Dictionary: Rest
Synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, lie, be laid, recline, be, be placed, be positioned, support, prop (up), steady, balance, lean, lay, set, sit, stand, position, place, put, be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, centre on, relaxation, leisure, ease, inactivity, respite, time off, time out, breathing space, break, interval, interlude, intermission, base, holder, stay, prop, brace, rack, hook, frame, shelf, bracket, trestle, tripod, plinth, pedestal, foundation, bed, foot, substructure, a standstill, a halt, a stop, remainder, residue, remaining part/number/quantity, part/number/quantity (that is) left over, others, those left, remains, remnant, remnants, rump, surplus, difference, extra, excess, superfluity, overflow, overspill, additional people/material/things, extra people/material/things, remain, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being
Antonyms: work, motion, movement, struggle, rage, go mad, have a fit, see red, hit the roof, toil, be active, labor, effort, agony, activity, do, blow one's stack, blow a gasket, do one's nut, go ape, go wild, lose it, drive, action, move
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J. Ellsworth Kalas
... time. We will not be dressed like John the Baptizer nor will we follow his diet -- matters for which most of us are probably grateful. But we can commit ourselves to the same Lord, and with the same greatness of purpose. While we may not be the hinge on which the grand door of history will swing, we can serve at our own special, contributory place. If it be a place where God can use us, and where we can bless others, we can ask no greater place. Whatever that place may be, let us commit ourselves ...
2. Parable of the Hinge
Isaiah 9:6
Illustration
Staff
... a struggle. "You wouldn't think one little hinge would make such a difference," said the boy. It is true that the doorways of life hinge on important matters, which we often take for granted. Christmas hinges on the birth of Christ and the Church teaches of His Spirit; but much of society takes Jesus and the Church for granted. Democracy hinges on the respect for the rights of every individual, while many take these rights for granted, while denying the privileges to others. Christmas, democracy, the Church ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... out to simply be that the batteries needed changing. When it was pointed out, one lady said that in all her years of coming to church she never knew the clock to stop working or the batteries to need changing. Sometime later Pastor Lee noticed a hinge on one of the cabinet doors in the fellowship hall was loose. The pastor heard many people complain about the hinge being loose but no one took time to fix it. After several more similar incidents occurred, it became more and more apparent that Bob was the ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... if some great calamity were to come into her life. She said, “All I would need is a place to kneel for five minutes, then I would be all right.” At whatever place we are, Jesus presents Himself alive. And that brings us to the second hinge on which the Easter door of life-giving meaning swings: PRESENCE. Note the movement of the story. As Mary and Mary Magdelene arrived at the tomb, nature explodes to participate in this mighty act of God. A great earthquake announced the coming of an angel to roll back ...
5. The Eternal Question
Matthew 27:11-26
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Maxie Dunnam
... most personal matter with which you and I will ever be confronted. The echoing bark of the hound of heaven pierces through the dark of our souls – what will you do with Jesus, who is called the Christ? Our earthly pilgrimage and our eternal destiny hinges on the cruciality of this issue. Now the very asking of the question presupposes certain truths. And that’s what I want ot talk about for a while today. Here is a right understanding of God and a right understanding of man. Upon our response to this ...
Teach the Text
C. Hassell Bullock
... , then, that New Testament spokespeople, including Christ himself, should utilize this intimate metaphor for the relationship of Christ and the church (Matt. 9:15; John 3:29; Eph. 5:21–33; Rev. 19:7–9; 21:2; 22:17). This has become the hinge on which many interpreters find Christ in Psalm 45, supported by the direct address of 45:6, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever.” Whether by the fuller sense (sensus plenior) or typology, this psalm seems to many interpreters, including this ...
7. Resurrection and History
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Teach the Text
Preben Vang
... this letter and as the high-water mark of Paul’s theological exposition. It provides the theological key that reveals Paul’s mind to his audience and explains the structure of his ethics. For Paul, everything he has said in this letter hinges on the historical reality of Christ’s bodily resurrection from the dead. Christ’s resurrection stands as the climactic point, without which his suffering and death have no significance, and because of which God’s restorative grace toward his creation is now ...
