The Bible Basics

The Bible BasicsPPast: the time that has elapsed;\"forget the past”Pastors: a person authorized to conduct religious worship;\"clergymen areusually called ministers in protestant churches\"Person: a human being;\"there was too much for one person to do\"Personality: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental,emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual;\"their differentreactions reflected their very different personalities\";\"it is his nature to helpothers\"Persons: a human being;\"there was too much for one person to do\"Power: possession of controlling influence;\"the deterrent power of nuclearweapons\";\"the power of his love saved her\";\"his powerfulness wasconcealed by a gentle façade”Powerful: having great power or force or potency or effect;\"the mostpowerful government in western europe\";\"his powerful arms\";\"a powerfulbomb\";\"the horse's powerful kick\";\"powerful drugs\";\"a powerful argument”Prayer: The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or inadoration or contrition or thanksgiving);\"the priest sank to his knees inprayer\"Pride: a feeling of self-respect and personal worthPrinciple: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be usedas a basis for reasoning or conduct (\"Their principles of compositioncharacterized all their works\"), a rule or standard especially of goodbehavior (\"A man of principle\")Printed: put into print;\"the newspaper published the news of the royalcouple's divorce\";\"these news should not be printed\"Process: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result;\"theprocedure of obtaining a driver's license\";\"it was a process of trial and error\"Promise: a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (ornot to do) something in the futurePsychological: mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature;\"givepsychological support\";\"psychological warfare”Purpose: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your plannedactions;\"his intent was to provide a new translation\";\"good intentions are notenough\";\"it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate 293

The Bible Basicsneeds\";\"he made no secret of his designs”RReading: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguisticmessage;\"he enjoys reading books\"Real: any rational or irrational numberReaps: gather, as of natural products;\"harvest the grapes\"Regeneration: (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts ororgansRelationship: idea of origin or descent, but also that of personal relation,and is often used metaphorically of\"that intimate and reciprocal relationshipformed between the condition or fact of being related; connection orassociation.Religions: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that controlhuman destiny;\"he lost his faith but not his morality\"Renewing: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new orlike new;\"we renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years\";\"theyrenewed their membership”Repentance: remorse for your past conductReserved: hold back or set aside, especially for future use orcontingency;\"they held back their applause in anticipation\"Respecter: a person who respects someone or something; usually used in thenegative;\"x is no respecter of y”Restoration: the reign of charles ii in england; 1660-1685Reverence: a profound emotion inspired by a deity;\"the fear of god”Rewards: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing;\"thewages of sin is death\";\"virtue is its own reward\"Right: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmentalbody by law or tradition or nature;\"they are endowed by their creator withcertain unalienable rights\";\"certain rights can never be granted to thegovernment but must be kept in the hands of the people\"- eleanorroosevelt;\"a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is somethingthat nobody can take away”Righteous: morally justified (\"Righteous indignation\"), characterized by orproceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice (\"The...prayer of a 294

The Bible Basicsrighteous man availeth much- James 5:16\")Rights: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmentalbody by law or tradition or nature;\"they are endowed by their creator withcertain unalienable rights\";\"certain rights can never be granted to thegovernment but must be kept in the hands of the people\"- eleanorroosevelt;\"a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is somethingthat nobody can take away”SSaints: person of exceptional holiness, a person who has died and has beendeclared a saint by canonization, model of excellence or perfection of a kind;one having no equal, hold sacred, in the Catholic church; declare (a deadperson) to be a saintSalvation: (christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evilSanctification: a religious ceremony in which something is made holySanctify: render holy by means of religious ritesScripture: the sacred writings of the christian religions;\"he went to carry theword to the heathen”Sealed: close with or as if with a seal;\"she sealed the letter with hot wax\"Secrets: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to theintelligence; beyond ordinary understanding (\"The secret learning of theancients\")Section: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written ormusical);\"he always turns first to the business section\";\"the history of thiswork is discussed in the next section”Seek: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence ofSeeking: the act of searching for something;\"a quest for diamonds\"Servant: a person working in the service of another (especially in thehousehold)Sinner: a person who sins (without repenting)Sins: estrangement from godSlave: a person who is owned by someoneSlow: lose velocity; move more slowly;\"the car decelerated\"Someone: a human being;\"there was too much for one person to do”Son: a male human offspring;\"their son became a famous judge\";\"his boy istaller than he is” 295

The Bible BasicsSows: an adult female hogSpirit: the vital principle or animating force within living thingsStating: the way something is with respect to its main attributes (\"Thecurrent state of knowledge\")Steps: a flight of stairs or a flight of stepsStrongholds: a strongly fortified defensive structureSupport: the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying withmoney or necessities;\"his support kept the family together\";\"they gave himemotional support during difficult times\"Surrender: acceptance of despairTTestament: a profession of belief;\"he stated his political testament”Think: an instance of deliberate thinking;\"i need to give it a good think\"Thinking: the process of using your mind to consider somethingcarefully;\"thinking always made him frown\";\"she paused for thought\"Thought: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about;\"itwas not a good idea\";\"the thought never entered my mind\"Tongue: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membraneand located in the oral cavityTopics: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;\"he didn't want todiscuss that subject\";\"it was a very sensitive topic\";\"his letters were alwayson the theme of love\"Transform: subject to a mathematical transformationTransformation: a qualitative changeTrinity: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and oneTrue: proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is incorrect or proper alignment;\"out of true”Trusting: have confidence or faith in;\"we can trust in god\";\"rely on yourfriends\";\"bank on your good education\";\"i swear by my grandmother'srecipes\"Types: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing;\"what type of sculpture doyou prefer?”V 296

The Bible BasicsVerses: literature in metrical formWWalk: the act of traveling by foot;\"walking is a healthy form of exercise”Wants: a state of extreme povertyWater: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clearcolorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degreescentigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solventWill: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose (\"Where there's a will there's away\")Witnessing: be a witness to;\"she witnessed the accident and had to testify incourt\"Word: a unit of language that native speakers can identify;\"words are theblocks from which sentences are made\";\"he hardly said ten words allmorning”Worked: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose orout of necessity;\"i will work hard to improve my grades\";\"she worked hardfor better living conditions for the poor\"Working: a mine or quarry that is being or has been workedWorld: everything that exists anywhere;\"they study the evolution of theuniverse\";\"the biggest tree in existence\"Worshipping: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerateas an idol;\"many teenagers idolized the beatles\"Wronged: treat unjustly; do wrong to 297