Aaron
Abel
Abimelech (son of Gideon)
Abraham
Absalom
Achaicus
Achan
Adam
Adonijah
Advocate, Jesus as, See Jesus Christ
Agrippa I (King Herod)
Ananias
Andrew
Antichrists
characteristics of
christians, contrast with
definition of
denial of the Father and the Son
error and
faith, departing from the
false teachers as
final Antichrist, description of
introduction of
Jesus Christ and
spirit of as false religion
tactics of deception by
Antinonianism
Apostasy. See Error
Aristion
Arminianism
Arrogance. See Pride
Artemis (Diana)
Asia Minor
Assurance
Arminian position
certainties of
confidence and
English Puritans and
Holy Spirit’s working in
moral tests for
no-lordship or Free Grace view
from obeying God’s commandments
presence of holy affections and
pursuit of needed
Reformed view and
Roman Catholicism and
salvation and
spiritual growth and
tranquility in God’s presence
Athenians
Atonement
Atonement, Day of, See Day of Atonement Azariah
Babylon
Bacchus (Dionysus)
Balaam
Baptism of Jesus
Bathsheba
Believers
as “aliens and strangers,”
anointing of by Holy Spirit
characteristics of
children of God
consciences of
false teachers, rejecting
guarantees of preservation by God
indwelling of Holy Spirit
love as manifestation in
love as test of
means of grace and
new birth, evidence of
obedience to the Word of
overcomers
overcomers of the world
reasons of for not loving the world
reward of
righteousness and
sacrificial love of
sanctification and purification
testing of the spirits (command for)
Trinity abiding in
trut
guarding
persevering in
walking in
Bereans
Bible, the. See Word of God
biblical discernment mandate
evangelization and
Holy Spirit inspired
protecting and guarding
translation of
Birth, new. See New birth Blessings
Boldness in prayer
Bonaparte, Napoleon
Book of Life
Caiaphas
Cain
envy as motivation of
of the evil one
hatred of righteousness by
murder of Abel by
wickedness of
Calvin, John
Catholicism
Cerinthianism
Cerinthus
Certainties. See also Assurance; Salvation about person and work of Christ, summarized
categories of
Christian
of Christian assurance
regarding Jesus Christ
scriptural absolutes, list of
Children of God
believers as
perfect love of God as mark of
as spiritual family
transformation to Christlikeness
vulnerabilities of spiritual children
Children of Satan. See Satan, children
of “Chosen lady,”
Christ. See Jesus Christ Christians. See Believers Christian workers, finances for
Christ-likeness
Church
doctrine
false religions, threats of
homes for worship, early church
legacy and heritage of
as monument to the truth
standards of belief and behavior
unity of and truth of God’s Word
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
Comforter, the. See Holy Spirit comma Johanneum, authenticity of
Commandments greatest commandment
obedience to
as precious treasure
Common grace
Confession. See Forgiveness
Confidence
Conquerers, Christians as
Conscience
Conversion
Cornelius
Council of Trent
Covenant, God’s new
Crucifixion, miraculous events during
Cyprian of Carthage
Daniel
Darkness
David
Day of Atonement
Day of judgment
Death
blood representing Christ’s
fear of
sin leading to
spiritual
victory over
Deceivers. See Antichrists; False teachers; Error
Demas
Demeter
Demetrius
Depravity, human
Diana (Artemis)
Dionysius of Alexandria
Diotrephes
character assassination of John
personal ambition of
refusal of to show hospitality
rejection of the truth
selfishness and spiritual pride of
Disobedience
Docetists
Doctrine
and church
false
pastors and
saving faith and
on sin
Dogmatism
Domitian (Emperor)
Dualism
light and darkness
love and hatred
philosophical
Edwards, Jonathan
Elect, the. See Believers
Eliphaz the Temanite
Elisha
Emmaus
Enoch
Epaphras
Epaphroditus
Ephesus
church in and worldliness
encounter of John and Cerinthus in
John’s home church
letter to church at
location of writing, John’s letters
riot over Paul’s teaching in
Error
as the antichrist and deceiver
truth, mixing with
Word of God as defense against
Esther
Eternal life