8. Matthew 16:13-20
Matthew 16:13-20
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
Turning points. Axial periods. Hinge events. Moments of truth. Every life hinges on moments that demarcate the “before” from the ever “after.” Today’s gospel text describes one of those times. In Matthew’s gospel reading for today the insightful declaration made by Peter is one of those watershed moments. From the northernmost point of his preaching and teaching journey, Jesus turns south ...
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John R. Bodo
... him a person in need, a man in whom the love of God could be made manifest and who, in turn, could make the love of God manifest to others. These visions were both present in Jesus' mind, I am certain, but he did not make the first hinge on the second. He was going to heal this man unconditionally, even if the man never said, "Thank you," let alone became a disciple. Jesus helped and healed people without ulterior motive, to reveal God's limitless love, and from time to time he earned a bonus when someone ...
10. By Faith
Hebrews 11:1-40
Understanding Series
Donald A. Hagner
... plain that faith is oriented to things not yet present or visible. Faith has in mind what (plural, “things”) we hope for, that is, what (plural, “things”) we do not see. What then is the nature of faith concerning these things? The answer hinges on the meaning of two key words in this verse. Both words are capable of being interpreted subjectively or objectively. NIV opts for the subjective meaning in both cases, thus focusing on the assurance or inner certainty of faith with respect to things hoped ...
11. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... plans stands the insecurity of life: Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. In fact, life is utterly ephemeral: You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Their projections are made; their plans are laid. But it all hinges on a will higher than theirs, a God unconsulted in their planning. That very night disease might strike; suddenly their plans evaporate, their only trip being one on a bier to a cold grave. They are like the rich fool of Jesus’ parable, who had made ...
Understanding Series
Gerald H. Wilson
... my judge,” to mean “by the agency of my judge” so that the verse describes the ruling of the judge [God] in Job’s favor. Faith in Spite of an Invisible God 23:8–9 All of Job’s hopes for a favorable settlement of his case hinge on the feasibility of bringing God into a face-to-face meeting in court. Despite his confidence in his innocence and the persuasive nature of his case, Job is becoming less hopeful that God will show up to hear his arguments. These two verses imagine the fruitlessness of ...
13. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... plans stands the insecurity of life: Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. In fact, life is utterly ephemeral: You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Their projections are made; their plans are laid. But it all hinges on a will higher than theirs, a God unconsulted in their planning. That very night disease might strike; suddenly their plans evaporate, their only trip being one on a bier to a cold grave. They are like the rich fool of Jesus’ parable, who had made ...
14. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... plans stands the insecurity of life: Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. In fact, life is utterly ephemeral: You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Their projections are made; their plans are laid. But it all hinges on a will higher than theirs, a God unconsulted in their planning. That very night disease might strike; suddenly their plans evaporate, their only trip being one on a bier to a cold grave. They are like the rich fool of Jesus’ parable, who had made ...
15. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... plans stands the insecurity of life: Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. In fact, life is utterly ephemeral: You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Their projections are made; their plans are laid. But it all hinges on a will higher than theirs, a God unconsulted in their planning. That very night disease might strike; suddenly their plans evaporate, their only trip being one on a bier to a cold grave. They are like the rich fool of Jesus’ parable, who had made ...
16. God Disciplines His Sons
Hebrews 12:1-13, Hebrews 12:14-29
Understanding Series
Donald A. Hagner
... –38. For city of the living God, see note on 11:10. F. F. Bruce points out that the main verb you have come to implies conversion (the root occurring here, proselēlythate, produces the English word “proselyte”). A difficult question of interpretation hinges on whether the Greek word panegyris (“festal gathering”) is to be taken with what precedes, “the myriad of angels” (NIV, RSV, JB), or with what follows, “the community of the first-born” (KJV, ASV, NEB, and GNB), or whether it is to be ...
