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Halley’s Bible Handbook
is a treasure house of information about the Bible.
Get a copy at any Bible book store.
O.T., N.T., Old Testament
and New Testament.
These are the two parts of the Bible.
The O.T. covers the time period between the
creation to about 400 B.C..
The N.T. covers the period from the birth of
Jesus to about 96 A.D..
K.J.V., King James Version of the Bible.
For 300 years, it has been the most commonly
used Bible in English.
Originally the N.T. was Greek and the
O.T. was mostly Hebrew.
(I don’t expect you to read these Bible
verses. They
are only here in case you want proof.)
Anoint, Commonly it is to
rub healing oil on a wound. O.T. priests, prophets,
and kings were anointed with oil, symbolic of the Holy
Spirit who came upon them for the job. Jesus was
anointed with the Holy Spirit in Acts 10:38, Luke
4:18, and so are we, I John 2:27, Acts 1:8, 2:1-4.
Baptism, The Greek word
means immerse or dunk.
This is the visible part of the new birth.
Gal. 3:27, Acts 8:35-39.
Blessed, Given power to
prosper and do well. Deut. 28:1-15,
30:19, Prov.
10: 22. The way the Bible uses it, it is far more than
words to make happy.
Born Again, John 3:3, 7.
A new beginning, entrance into the family of God.
Also, born of God. I John 5:1, 4, 18.
Christ is Greek; Messiah
is Hebrew, and means “The Anointed One“
Acts 10:38. Also includes His anointing, Phil. 4:13.
Christian, (Acts 11:26) a
person who has decided to obey the words of Jesus,
John 8:51. Born again, saved, Rom. 10:9-10.
Church is the Greek
word for called-out ones. It’s all God’s
people; not a building. Also, the Body of Christ, Eph.
4:11-12, 5:23-27.
The Family of God, Eph 3:15. The Kingdom of
God, Matt.
6:33, Mark 10:13-16.
Death, in the N.T. means
being without God, not saved.
John 5:24, 8:51. The Bible
doesn’t make sense to them, I Cor. 2:14.
Faith, means to believe
that God can do what He says He will do; to trust Him.
It’s a spiritual force, Mark 5:34. A law (like
gravity, it works)
Rom. 3:27.
Fear of God,
You respect and obey Him. Not
afraid. Prov.
3:7, 8:13. It’s a process.
There are promises galore!
Psa. 145:19.
Flesh, In the KJV N.T.
it’s the word for human nature. It’s a
combination of body and soul ~ what we think, feel and
want. Rom. 8:4. (See my brochure, What’s My
Cross?)
Glory, The Bible uses
this word in many ways including wealth, pride,
praise, miraculous power, and the invisible Presence
of God.
Gospel, means good
news; the Word of God, the Bible. (Power, Rom.
1:16).
Grace, God’s power
readily available for us. I Cor 15:10 (KJV), Heb.
4:16.
Heart, The way the Bible
uses it, it is the human spirit. Rom 10:9-10, Mark
7:6. Also called the inner man, Rom. 7:22,
Holy, God
is holy ~ absolutely good. We are to be growing in
holiness, I Pet. 1:15-16, II Cor. 7:1.
Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost:
This is God‘s Spirit, Acts 5:1-4. Lives
inside God‘s
people, I Cor. 6:19. Helper, John 16:7, 13.
Speaks, Acts 8:20. Has feelings, Eph. 4:30.
Gives us power, Acts 1:8.
Jehovah, one of God’s
names. Yahweh, Elohim, El Shaddai, and Adonai are
others. Each has a meaning to show His nature. His
titles include: God, Lord, Master, Savior, and Father.
Justified, God made us
right with Him, just as if we’d never
sinned. Titus
3:7.
Kingdom of God, All
God’s people. Also, God’s way of doing things.
Matt. 6:33, Gal. 5:19-21. Includes: Kingdom of Heaven,
Kingdom of Christ, John 18:36.
Life, the new life begins
when we are born again into the Family of God, John
5:24. Saved,
born again, and part of God’s Kingdom.
John 20:30-31.
Love, There are several
different words in the N.T. for love. The main one is
Agape` (uh GAH pay) God’s love. It’s totally
selfless, has a strong yearning to give, John 3:16.
It’s a process for us, Eph. 5:1-2. This is God’s
greatest attribute, I John 4:8.
Perfect, In the KJV,
this word means mature, or job completed.
We are told to be perfect, and this is a process.
Matt. 5:48 Col. 1:28.
Praise, thank, love,
worship, adore, all are facets of praise to our
wonderful Heavenly Father God.
This is not for Him but for us! Praise gets Him
to show up with power. Examples:
II Chron. 20 :15-30, Jonah 2:9-10, Acts
16:25-26.
Redeem, Buy back.
Jesus’ death bought us from Satan’s kingdom
into God’s Kingdom. Col. 1:13-14,
Psa. 107:2.
Righteous, means being
right with God. We’ve been made
right, II
Cor. 5:21. We can’t earn it or become more
righteous.
Sanctify, means to set
apart, make holy. The Bible does it, John 17:17.
The more we read it, the more we are separated from
trusting the world’s system to trusting in God and
His ways of doing things.
Saved, Being a part of
God’s Kingdom.
Lost ~ NOT being a part of it.
Rom. 10:9-10, Matt. 18:11.
(Saved and salvation
in the N.T. and peace in the O.T. are rich
words. They include healing, prosperity, protection, long life and
eternal life. Rom. 1:16, Psa. 119:165.)
Sin, knowing
what’s right and not doing it, is sin.
James 4:7.
Sleep, (KJV)
Jesus and others used this word to mean dead.
John 11:11-14, Acts 7:60.
Son of Man, Jesus used
this to refer to Himself more than anything else. It
means human, Ezek. 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, etc.
Soul, (psyche) it’s the
mind: Thinking, will, emotions, and memory.
It goes with your spirit to heaven or hell when
you die. An illustration of this fact is in Luke
16:19-31.
Spirit, (pneuma, wind).
That’s the real you, Acts 7:59. Every human is a
spirit, Heb. 12:9, Luke 8:55, 23:46. Lives in a body
(an earth-suit) II Cor. 5:8. A human is three parts;
spirit, soul and body, I Thess. 5:23. God is spirit,
John 4:24. Devils are spirits, Acts 19:14-17, Matt.
12:27-28.
Trinity, This word is not
in the Bible, but we use it to mean the three Persons
in the God-head (Col. 2:9); God, Jesus, and the Holy
Spirit. See
my brochure on the Trinity.
Witness/Witnessing.
It’s not what you tell people. Your life
should be attractive so they will want to be saved
like you. I Pet. 3:15, Matt. 5:16. Be a witness, Acts 1:8.
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