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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (GOVERNMENT “THE NATURE AND CALLING OF MAN”)

August 23, 2021UncategorizedAdam, affirms, Authority, bible definition, bible dictionary, chapters, complex, creation, CSB, definition, definitions, definitions of the day, devoted heart, dominion, earth, effect, fallen world, female, flows, fundamental, God, God is Lord, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, gods, government, ground, Hebrews, helper, humanity, images of God, jesus, Jesus Christ, KJV, Lord, male, mankind, Matthew, metanarrative, NIV, NKJV, polemically, Psalm, psalmist, roman government, rule, Sin, sinned, sins, vice-regentsabarkley8

The fundamental truth about government in the Bible’s worldview and metanarrative is that the one triune God revealed in the Scriptures of the OT and NT is the sovereign ruler from which all authority flows. Whatever man and human governments are, they are not to be confused with god(s)-though some may make claims to that effect. On the other hand, they are not mere usurpers upon the creation. Man is the pinnacle of God’s creation. The psalmist, echoed by the writer of Hebrews in the NT, marveled poetically that God was “mindful” of man at all (Ps 8:4-6 NIV; Heb 2:6-8 KJV); but Scripture affirms human dominion over the earth (Gen 1:28-30; Psa 8:6-8; 115:16).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SON OF GOD)

May 13, 2021God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son1 samuel, 2 Samuel, acts, affirms, author', bible definition, David, David's throne, definition, definition of the day, definitions, deity, Exodus, Ezra, fourth gospel, Genesis, HCSB, Hebrews, His birth, I AM, Israel, John the Baptist, Luke's writings, Matthew, My Father, Nazareth, office, OT, paul, priesthood, relationship, Romans, royal, salvation, son of god, theology, transfigurationabarkley8

Term used to express the deity of Jesus of Nazareth as the one, unique Son of God. In the OT certain men and angels (Gen 6:1-4; Psa 29:1; 82:6; 89:6) are called “sons of God” (note text notes in modern translations). The people of Israel were corporately considered the son of God (Exod 4:22; Jer 31:20; Hos 11:1). The concept also is employed in the OT with reference to the king as God’s son (Psa 2:7). The promises found in the David covenant (2 Sam 7:14) are the source for this special filial relationship. The title can be found occasionally in intertestamental literature (Ezra 7:28-29; 13:32,37,52; 14:9).

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