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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C. Marvin Pate
... red lizard” riding on the ghost’s shoulder represents lust. What becomes clear is that the ghost must choose whether or not to accept an angel’s offer to kill the lizard. The ghost makes several excuses, including that the lizard is asleep and bothering no one, and that the process will cause too much pain. In desperation, he tries to manipulate the angel, but the angel insists the ghost must ask him to do it, bringing his will into submission. The Reversal of the Deuteronomic Curses and Blessings ...
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Joe M. Sprinkle
... typically ensued (Gen. 31:54). Fellowship offerings are limited to bulls or cows from the herd or a sheep/goat from the flock (see vv. 6–16 below). No provision is made for offering birds, perhaps because the amount of blood and fat is too minuscule to bother offering on an altar.1Unlike the burnt offering (Lev. 1:3, 10), the fellowship offering can be either male or female (v. 6). Like other offerings, the animal has to be without defect (v. 6) to be worthy of presentation before God. 3:2  lay your ...
1028. The Sin Offering
Leviticus 4:1--5:13
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Joe M. Sprinkle
... eyewitness testimony to the investigating officers. Or we hear a coworker being slandered and know that what is being said is untrue or unfair. We know we should speak up on behalf of the person slandered. But often people walk away, not wanting to be bothered. The other two sins listed in Leviticus 5:1–13 are sins of neglect and impulse. In one case (vv. 2–3) a person has inadvertently contracted ceremonial uncleanness. In the other case a person has done something rash, making an inappropriate vow (v ...
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Joe M. Sprinkle
... scouts who spread the bad report die more immediately of a divine plague (vv. 36–37). unfaithfulness. This is literally “harlotry,” referring to the spiritual harlotry of unbelief and disobedience. 14:35 I, the Lord, have spoken. God’s decision is final: Moses should not bother to intercede further. 14:40 we are ready to go up to the land. Having mourned bitterly (v. 39) and confessed their sin, the people now agree to go and take the land, but by doing so they now are in violation of God’s ...
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Joe M. Sprinkle
... scouts who spread the bad report die more immediately of a divine plague (vv. 36–37). unfaithfulness. This is literally “harlotry,” referring to the spiritual harlotry of unbelief and disobedience. 14:35 I, the Lord, have spoken. God’s decision is final: Moses should not bother to intercede further. 14:40 we are ready to go up to the land. Having mourned bitterly (v. 39) and confessed their sin, the people now agree to go and take the land, but by doing so they now are in violation of God’s ...
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Joe M. Sprinkle
... to attend the pagan festivities at this time, so Christians created an alternative celebration that allowed the faithful to have fun without engaging in pagan debaucheries. We are not sure whether this account is true, but even if it is, it should not bother us. Christians can and should use the special occasions on the calendar for spiritual purposes. If the early church essentially modified the winter solstice to celebrate the birth of Jesus, it was a wonderful idea. The same sort of thing might be done ...
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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
... 30; 26:21) and Achan (Josh. 7:20). However, David’s earlier confession of his guilt, without any attempt to deny wrongdoing or to justify his actions, sets him apart from Saul (1 Sam. 13:11–12; 15:13–25). The same is true here. His conscience bothers him (2 Sam. 24:10; cf. 1 Sam. 24:5), and he spontaneously confesses, even adding the emphatic “very.”3 I have done a very foolish thing. David’s admission that he has acted foolishly is ironic, for it depicts David as Saul-like. Samuel accused Saul ...
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C. Hassell Bullock
... , for which Christ has given his life, although the two standards overlap at significant points. Illustrating the Text Our sharpshooter God Bible: Psalm 64 gives us one of those fascinating pictures of God as an “archer” (v. 7). We’re not at all bothered when the Scriptures describe God as a “Shepherd,” but an “archer,” poised with his bow and arrow to shoot his enemies, is pretty bold. However, this snapshot of God has another perspective. God enters into the fray of human conflict. In fact ...
1034. The Power of Persistence
Luke 11:1-13, Luke 18:1-8
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Maxie Dunnam
... first story is recorded in Luke 11:5-13. Jesus told that parable just after he had taught his disciples to pray, using the prayer we call the Lord’s Prayer. We can imagine the parable answering a question from Peter, “Master, should we really bother God with small concerns like our daily bread?” Jesus answered such a thought, spoken or unspoken, with a story right out of the experiences of everyday life, the parable of the friend at midnight. Both Jesus and his listeners would have enjoyed the humor ...
1035. The God of Peace
Philippians 4:4-9
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... a line. Suppose I took this piece of chalk and drew a line down the front of the sanctuary and said, "I dare you to step across that line." That's the way boys sometimes challenge each other to fights. I heard about one young fellow, though, who was being bothered by the school bully and he drew a line on the playground. He said to the bully, "I dare you to step across that line." The bully did and the young fellow said, "Now we're both on the same side." It's always better to have people on your ...
1036. Psalm 112
Psalm 112:1-10
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... compassion (111:4; 112:4). Like God, they provide for the needy (111:5; 112:5, 9); their righteousness, like God’s, continues forever (111:3; 112:3, 9). In verse 10, the psalmist abruptly shifts to the reaction of those who have no interest in God. They are so bothered by the righteous person’s acts that it tears up their insides; their hopes are obliterated.
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Gary M. Burge
... and close. Then there was trouble (2:4–8). Neither the leaders nor the people asked the Lord for orientation. Ironically, the priests, whose major duty was to teach the law—a law that called for the worship of the Lord—did not bother about the Lord. The prophets, who were to rebuke transgressions, instead now themselves prophesied by Baal. Each group of leaders mishandled its responsibility. Baal was the god of the Canaanites, a god of weather and fertility. Among the archaeological discoveries in the ...
