E&W Collaborations - Vocabulary & Terms

- A - abomination - something that is extremely hated or detested by God; above that ye are able – more than you are able; abroad – without being confined to narrow limits; expanding beyond the walls or boundaries, or beyond geographic boundaries; aerated - supplied with air; (in gardening) a step taken to prepare fertile ground; affliction – the cause of persistent pain or distress; great suffering; anointed - to be chosen or ordained by God; Close Window - B - berserk – (to go berserk) for one’s actions to be frenzied, crazed, or recklessly defiant; bestow – to store; put in a certain place; bond - binding agreement; bout - about; bushel - a type of box; Close Window - C - common to man – experienced by most people; conversation – the way one walks or talks; one's way of life; oral communication; moral conduct or behavior; covetousness - root word of covetousness is "covet," meaning to desire what belongs to someone else; caldron (or cauldron) - a large kettle or broiler; Close Window - D - destitute – lacking something necessary; disciples - followers; usually followers of Christ; divers – various; doctrine – a principle or truth that is taught; a body of principles of a belief; a system of teachings related to a particular subject; dome – a head; double-minded – to have two or more conflicting purposes, agendas, or beliefs at the same time; believing and doubting at the same time; Close Window - E - E is for Ιric - co-founder of E&W Collaborations (www.ericlfarrell.com) enticed – allured or attracted (usually to something sinful) by exciting hope or desire; err – stray; wander; go astray, especially in thought (mentally); be wrong; deviate from the path of duty; fail morally; transgress; exhort – to give warning or advice; to urge strongly; to move one to action by using appealing arguments or advice; Close Window - F - Fallen Star – refers to Satan who is Lucifer fallen from heaven according to Isaiah 14:12 (note: he is not to be confused with the "morning star" who is Jesus. The New International Version (NIV) incorrectly calls Satan the "morning star" in Isaiah 14:12 and slightly changes the text of Revelation 22:16 to comply with that, but Jesus is the morning star as testified in Revelation 22:16 of the King James Version - KJV); "Lucifer" has been said to mean "light bearer," hence the loose reference to him being a fallen star; Also in Luke 10:18, Jesus says "I beheld Satan as lightning fall from Heaven." fetal - unborn, pre-birth; flesh – bodily pleasure or physical nature of human beings (as opposed to spiritual); fold (don’t fold your cards) – to acknowledge defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play in a card game; to surrender or give up; fornication – sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other; fundamentals - essentials; basics; Close Window - H - heady – self-willed, fulfilling one's own will instead of God's; having an exaggerated opinion of one's importance (often referred to as having a "big head"); inconsiderate; rich; violent; forceful; heap – gather; hearts – one of four suites of playing cards marked by a red heartshaped symbol; hearts also typically symbolize love or the ability to love; highminded – pretentious; perceiving oneself to be of exaggerated importance, worth, or stature; hither - here; Close Window - I - ignorance – the state of mind of being ignorant; lacking knowledge; an adaptation of the word “ignore,” refusing to notice, consider, or recognize; to disregard; Close Window - J - Job (pronounced "jobe") - a man in biblical times who was a faithful servant to God, who God recommended to the Devil as someone to torment to see if he (Job) would forsake God when under pressure. The story found in the Bible starting at Job 1:6-12 (Job, chapter 1, verses 6 through 12). Close Window - L - laden – burdened; weighed down; loaded; layeth - store away; put away for future use; leadeth – leads; long suffering – long and patient endurance of offense; enduring being provoked or injured for a long time; lust – fleshly desire; sexual appetite; depraved or unlawful sexual craving; intense longing or passionate desire; an eagerness to possess or enjoy (possibly something other than sexual i.e. money); lust almost always refers to sinful desire; Close Window - M - maketh - makes; members one of another - one body; joined together as one; belonging to each other; mic – the abbreviation for microphone (pronounced "mike"); Close Window - N - new man - the new you; the changed person you are now since you came to Christ; a different person or a new creature (as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:17); Close Window - O - old man - the old you; the person you were before you came to Christ and became a different person or a new creature (as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:17); overzealous - overly eager; overly passionate; Close Window - P - parable – a usually short fiction story told to teach a moral lesson or principle; an allegorical story; parables in the Bible did not contain names of people or real places and Jesus often used parables to publicly teach his disciples lessons using symbolism that others who could hear would not understand; almost as if talking in code; pluralism of minds – double-minded, confused, appearing to be logical and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and nonsense; prenatal – before birth (in "Modern Day Cain" it refers to those who have not yet been born again); profess – to declare or admit openly or freely; prosperity preaching – preaching a doctrine that focuses mainly on gaining prosperity, usually personal financial wealth, as external evidence of having God's favor. This favor may be preordained, granted in return for prayer asking for such things, or giving money to the preacher (or church) to get a return (also referred to as "sowing a seed"). Prosperity preaching is frowned upon by some believers, as some preachers and their followers grow to be more focused on earthly wealth and material possessions than on salvation and spiritual growth; provision – preparation; the act or process of providing; the fact or state of being prepared beforehand; put away - divorce; putting away - forsaking; getting rid of; doing away with; casting aside; Close Window - R - rebuke – to criticize sharply; to reprimand; to put someone in check; to express strong disapproval; rend – to roughly tear apart (physically or mentally and emotionally); reprobate – morally corrupt; foreordained to damnation; depraved; rejected as worthless or not standing a test; condemned; reprove – to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent; disprove; revelations – things which are revealed, made known, disclosed; Close Window - S - shewed - showed; shine-bright – flashy material possessions or jewelry; bling bling; spades – one of the four suites of playing cards marked by a black spearhead symbol, which in the game of "Spades" is generally held to play as trump cards nearing the end of the game; a spade is also a tool used for digging or cutting (literally), but it also used as a metaphor; strengtheneth - strengthens; suffer - force; allow by reason of indifference; passively allow; passively consent to by not forbidding or hindering; swine – mammals in the family of pigs or wild boars; used in Matthew 7:6 as a metaphor for ignorant people who do not value the worth of what you have to offer; synagogue - the house of worship and communal center of a Jewish congregation; Close Window - T - theology - the study of religious faith, practice and experience; especially the study of God and of God's relation to the world; (Websters 2002) thereat – there; at that place; thereof – of it; pertaining to it; thy - your; traitor – one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty turmoil – a mental state or condition of extreme confusion or agitation; Close Window - W - W is for Will - co-founder of E&W Collaborations (www.willholmesjr.com) wherefore - for the reason or purpose of; wherein – in which; whereof – of which; wrath - strong vengeful anger; Close Window

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