believing God’s testimony and
and children of Satan
“chosen” as selected for
of Christian
description of
goal of hope
obedience and living forever
seed of, incorruptible
as union with Christ
exclusivity of
as present possession
Eternal punishment. See hell
Eusebius
Evangelism, need for
Eve
Evil one. See Satan Ezekiel
Faith
antichrists departing from the
Christians as overcomers and
foundational
in Jesus Christ
love, connection to
new birth and
persevering in
saving commitment to Jesus as Lord
doctrine regarding
elements needed for
of Gaius
God’s granting of through grace
as hold on eternal life
producing love and obedience
subjective and personal
temporary
False doctrine
False teachers
absence of God’s love in
altering and adding to Scripture
as antichrists
believers to avoid and shun
Christian organizations infiltration by
Christ’s true nature denied by
as deceivers
“divine truth” pretense of
emissaries of Satan
John’s opposition to
Scripture warnings about
threats to church, continuing
transcendant anointing, claim to
Fellowship
Flesh and blood. See Incarnation
“Fool’s gold,” doctrinal
Forgiveness
antinomianism and
Christ’s substitutionary death and
cleansing and
confessio
erroneous views of
as godly sorrow
as repentance
Roman Catholic Church and
judicial (legally forensic)
sanctifying (personal, paternal)
spiritual growth and
as test of salvation
Fortunatus
Free Grace
“Fruit of the Spirit,” the
Gaius
character of
friends of John and
hospitality of
John’s commendation of
John’s concern for
John’s counsel to
Garden of Eden
General revelation
Gnosticism
arrogance of
“Christ spirit” tenet of
denial of Christ’s deity and humanity
denial of reality of sin
description of as philosophy
as dualism, philosophical
John’s opposition to,
as secret, transcendant knowledge
agape love of for believers
believers’ love for
children of
compassion of to sinners
fear in presence of
as Judge
knowing
as Light
love of for the elect
name of and evangelism
nature of
perfect love of
righteousness of
saving plan and purpose of
spirit of. See Holy Spiri
spiritual fathers’ knowledge of
Trinity and
witness of. See Testimony of Go
God’s people, designations of
Gospel
exclusivity of
preaching, need for
proclamation, beginning of
salvation through
Grac
believers to use means of
as blessing
common
gratitude for God’s
hearing of the gospel and
no-lordship or Free Grace view
salvation and
special
spiritual growth and
Gratitude
Great Awakening
Great white throne
Growth, spiritual
assurance regarding
forgiveness and
grace and
holiness as goal of
misconceptions regarding
overview of
stages of
“Hall of Shame,”
Haman
Happiness
Hatred
Heaven
Hedonism
Hell. See also Satan
biblical truth about
false religion and
holiness of God and
Lake of Fire
punishment, eternal
Satan to be cast into
unredeemed destined for
Heretics. See False teachers
Hermogenes
Herod Agrippa I (King)
Hitler, Adolf
Holiness
Holy affections
Holy Spirit
Ananias and Sapphira’s lie to
assurance of salvation and
believers, confirming hope in
believers discerning presence of
Caiaphas, influenced by
conversion and
faith in believers evidence of
final Antichrist and
“fruit of the Spirit,” the
indwelling of in believers
Jesus, sending the
Jesus’ baptism and
Jonathan Edwards and
new birth and
obedience and
sanctifying work of
Scripture, inspiration of
Spirit of Christ, work of
“Spirit of truth,”
transforming power of
Trinity, and the truth and error, knowing through
union of with believers
work of for sinners
Hope
abiding, secured by
characterized by purity
description of
false or worldly form of
fulfilled by Christ-likeness
fundamental nature of
love, established by
overview of
righteousness, manifested by
sure and absolutely fixed
Hospitality
“chosen lady” responsible for
Christian duty
Diotrephes and
false teachers and
inclusive to all in the truth
manifestation of love
Human depravity
Humility
Incarnation, See also Jesus Christ
denial of
importance of
Inclusivism, religious
in first century A.D.
