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March 6, 2011

Redemption

Redemption Greek = ἀπολύτρωσις Strong’s Greek and Hebrew Dictionary = From a compound of apo (ἀπο) meaning from or out of and lutron a ransom from the root luo meaning to loosen something as with a redemptive price.  Merriam-Webster = n – the act or process […]
April 7, 2011

Inheritance

Inheritance Greek  – κληρονομία Strong’s Greek and Hebrew Dictionary From (kleronomos); heirship, i.e. (concrete) a patrimony or (genitive) a possession :- inheritance. Merriam-Webster n. An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate, which the […]
April 28, 2011

Repentance

Repentance  Greek = μετάνοια  Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary = (subject) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication reversal (of [another’s] decision):- repentance (Compunction = anxiety arising from awareness of guilt.) (Reformation = the act or process of improving something or someone by removing or correcting […]
April 29, 2011

Remission

Remission (of sins) Greek =  ἄφεσις  Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary = freedom; (figurative) pardon: – deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission Merriam-Webster = 5. Forgiveness; pardon; that is, the giving up of the punishment due to a crime; as the remission of sins. The King James […]