Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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951. Jesus Before Pilate
John 18:28-40, John 19:1-16
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Gary M. Burge
... had distinguished themselves in imperial service. It was the guarantee of a good career. Therefore Pilate must choose between this new king and Caesar. In two discourses, Jesus described the dangerous temptation to regard secular acclaim above divine approval (5:44; 12:43). Pilate chooses the former (19:13–16) and goes through the motions of making a judicial edict. The “Stone Pavement” (Aramaic gabbata, “elevated place”?) may have been a visible platform for such pronouncements. (Archaeologists ...
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Gary M. Burge
... through which Jesus can be enthroned as the king of all. This exclusive claim directly challenges the Jewish leaders, who see the temple cult as their base of power. Peter and John make it clear that one can no longer rely on the sacrificial system in seeking approval in the eyes of God. Moreover, as the “Lord of all” (10:36), he is able to save all those who believe in him. Noting the impact of the miracle performed by these apostles, these Jewish leaders can only urge them not to preach this gospel (4 ...
953. Peter’s Vision
Acts 10:9-23a, Acts 10:23b-48
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Gary M. Burge
... among these Gentiles (10:45). As in the Pentecost event, where God’s people experienced the miracle of tongues, these Gentiles also receive this gift when they are accepted as equal to Jewish believers (10:46). In response to the manifestation of divine approval, Peter also has them baptized “in the name of Jesus Christ” (10:48). Although this is undoubtedly a new era in God’s salvific plan, Luke also emphasizes its continuity with the past. First, this salvation to the Gentiles originated with the ...
954. In Corinth
Acts 18:1-17
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Gary M. Burge
... . The fact that Gallio dismisses the case the Jews have brought against Paul fulfills the promise made by the risen Lord (18:14–16). Gallio’s verdict is important in that the early Christian movement is not to be considered a subversive sect but one related to Judaism, a religion approved by Rome. Luke’s emphasis on this verdict shows that even the Roman officials are but an instrument of God as he reveals his glory to the ends of the earth (cf. Acts 4:28).
955. The Lord’s Supper
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
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Gary M. Burge
... as it is, their behavior does “more harm than good.” For in the midst of a celebration of unity, there are divisions among fellow believers. And while some “differences” are needed to distinguish those who believe and act genuinely (receiving “God’s approval” as a result) from those who do not, other differences are unnecessary; and if stubbornly or pridefully maintained, they are liable to result in judgment (11:34). The division between those who remain hungry and those who get drunk at the ...
956. False Teaching
2 Timothy 2:14-26
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Gary M. Burge
... ” (2:15). The only other places this verb occurs in the Bible are in the Septuagint at Proverbs 3:6 and 11:5, where it refers to clearing a straight road. Timothy is to focus on forthrightness of speech and correctness of meaning. His own approval before God is at stake, and so is the health of his (and their) hearers. Paul compares the ungodliness that the false teachers promote with flesh-decaying and foul-smelling gangrene—an image that fits the theme of “sound [i.e., healthy] doctrine” in the ...
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Gary M. Burge
... 3). It is comforting to be reminded that the temptations one faces are neither unique nor even as severe as others have courageously endured, and the stirring examples of faith under trial will strengthen one’s determination to be equally worthy of God’s approval. In a statement similar to Romans 8:24–25, faith is defined as the unshakable confidence in the reality of the yet unseen world and the certainty of God’s yet unfulfilled promises. This definition of faith is illustrated by reference to the ...
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Gary M. Burge
... lasting impression is made; the word has not really penetrated the heart and life of the person who has heard. But the person who carefully listens to God’s word and continues to put it into practice, not forgetting it—this person receives God’s approval (1:25). It should be noted that the “word” of verse 22 has become in verse 25 “the perfect law that gives freedom.” This is indicative of James’s holistic understanding of God’s word: the “word of truth” (1:18) that regenerates us is ...
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Gary M. Burge
... might explain the reason for the first antichristic crisis. Jewish Christians had abandoned the Jesus movement to return to the religious security of the synagogue with its monotheism and religious certainty. (5) This would explain the elder’s positing of holding to Jesus as the Christ as integral to the approval of the Father. To deny the Son is to forfeit the Father, but to embrace the Son is to receive the Father, who sent him.
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Gary M. Burge
... are put last because each refers to sexual relations across a forbidden boundary (i.e., angel/human; in Jude 7 literally “strange flesh”). The others in the community are apparently crossing some type of sexual boundary, doing things that were not approved of even in the culture surrounding the believing community (perhaps like the man in 1 Cor. 5:1). These “dreamers” (possibly indicating the source of their “revelation” [v. 8]; NIV “on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people”) not ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... . First night they were there, they beat upon two boys and threw a hymnal at the lady who met with us and always brought cookies. She ducked in time, and then looked them squarely in their devilish eyes. Soft as the angel she was, she said, “I don’t approve of what you boys did here tonight, and neither does Jesus. But if He can forgive you, I guess I can, too.” She handed them the whole plate of cookies, and last I heard, both are good daddies with steady jobs and rarely miss a Sunday in church. That ...
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Robert Leslie Holmes
... of the devil's devious ways. In Matthew 4, the same Holy Spirit who caused Jesus to be conceived in the womb of his virgin mother (as reported in Matthew 1:20) and who (according to Matthew 3:16) descended like a dove to demonstrate the Father's approval of him, now leads God's Son into the wilderness of temptation. Let's pause for a moment and think about the significance of the place where Jesus was tempted. This is, so far as we know, the same wilderness where John the Baptist once proclaimed his message ...