17. Warning Against Refusing God
Hebrews 12:14-29, Hebrews 12:1-13
Understanding Series
Donald A. Hagner
... –38. For city of the living God, see note on 11:10. F. F. Bruce points out that the main verb you have come to implies conversion (the root occurring here, proselēlythate, produces the English word “proselyte”). A difficult question of interpretation hinges on whether the Greek word panegyris (“festal gathering”) is to be taken with what precedes, “the myriad of angels” (NIV, RSV, JB), or with what follows, “the community of the first-born” (KJV, ASV, NEB, and GNB), or whether it is to be ...
Teach the Text
C. Hassell Bullock
... . . . . come quickly. This is the third time the psalm speaks of God’s remoteness (also 22:1 and 11). Verses 19–21 climax the “you” sections of the psalm and are the point where the psalm turns from lament to thanksgiving. This is the hinge on which the psalm turns from abandonment by God to a celebration of deliverance. The urgency of the situation is pointed out by the plea “come quickly” (lit., “hasten,” hushah; see also 38:22; 70:5; etc.). 22:20  Deliver me from the sword, my precious ...
Understanding Series
Gordon D. Fee
... with verse 8 (through the motif of profitable and unprofitable deeds). At the same time, however, the contrasts in verse 9 also reach back to 1:10–16, thus bringing the whole letter to conclusion. The net result is that the argument from 1:10 (which hinges on 1:9) to 3:11 forms a kind of chiasmus: a 1:10–16—warnings against the false teachers, with their “false works” b 2:1–14—specific “good works” for specific believers, with the outsider in view, plus their theological basis b′ 3:1–8 ...
Sermon
Mark Ellingsen
... or have lived good lives does not entail that we have earned God's love. Far from it. Nor should we imagine that a good tingly feeling about God or a sudden conversion is our ticket into heaven. We ought not to think this way, for salvation hinges on God. There is a positive side to this denial of any human contribution to our salvation, to such a de-emphasizing of the emotional, experiential side of being born again. It may be that your Christian faith and lifestyle are deficient and you do not feel born ...
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King Duncan
... came to be dubbed, “The Ice Bowl.” A few of our older football fans may remember that game. Green Bay was behind five points, with just seconds to play. The Packers had the ball on the Cowboys’ one-foot line and it was fourth down. Everything hinged on that last play. In the huddle the quarterback of the Packers, Bart Starr, turned to Jerry Kramer, the offensive guard and said, “Jerry, if you can move Jethro Pugh twelve inches to the left, you will make $15,000.” Jerry Kramer caught a vision of ...
22. Moving Words
Matthew 10:1-42
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Larry Goodpaster
... daily forced to choose between the easy way, the quick fix and the glamorous but empty promises and the way of Christ. Those who move on the way with Christ are charged to acknowledge him not just with lips but also with hearts and minds. Everything hinges on and depends up on our acknowledgement of Christ as Lord of our lives. It is not an easy admission nor a casual assent. Such acknowledgment means we claim him as our final authority, the last word, the determining factor in our decision making and in ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... looked at that entire seventh chapter of Luke’s gospel and there is that wonderful story of John the Baptist. Not many people pay much attention to how John the Baptist responded to Jesus, but Luke did. He recorded an event in that relationship that is a hinge on which a great truth about Jesus and a great truth about life swings. John had proclaimed Jesus the Messiah long before. So what’s going on here? John is in prison, about to be executed, and it seems as though he’s having second thoughts about ...
Understanding Series
J. Ramsey Michaels
... his blood. The crowd seemed to hear nothing of what was involved in Jesus’ promise to draw everyone to himself. Only the “lifting up” caught their attention. But when they heard “lifting up,” did they think of exaltation, or crucifixion? The meaning of verse 34 hinges on the answer. If they understood the “lifting up” as exaltation (cf. Acts 2:33; 5:31), then they are saying: The Law tells us that the Messiah is to be the Exalted One who endures forever and rules over Israel, but you say it is ...
Sermon
Dean Feldmeyer
... and heals and teaches and frustrates and dies for those he loves in order to show them what real love looks like. Come and walk with that Jesus and you will never see the world the same way again. Everything You Thought You Knew Of course, all of this hinges on our ability to admit that what we thought was so, was, in fact not so. It relies on our ability to admit that we were wrong, and that is tough. Scientific psychology tells us that, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that we are wrong, we will ...
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