modern
as skepticism
Irenaeus
Isaiah
Israel
Jailer at Philippi
James
Jason
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jesus Christ
abiding of Christians in
advocate or defense attorney
Antichrist and
on antichrists
baptism of
blood of
as Bread of Life
certainties regarding
as the Christ (Messiah)
confession of as God incarnate
confession of sins and
deity of
equality of with the Father
example of obedience
faith in
forgiveness, teaching on
God-Man
on hatred by the world
on humility
Incarnation of
as intercessor
as light
love
perfect model of
teaching on
manifestation of God’s
as Messianic King
Old Testament predictions regarding
Olivet Discourse of
perfect humility and sacrifice of
personal relationship to
propitiation for sin
redemption, focal point of
resurrection of, securing hope
return of
salvation and
acknowledging Jesus as Lord
Jesus as the only way to
knowing Jesus in
view of Jesus and
sin, teaching on
sinless One
sins, taking away and
in the Trinity
as the true God
Word of Life
Jethro
Jewish religionists
Joab
Job
John
apostle
eyewitness of Jesus’ life
life, summary of
ministry location of
Papias on
preeminent place, request for
presbyter (elder)
temperament of
“the apostle of love,”
1 John
autho
authority of writer
early church testimony regarding
eyewitness to Christ’s life claims
gospel of John, similarities to
“John the Elder” as
date
destination
as personal and pastoral
place of writing
purpose
recipients of
2 John
author
date
destination
occasion of
place of writing
purpose
readers
3 John
author
date
occasion of
overview
place of writing
purpose
John Mark
John the Baptist
Joy
Judah
Judah, people of
Judgment, day of
Justification
Justin Martyr
Knowing God
Korah
Laban
Lake of fire. See Hell
Lamech
Laodicia
Last hour, the
Law
conscience and
of God
Old Testament summary of on love
sin incompatible with God’s
as supreme commandment
Ten Commandments on love
Lawlessness
Layman’s Prayer Revival
Lazarus
Letters to the seven churches. See Seven churches of Revelation
Lies and conscience
Life
boastful pride of
Book of
eternal
Jesus Christ as Bread of
undertainties of
Word of
Light
darkness and
in eternity
God as
truth of God, representing
as virtue and moral conduct
walking in and sanctification
Lord Jesus Christ. See Jesus Christ Lot
Lot’s wife
Love
believers and
brotherly
Christ as manifestation of
Christian, essential characteristic of
faith, connection to
“fruit of the Spirit,”
for God and others
God’s attributes and
hope established by
manifestation of in believers
as mark of salvation
New Commandment for
obedience a result of
Old Commandment for
in Old Testament Pentateuch
perfec
believers reflecting of to others
fear dispelled by
of God
Trinitarian origin of
reasons for God’s
sacrificial service and
supremacy of
truth and
type God hates
Luther, Martin
Malachi
Marcion
Marshall, James
Mars Hill
Martha (Mary’s sister)
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary (Martha’s sister)
Matthew
Melchizedek
Mercy
Mercy seat
Messiah, See also Jesus Christ
Miriam
Mnason
Modalism
Mordecai
Mormons on Christ’s deity
Moses
Mount Sinai
Muhammad
Muratorian Canon
Murder
Mussolini, Benito
Napoleon Bonaparte
Nathan the prophet
Nebuchadnezzar
Nero
New birth
cause of continual faith
Holy Spirit and
results of
seed of is imperishable
New Commandment
Nimrod
Obedience
apostles’ teaching on
Christ’s teaching on
Christ the role model for
commandments and
condition of answered prayer
disobedience
Holy Spirit and
indicator of salvation
love, reflective of
mandate of Scripture
salvation, proof of
test of believer’s genuineness
Olivet Discourse
Oneness theology
Origen
Overcomers
believers victorious over Satan
characteristics of faith in the truth
love for God and others
obedience to the Word
Christians as
death overcome by believers
gifts promised to
mark of
of the world system of evil
Papias
Paraclete. See Holy Spirit
Passover meal
Patmos, island of
Paul, the apostle
on adversity and suffering
Antichrist, prediction of
on brotherly love
death, view on
on Demas, defection of
Epaphroditus, view on
false teachers, warning on
on financial compensation
followers, desertion by
on hope
Lydia, hospitality from
riot at Ephesus and
sanctification and transformation of
on the Spirit’s witness
travel of as suffering
Peace
Pentecost
Perfect love. See Love
Pergamum
Persecution
Persian Empire
Peter, the apostle
Christ’s washing of feet and
on defending hope
Eusebius on
God’s presence, fear of
hospitality and
inner circle of the Twelve and
Silvanus, commendation of
Pharisee and publican
Pharisees
Philadelphia
Philip (apostle)
Philip the evangelist
Phoebe
Phygelus
Pilate
Pinnock, Clark
Plato
Polycarp
Postmodernism
Prayer
Pride
as arrogance
biblical examples of
boastful pride of life
Satan’s method of attack, as
Priscilla and Aquila
Propitiation, See also Salvation Jesus Christ as
Jesus’ coming and
Jewish believers and
in Old Testament
relation of to sin
Publius
Punishment, eternal
Puritans
Rapture, the
Reconciliation
Redemption. See Salvation Regeneration
Relativism, modern
Repentance
Reward of believers, See Believers, reward of
Righteousness
as believers reflecting God’s holiness