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Charley Reeb
... we trust God to answer our prayers. We need to pray big, bold, Bible-filled prayers and understand there is risk in prayer. I believe we will be judged by the size of our prayers. We serve a prayer-answering God. Recently, the Roman Catholic church approved a new iPhone “App” (application) for confessions. You can just type in your confessions on your phone and be absolved. How convenient. You know what I thought when I heard about this? Big deal! I have had an “app” like this long be-fore there ...
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Robert H. Mounce
4:1 The baptism of Jesus, which culminated with the voice from heaven declaring divine approval, is followed immediately (Mark 1:12 has “at once”) by a time of temptation. The parallel account in Luke indicates that Jesus was tempted by Satan throughout a forty-day period (Luke 4:22). Matthew describes the dramatic conclusion of this period (“after [Jesus fasted] forty days and forty nights … ...
965. Who Cares?
Matthew 25:31-46
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David G. Rogne
... things are charity." These are the kinds of things that anyone can do. So often, because we can't do something great, we do nothing at all. But there are kindnesses anyone can do. To do them is to walk the Christian way and in the end to win the approval of the king. Obviously, this message of Jesus makes much of another "S," serving. "I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me," says the king (v. 36). We are being challenged to do for others what they cannot do for themselves ...
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Larry W. Hurtado
... the power to carry out death sentences but could bring a condemned person before Roman, civil powers for such punishment. There is the example of Stephen in Acts 7:54–60, though this appears to have been a kind of mob action in the absence of Roman approval. Acts 12:1–2 mentions the death of James Zebedee at the hands of Herod Agrippa (ruler of Judea, A.D. 41–44, who was the client ruler for the Romans). 13:14 “The abomination that causes desolation” standing where it does not belong: In Greek ...
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Larry W. Hurtado
... valid, or as greatly inferior to the redemption bestowed in Christ. The term translated not made by man (lit., “not made by hands”) is another word not found (so far) outside the NT (2 Cor. 5:1; Col. 2:11) and connotes the idea of validity and approval by God for whatever is described by the term. The Matt. 26:60–61 parallel does not use these terms in describing the charge against Jesus, showing that Mark has carefully worded the charge to bring out the kind of point described in the discussion above ...
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Larry W. Hurtado
... Jesus as having actually happened. The empty tomb (16:6) means that Jesus’ resurrection was not seen as an event in the minds of the disciples but as a real event in its own right. Similarly, 16:1–8 demonstrates that Mark knew and approved of the tradition that Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection, whether Mark recorded such an appearance or not. Thus, the essential point that Jesus is risen and alive, once more the Lord of his followers, but now in transcendent glory, is unambiguously ...
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Craig A. Evans
... , not Israelites, brought into the land from Cutha (hence they are frequently called “Kutim” or “Cutheans”). Jews regarded the Samaritans with contempt, considering them as fools (Sir. 50:25–26; Testament of Levi 7.2) and idolaters (Genesis Rabbah 81.3), who were killed with divine approval (Jubilees 30:5–6, 23). Brodie (pp. 207–15) works out numerous points of contact between Luke 9:51–56 and 2 Kings 1:1–2:1. 9:54 to call fire down from heaven: In addition to 2 Kings 1:9–16, cf. 1 Kings ...
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Craig A. Evans
... readers of the Gospel more than the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. The main question has to do with why the rich man would commend his dishonest manager. A second question has to do with why Jesus cites the actions of the dishonest manager with approval, using him as an example for his disciples. The first question may be answered only when the actual action of the dishonest manager is fully understood. An old interpretation of this parable held that the rich man was impressed with the shrewdness of the ...
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James R. Edwards
... verse 18 (note the third “if”).Torah was holy because it revealed God’s will. This too Israel claimed to its credit, that it alone knew God’s will. Knowledge of God’s will gave Israel a standard by which to approve of what is superior. This phrase, repeated in Philippians 1:10, means the ability to differentiate essentials from incidentals, the heart of a matter from peripherals. When Jesus criticized the Pharisees for neglecting the “important matters of the law—justice, mercy, faithfulness ...
972. Peace and Joy
Romans 5:1-11
Understanding Series
James R. Edwards
... is a compound of “under” and “remain,” meaning the ability to endure, or staying power. The word for character is found nowhere in Greek literature prior to Paul, and appears to be unique to him. It means the quality of being approved after testing, or character, and hence the distinguishing attribute of the mature individual. The Greek word is a contrastive word play with the “depraved mind” (Gk. adokimon) of 1:28 which leads to wrath and the mature character here (Gk. dokimē) which ...
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James R. Edwards
... testifies to the uniqueness of each member of the community. This is no roster of faceless names (much less numbers), but a naming of persons who were known and valued. Paul calls them dear friend … relatives who have been in prison with me … tested and approved … hard worker … chosen. Each is important not so much for his or her own sake, but in relationship to the gospel. Each epithet witnesses in some way to a labor of obedience to plant and perpetuate the faith which has been passed down to the ...
974. Divisions In the Church
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... as it is, Christ has been cast into the mix as one of a number of people with whom the individual Corinthians are claiming to identify (along with Paul, Apollos, and Cephas). Identifying oneself as being “of Christ” would normally have Paul’s approval, but the way he refers to the Corinthian situation indicates that perhaps in this case the claim to belong to Christ is not necessarily laudable. Exactly what the Corinthians think they are achieving by declaring such identities is not clear from Paul ...
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Marion L. Soards
... . Put differently, Paul’s concerns seem to be with Christian witness and mission. The failure to deal with sexual immorality within the congregation exposes the church to criticism by those outside the church who themselves know better than to approve of such behavior. Moreover, an aloof attitude toward those outside the church who have not yet experienced God’s saving power hinders involvement with non-Christians, so that the members of the church can neither evangelize nor conduct mission. Rather ...
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