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Gary M. Burge
... with wine. So at a time when the king is supposed to be honored and people are supposed to be enjoying a festival, they join evil companions in talk about how to overthrow the reigning king. While all this is happening, no one ever bothers to consult God to see what his will is on these very important matters. Fourth, instead of trusting God to protect them and defeat their enemies, Israel makes military alliances (7:8–12). These foreign alliances sap the strength of the nation, for such arrangements ...
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Gary M. Burge
... . The Greek word for “heal,” sōzō, means both “to heal” and “to save”—both senses are appropriate in this instance. The drama now intensifies as the interruption, so profitable to the woman, has cost the life of Jairus’s daughter. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” ask Jairus’s servants (5:35). In the Greek, Mark’s description of Jesus’s response is masterful. The word parakouō (NIV “overhearing”) can mean (1) to overhear something not intended for one’s ears, (2) to ignore ...
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Gary M. Burge
... and added “the divine Caesar” to the local pantheon, this allowed regional pride and religious identity to flourish while at the same time garnering respect and deference to the occupying Roman presence. Most Gentile residents of Asia Minor would not have been bothered by such expectations; they were happy to see worshiping Caesar as no more a problem than saluting a flag or pledging allegiance to one’s homeland. Jewish Christians, however, called for a higher commitment. In the worship of one God and ...
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Charley Reeb
... expressed his grief. After a few minutes, I asked him, “Are you afraid?” He said, “No. I feel sure that death will not separate me from Christ.” Then I said, “Then you must be sad about leaving your family.” He replied, “Yeah, but that’s not what is bothering me.” “Then what exactly is it?” I asked. He turned his head away from me, lifted his eyes to hold back the tears, and said four words that still haunt me to this day: “I wasted my life.” Then he began to tell me how he did not ...
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Charley Reeb
... magic. There are a number of popular religious books out there that seem to support this. People often believe that if they say the right phrases or have the proper technique, they can persuade God to answer their prayers. There is an old story of a monk who was bothered by mice playing around him when he prayed. To stop it, he got a cat and kept it in his prayer room so the mice would be scared away. However, he never explained to his disciples why he had the cat. One day the monk walked down the corridors ...
1043. Less Is More
John 1:(1-9) 10-18
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Charley Reeb
... to us. A colleague tells of going to his doctor for a check-up. He and his doctor were friends. After the examination was over, the doctor took off his stethoscope and said, “Now, will you examine me? I’ve got to get something off my chest that is bothering me.” My colleague said, “Sure. What is on your mind?” He went on to talk about his only daughter who just went through a bitter divorce. He said that they had so much promise when they first got married, but he mentioned that the last two years ...
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Kristin Borsgard Wee
... thought of making that call scares you, don't let that stop you. There is not a word in today's reading about wanting to reach out. Just go, it says, and do everything you can to win back the relationship. In a lot of ways it is a real bother to be a member of a family. It would be so much easier if we were just a bunch of individuals whose affairs are private, just between me and God. But here Jesus says clearly that there is no such thing as privacy in the family of God. Life together ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... to be quiet. Nevertheless, he continued to cry out. Here again is an instance of the familiar prejudice against some—like the blind man—who would have been viewed as disabled because of some sin (see John 9:2). Jesus has important things to do and cannot be bothered by such a person of no account, or so many in the crowd may have reasoned. But Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. Jesus did not share this prejudice but rather taught otherwise (see Luke 14:15–24; 18:9–14). He asks ...
1046. Marriage
1 Corinthians 7:1-40
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... who viewed their religious practice as barbarian. Indeed, some Jews underwent the tedious and painful process of eliminating the physical impression of circumcision in order to avoid stigmatization. In regard to such a controversial matter, Paul says, Don’t bother. Jews could be scandalized even as some Gentiles might be comforted by the advice. 7:19 To emphasize his contention, Paul bluntly states the irrelevance of the matter in two simple, balanced rhetorical phrases, literally, Circumcision is nothing ...
1047. Propriety in Worship
1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... reads “for it is one and the same thing as her having been shaved.” With regard to this verse and others J. Murphy-O’Connor (“St. Paul: Promoter of the Ministry of Women,” Priests & People 6 [1992], pp. 307–11) argues that Paul was bothered in this particular instance by the blurring of sexual distinctions in Corinth, although he was supportive of women’s ministry. See also J. Murphy-O’Connor, “Sex and Logic in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16,” CBQ 42 (1980), pp. 482–500. 11:7 See Conzelmann ...
Understanding Series
Mary J. Evans
... removal from the throne. The proverbial sayings of verses 13–14 may have some import that is now lost but seem to confirm that David was not a threat to Saul and that it was ridiculous for the king of Israel, which was how David viewed Saul, to bother about a flea on a dog’s carcass, which is how unimportant David portrayed himself to be. The point is that David trusted God to deal with Saul and to deliver himself from any danger. 24:16–22 Whether or not David’s whole appeal was carefully judged ...
Understanding Series
Craig C. Broyles
... are simply described in their own right. Threat is implied in verse 11, but it is mentioned only as a possibility, not as an imminent reality. To understand verses 1–4, we must ask “What is said?” and “Why is it said?” Why does the psalm bother to present a character description of the wicked? It does not lament any distress the wicked inflict on God’s people, nor does it contain a verdict of judgment or a sentence of punishment. To answer this question, we must first note that verse 1 should ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... himself comes to Jesus, whereas in Luke he first sends a delegation of Jews from the local synagogue and subsequently a group of friends. It may be that Matthew in his shorter version passes over the original contact and that Luke does not bother to say that the centurion went with his friends to meet Jesus just outside Capernaum. The first-person discourse in Luke (7:6–8) certainly implies that the centurion went out to meet Jesus. The Roman officer was probably not an official centurion (hekatontarchos ...
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