Truthbase Glossary
- Admonish
- Definition:To put someone in mind of the consequences of their behavior.
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- Adultery
- Definition:Sex with married person violating one's covenant of faithfulness and loyalty, because of a lack of a fulfilling relationship with God and one's spouse.
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- Anger
- Definition:A lust for rights at the cost of submission.
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- avarice/covetousness
- Definition:Lust for Possessions at the cost of Stewardship
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- blasphemy
- Definition:Speech designed to harm the reputation of another for the sake of preserving or boosting one's own worth, this disrupts body unity
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- compassion
- Definition:Essential part of God's character that motivates Him to act in the best interest of others, intentional and ntensive love (piel)
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- confidence
- Definition:Freedom to speak flowing from nothing to hide
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- covetousness
- Definition:Desire to have something that is not rightfullly ours resulting in neglect of our obligations before God and others; see “avarice”
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- deceit
- Definition:Promise one thing and deliver another (Satan promises pleasure and delivers pain), attempt to portray reality inaccurately so we can achieve our temporary goals, frequently by making ourselves look too good
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- defile
- Definition:Be made unclean or unfit foir service, embracing a set of thinking, values, and responses that render a believer indistinguishable from worldlings (unholy), person won't be enabled, used, blessed or rewarded
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- emotion
- Definition:Controllable response to a stimulus that passes thru a learned value filter and expresses itself in a learned behavior. It can be godly or sinful.
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- envy
- Definition:Really want something someone else has; Lust for Equality at the cost of Contentment
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- equipping
- Definition:Mending, restoring and furnishing which reqs a teachable humility and commitment to change
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- evil eye
- Definition:A self-centered perspective on life (purpose) that colors both perception and actions
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- evil thoughts
- Definition:Incorrect actions that are always preceded by incorrect thinking
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- exhort/encourage
- Definition:To call alongside
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- faith
- Definition:Believe that God is who He said He is and will do what He said He’ll do (Heb 11:6)
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- faithfulness
- Definition:Consistent, sacrificial loyalty to the truth with obvious results
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- false witness
- Definition:Saying things that aren't in accord with reality for the sake of temporary Power, Pleasure, and/or Possessions
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- Fear of the Lord
- Definition:An awareness that the God who judges, rewards and punishes is watching and remembering everything I think, do and say.
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