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Adversary; accuser. When used as a proper name, the Hebrew word so rendered has the article "the adversary" (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7). In the New Testament it is used as interchangeable with Diabolos, or the devil, and is so used more than thirty times.

He is also called "the dragon," "the old serpent" (Rev. 12:9; 20:2); "the prince of this world" (John 12:31; 14:30); "the prince of the power of the air" (Eph. 2:2); "the god of this world" (2 Cor. 4:4); "the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Eph. 2:2). The distinct personality of Satan and his activity among men are thus obviously recognized. He tempted our Lord in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-11). He is "Beelzebub, the prince of the devils" (12:24). He is "the constant enemy of God, of Christ, of the divine kingdom, of the followers of Christ, and of all truth; full of falsehood and all malice, and exciting and seducing to evil in every possible way." His power is very great in the world. He is a "roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Pet. 5:8). Men are said to be "taken captive by him" (2 Tim. 2:26). Christians are warned against his "devices" (2 Cor. 2:11), and called on to "resist" him (James 4:7). Christ redeems his people from "him that had the power of death, that is, the devil" (Heb. 2:14). Satan has the "power of death," not as lord, but simply as executioner.

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Text:EBD:Habakkuk

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The name Habakkuk means "Embrace"

He was the eighth of the twelve [[minor prophets]]. Of his personal history we have no reliable information. He was probably a member of the [[Levitical choir]]. He was contemporary with [[Jeremiah]] and [[Zephaniah]]

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Exodus 3:5

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Mark 15:47

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Acts 21:28

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Proverbs 6:18

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Isaiah 3:1

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WikiChristian:Priority Pages

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Talk:Jesus

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== Jesus grew up in Palestine vs. Judah ==
Reference: 
Archelaus’ ethnarchy of Judaea (4 BC-AD 6) embraced Judaea in the narrower sense and Samaria, and the same is true of the Rom. province of Judaea from AD 6 to 41. ''Palaestina'' was also used by the Romans to designate the whole region. After the death of Herod Agrippa I in AD 44 the Rom. province of Judaea included Galilee also. 
Douglas, J. 1982; Published in electronic form by Logos Research Systems, 1996. New Bible Dictionary. Includes index. (electronic ed. of 2nd ed.). Tyndale House: Wheaton, IL. [[User:Athrash|Athrash]] | [[User_talk:Athrash|{Talk)]] 23:02, 5 November 2006 (EST)

== Vandalism ==

The user named Legion will vandalize articles. He's done it at other wikis. He brags about them and shows them off at a message board we frequent.

: Thanks. He's now banned. By the way, thanks for fixing up some of the vandalism. --[[User:Muser|Muser]] 23:07, 16 October 2007 (EST)

Justification

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Justification is a term used in Christianity to describe God's declaration that a sinner is without sin because of God's forgiveness.

===Views on justification===

Justification is often understood as the action of [[God]] in giving or reckoning the [[righteousness]] of [[Jesus]] to a [[sinner]], so that the sinner is declared by God as being righteous under the [[Law]]. In other words, justification is the term that describes the removal of sins from a person. In the [[Book of Isaiah]] the concept of justification is stated beautifully - [[Isaiah 1:18]]
: "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

There are however significant differing views on justification among Christians.

====[[Justification by faith plus works]]====

The [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] teach that justification and cleansing from sin requires both faith in [[Christ]]'s redemptive work on the cross as well as obedience and good works. This is known as [[justification by faith plus works]].

====[[Justification by faith alone]]====

[[Protestant]] churches traditionally have taught that justification and cleansing from sin requires only faith in [[Christ]]'s redemptive work on the cross, and does not require any good works on the part of the sinner. This is known as [[justification by faith alone]], and was one of the core reasons for the Protestant break-away from the Roman Catholic Church in the [[Reformation]]. Passages such as [[James 2:24]] which discuss justification through works are explained by viewing good works as evidence of the justification that has already through the believer's faith.

====The [[New Perspective on Paul]]====

Some Protestant scholars, most notably [[N.T. Wright]], have recently questioned the traditional Protestant understanding of justification. This has lead to the development of the [[New Perspective on Paul]], which is a term that actually refers to a wide variety of more recent interpretations on the theology of the [[Apostle Paul]]. According to Wright, justification is not the process of how a sinner becomes right in God's sight, but rather is simply the declaration that a person is already right with God. Wright has argued that justification is more about [[ecclesiology]], or who belongs to the church, than [[soteriology]] (the theology of salvation). He suggests that when Paul has stated that a person is justified by faith apart from the Law, what Paul means is that a person belongs to the family of God (the church) by virtue of his faith alone and not by virtue of his ethnic identity as a Jew. This shift of emphasis has caused ripples among some Protestant Christians, who question the implication this perspective has on the contribution of good deeds or works to salvation.

===Biblical passages on justification===

The word justification is derived from the [[Koine Greek]] word [[Δικαιοω]] (dikaioo). It is used in a variety of settings in the New Testament, especially by the [[apostle Paul]], who spoke strongly about [[justification by faith]], for example in [[Romans 3:28]]
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The [[apostle James]] also speaks of justification. He speaks of it in terms of justification by faith and works, for example in [[James 2:24]]
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[[N.T. Wright]] in
: ''In theology, therefore, justification is not the means whereby it becomes possible to declare someone in the right. It is simply that declaration itself. It is not how someone becomes a Christian, but simply the declaration that someone is a Christian. It is not the exercise of mercy, but the just declaration concerning one who has already received mercy. This is a crucial distinction, without which it is impossible to understand the biblical material.''

==Links==
* [http://www.ntwrightpage.com/Wright_Justification_Biblical_Basis.pdf NT Wright on the Biblical Basis of Justification]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=MtKsruztz30&rel=1&feature=related Related YouTube Videos]

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