgence had … Continue reading “Perfume”
Perform, Performance
Perform, Performance “to finish,” is translated “performed” in Luk 2:39, AV: see ACCOMPLISH, No. 3. “to bring to an end, accomplish,” is translated “I perform” in Luk 13:32, RV (AV, “I do”); some mss. have No. 3; in Jam 1:15, it is used of sin, “fullgrown” RV (AV, “finished”). See FINISH, Note 2. Rom 15:28, … Continue reading “Perform, Performance”
Perform
Perform per-form (Fr. parfournir, to furnish completely, to complete finish entirely): In modern English, through a mistaken connection with form, perform usually suggests an act in its continuity, while the word properly should emphasize only the completion of the act. the King James Version seems to have used the word in order to convey the … Continue reading “Perform”
Perfidy
Perfidy See Conspiracy; Hypocrisy; Treachery Conspiracy; Hypocrisy; Treachery Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
PERFECTIONS OF GOD
PERFECTIONS OF GOD See ATTRIBUTES. Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Perfectionists
Perfectionists a controversial term, applied in an odious sense to those who lay claim to absolute Christian perfection, or maintain its possibility. They may be divided into several classes, as they rest their claims on different grounds. 1. There are the advocates of imputed perfection. These are perfect, not in their own righteousness, but in … Continue reading “Perfectionists”
Perfectionism
Perfectionism This doctrine is often confounded with two others, from which, however, it is philosophically distinguishable. One of these is the doctrine of the simplicity of moral action, the most powerful advocate of which is the theological school at Oberlin, Ohio. According to this theory, it is impossible that sin and virtue should co-exist in … Continue reading “Perfectionism”
perfection, religious
perfection, religious A term in Christian practise for a closer conformity to Gospel ideals than salvation demands. When the young man asked Our Lord what he should do to be saved, the answer was explicit: “Keep the commandments. If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast and give to the poor. And come … Continue reading “perfection, religious”
Perfection, Perfecting (Noun), Perfectness
Perfection, Perfecting (Noun), Perfectness “a making fit,” is used figuratively in an ethical sense in 2Co 13:9, RV, “perfecting” (AV, “perfection”), implying a process leading to consummation (akin to katartizo, see PERFECT, B, No. 3). denotes, in much the same way as No. 1, “a fitting or preparing fully,” Eph 4:12. denotes “a fulfillment, completion, … Continue reading “Perfection, Perfecting (Noun), Perfectness”
perfection, kinds of
perfection, kinds of Perfection is the complete possession of an attribute, a state of supreme excellence to which nothing is lacking. We may distinguish four principal types. Metaphysical perfection is unlimited being, complete reality; when this obtains without any conceivable limitation, as with God, it is absolute; when it signifies this completeness in only one … Continue reading “perfection, kinds of”