The Expository Glossary

Expository Glossary

Expository and theological terms from the teaching, each with its definition and the scripture it rests on.

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GENTLENESS: Generosity, kindness, patience, no harshness or roughness; forbearance, mildness, fairness, moderation, sweet reasonableness, goodness of heart, gracious.
GILGAL: A place where you can see God move. A place of cleansing. Called the hill of the Lord. Called the hill of the foreskin. (Joshua 5:3).
GLORIFY THE FATHER: Doing only the will of God.
GLORY: Creature submission. Operations: Christ is glorified when principalities and powers are in submission to us. Our glory comes from Christ. Glory will be dispensed when you develop the virtue or character (nature) of Christ.
GODLINESS: A relationship with your fellowman that is acceptable unto God. We cannot have true fellowship with God without having a true relationship with our fellowman.
GOODNESS: Having the proper qualities; able to endure or be used for a period of time; kindness; in the sense of upright, righteous; to express oneself in indignation against sin, but in grace and tenderness and compassion.
GRACE: 1. God's divine influence upon the heart that is reflected in our life. 2. The power to effect (change) others. 3. The reproductive power and responsibility of the Holy Ghost to beget more sons for the Father. 4. Unmerited favor or love. 5. Absolute freeness of the loving kindness of God. Operations: When you hear the Word (to listen with the heart) and make your heart available to the Word, Grace will cause the Word to effect (change) your heart. It will either breed rebellion in you or it will cause you to submit.