hatred of by the ungodly
as manifestation of hope
practicing
as proof of salvation
truth and
Roman Catholicism
Roman centurion
Sabellianism
Sacrifice. See Propitiation
Salutations
Salvation
Arminian position on
assurance of
for believers only
believers’ perfect love and
conscience, cleansed, as a gift of
elect or “chosen” and
faith and
general revelation and
God’s Covenants and
God’s perfect love in
God’s saving plan and purpose
gospel needed for
grace and
knowing Jesus Christ in
natural theology and
new birth and
no-lordship or Free Grace view
propitiation and
redemption by Jesus Christ
Reformed view
righteousness as proof of
sanctification and
Scripture truth, understanding, and
tests o
confession
forgiveness of sins
overview of
sin, certainty of
universalism and
“wider mercy” view and
Samson’s parents
Sanctification
Sapphira
Sardis
Satan. See Hell
Adam and Eve and deceit of
antichrists, energizer of
children o
children of God and
eternal life of
hatred of God’s children
indifference of toward God’s children
murdering God’s children
sinners, unsaved, as
counterfeit conversions, tactic of
darkness and death
deception and falsehood tactics of
defeat of certain
description of as the devil
emissaries of
God’s enmity to at the fall
hope a defense against attacks of
inability of to reclaim the saints
opposition of to God’s plan
serving God’s sovereign purpose
strategy for attacking the truth
temptations of, threefold
Trojan horse stratagem of
works of
Saving faith. See Faith Scribes and Pharisees
Scripture. See Bible, the Seven churches of Revelation
Shunammite woman
Simon the leper
Simon the Pharisee
Simon the tanner
Sin. See Forgiveness avenues used to incite
boastful pride of life
lust of the eyes
lust of the flesh
believer’s personal responsibility for
certainty of
characteristics of
Christians’ incompatibility with
cleansing of believers from
confessing
conquering
Demas’s spiritual harlotry
denial of
darkness, those walking in
those in deception
those who defame God
depravity, human
doctrine regarding
God’s warnings to sinners
incompatibility of with Law of God
ministry of Holy Spirit
work of Christ
Jesus as propitiation for
as lawlessness
leading to death
one who practices is of the devil
original
perfectionists and
personal responsibility and
pride and
redefinitions and minimizing of
unconverted sinners and
venial and mortal
Skepticism
Smyrna
Solomon
“Sons of Thunder,”
Sons of Zebedee, mother of
Special grace
Spirit of God. See Holy Spirit Spirit of truth. See Holy Spirit Spirits, testing the command to
as evaluation of error
guidelines for
reason for
Spiritual death
Spiritual growth. See Growth, spiritual
Stephanas and his household
Supporting workers for bringing
Sychar
Syncretism, religious. See Inclusivism, religious
Temporary faith
Tertullian
Testimony of God
elements that confirm blood
Spirit
water
New Testament as witness to God’s Son
particulars of
promise and warning of
purpose of
Tests of
assurance
believers
confession
forgiveness of sins
obedience
salvation
sin, certainty of
spirits, the
Thessalonian believers
Thessalonica
Thomas
Thyatira
Timothy
Titius Justus
Titus
Trajan
Trans-dispensationalism
Transfiguration, the
Trinity, the
Truth
anointing of Christians and
attacks on
biblical absolute regarding
Christian perseverance and
Christians’ guarding of
Christians knowledge of biblical
church as steward of
doctrinal
embodiment of in the gospel
error, mixing with
false teachers and
foundational
governing the exercise of love
guarding
learning
living in, features of blessing believers
controlling believers
indwelling believers
uniting believers
loss of doctrinal certainty and
love and
loyalty of Christians to
Mary (Martha’s sister) and
obedience to and joy
righteousness and
sabotaging of by Satan
salvation and
spiritual young men and
theme of 3 John
walking in
of the Word, abiding in believers
Word of God as source of
Uncertainties of life
Universalism
Unrepentant, the
Upper room
Uzziah
Victors, Christians as. See also Overcomers
Walking
in darkness
in same manner as Christ
in the truth
Westminster Confession of Faith
Whole world, meaning of
Witness of God. See Testimony of God Word of God. See also Bible, the
Believers’ defense against error
obedience of believers to
test of spiritual ideologies
truth of
Word of Life
communicable
historical
joyful
person and work of Jesus
relational
unchangeable
World, the
believer’s relationship to
as demonic ideologies and enterprises
as passing away
Satan’s influence on
self-destruction of
sinful characteristics of
as spiritual system of evil
victory over by Christians
war of against kingdom of God
what it does
Zacchaus
Zebedee
Zechariah
Zeus
Titles in the MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series
Matthew 1-7
Matthew 8-15
Matthew 16-23
Matthew 24-28
John 1-11
Acts 1-12
Acts 13-28
Romans 1-8
Romans 9-16
First Corinthians
Second Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians and Philemon
First and Second Thessalonians
First Timothy
Second Timothy
Titus
Hebrews
James
First Peter
Second Peter & Jude
First-Third John
Revelation 1-11
Revelation 12-22
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