AN ALPHABETICAL ANALYSIS PART 10 - Heaven Dwellers

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by  Fred Doak

An
Alphabetical
Analysis

Part 10

Terms and texts used in the study of

'Practical Truth'

By

CHARLES H. WELCH

Author of

Dispensational Truth
Just and the Justifier
The Prize of the High Calling
The Testimony of the Lord’s Prisoner
Parable,Miracle and Sign
The Form of Sound Words
This Prophecy
Life Through His Name

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CONTENTS

The reader is advised that in this tenth and last part
of An Alphabetical Analysis, the subject matter does not lend itself to a
strictly alphabetical subdivision (see Introduction).

Please ignore the article 'the' when using the Index, i.e. 'The
Effectual Word' appears simply as 'Effectual Word' and so throughout.

A Subject Index to all 10 Parts of this Alphabetical Analysis has been
included at the end of each Part.
Page
Subject Index i
Introduction vii
To the Reader ix

SUBJECT INDEX
WAY 1
WALK 6
WITNESS 22
EFFECTUAL WORD
Able to make wise unto salvation 41
The Incorruptible seed 46
The engrafted Word 50
The Word of His grace 57
Faith, and the hearing of the Word 61
The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God 66
Essential conditions 70
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHRISTIAN PRACTICE
(by Stuart Allen)
Prayer, doctrinally and dispensationally considered 76
True prayer gives access to the Father 79
Page
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHRISTIAN PRACTICE cont.
True prayer gives fellowship and communion with God 80
True prayer puts God first,
others second, and self last 81
True prayer rests upon and
claims God's promises 82
True prayer watches and waits for the Lord's answer 83
True prayer has an intensity and earnestness behind it 84
True prayer is offered to
God the Father in Christ's Name 84
True prayer is protective 85
True prayer makes doctrine real and experimental 85
True prayer will conform to the will of God 86
Conditions that govern the answering of prayer 87
Abandonment of all known sin in our lives 87
Practical realization of the truth of Sanctification 87
No self -motive in prayer 88
Undispensational praying 88
Must be perseverance with our praying 89
TWO NATURES AND THE SOUL (by Stuart Allen)
A Question of Balance 96
The Flesh 96
The Carnal Mind 97
The Old Man 97
The New Nature - spirit 98
The New Man and the Inward Man 99
Soul and Spirit 101
Sanctification and Consecration 104
Hebrew words Charam 104
Nezer 105
Qadesh 105
Male 105
HE FAILETH NOT Page
Doth His promise fail for evermore? 108
Unquenchable, Uncrushable, Upheld until Victory 111
I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee 118
God Who cannot Lie 123
Christ, the Yea and Amen of All Promises 126
For that He is strong in power, not one faileth 130
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
Some suggested lessons 134
The Holy Scriptures 134
Salvation 136
The Saviour 137
The Sin -Bearer 138
Redemption 139
Faith 140
'Children of God' 141
PAUL AND HIS COMPANIONS
Fellowship in service 142
Fellowprisoners 145
Ananias, the man who said 'brother' 148
Barnabas, the encourager 151
Silas, the succourer 156
Timothy, the son 160
Luke, the beloved physician 164
Aquila and Priscilla, or
'Greater love hath no man than this' 166
PHASES OF FAITH
Faith says Amen to God 170
Faith is the crediting of a Testimony 172
'Historic' and 'Saving Faith' 175
A Few Sidelights 177
Head versus Heart 179
Repentance 182
Faith as a Fruit, a Gift, and Inwrought 184
Page
PULPIT OF THE OPENED BOOK 187
The Opened Book must be read 188
The Opened Book must be 'divided' 189
The Opened Book speaks of Christ 189
REASONABLE SERVICE
The Association of Sacrifice with Service 191
The Sacrifice of Open Avowal 194
Philippian Gifts, an Odour of a Sweet Smell 198
The Walk that is in Love 202
The Drink Offering 205
The Afflictions of Christ 218
Bondservant, Builder, and Burden -bearer 221
Calling, Cleansing, and Committing 224
Debtors and Disciples 227
The Ear and the Eye 229
The Pierced Ear 230
The Consecrated Ear 230
The Opened Ear 231
The Opened Eye 231
Fishers, Forsakers, and Followers 232
Gatherers and Guides 236
Helpers and Husbandmen 238
Interpreters and Intercessors 242
Joints and Bands 244
The Keeper 247
The Labourer 250
Messengers and Ministers 252
Nursing -Mother and Nursing -Father 255
Overseers 258
Perfecters and Preachers 259
The Refresher 262
SYMBOLS OF SERVICE continued Page
Sharpeners and Sweeteners 264
Teachers and Teaching 267
Teaching and Practice 269
Unmoveable 269
Vessels 272
Witnesses 275
TENTATIVE TRANSLATIONS TESTED
The extreme importance of usage demonstrated 279
VICTORY
Words used in the New Testament 293
A Survey of the Field of Battle 294
Essentials to Victory 295
WAITING ON THE LORD
Silent, Restful, and Uncomplaining 303
Expectantly waiting 305
Waiting with hope 306
Waiting that stands to serve 307
Waiting as a host under command 308
Waiting of mutual and eager expectation 309
Waiting that implies faithful service 311
WARFARE 314
The Power of His Resurrection 316
The Essential Basis of Ephesians 6:10 317
Are all the Saved, Soldiers? 318
Stand and Withstand 319
The Complete Armour 325
Proved Armour 327
WHAT IS TRUTH? 329
The Relating of Relationships 332
The Necessary Limitations of the Creature 334
The Need for the Divine Inspiration of Scripture 338
Some Examples of the Proposition:
Truth is Relationship 342
WHAT MANNER OF PERSONS! Page
His Service is Perfect Freedom (Chrysostom) 345
Prerequisites for Service 347
WITH ALL THY GETTING, GET UNDERSTANDING
What Constitutes a Valid Argument? 350
Names: their Place and Importance 354
The Constitution of an Assertion 359
The Import of Propositions 361
Classification 363
Definitions 365
Propositions 368
The Syllogism 371
The Fallacy 376
Fallacies classified 384
Some Elements of Crooked Thinking 388
The Importance of Analogy 391
The Definition of Analogy 394
Analogy, and the Image of God 396
WORDS IN SEASON
A Word fitly Spoken 401
Be Filled with the Spirit 401
Faction, Fellowship, Faithfulness 403
The Goal of a Ministry 406
My Yoke is Easy 408
Prefaces to Prayer 410
Do You Wear a Veil? 413
WORSHIP
The homely character
of the Church in the beginning 419
Some of the adjuncts of acceptable worship 421

A Subject Index
(to all 10 Parts of this Analysis)
will be found at the end of each Volume
INTRODUCTION TO THE 1st PRINTING

When in about 1952, we took up the pen to prepare An Alphabetical
Analysis of terms used in 'Dispensational Truth', we were rather staggered to
realize that it would involve the writing of five volumes, especially in view
of the labour involved, the many expository meetings for which we were
responsible, the great amount of money that would be required, and the fact
that we were, to use a common expression, 'of advanced years'. Since then,
however, owing to the urgent request of many readers, we have published a
separate Analysis of Prophetic subjects, also two further volumes devoted to
Doctrinal themes. At last, we thought, we can relax a little, our task being
accomplished. But no! we were conscious that one theme had received no
specific attention, namely the 'Practical and Experimental'.

Of what use is a knowledge of Dispensational Truth, if it does not, at
the same time, lead us to seek to be 'approved unto God'? (2 Tim. 2:15). Of
what service is the knowledge of doctrine, if unaccompanied by corresponding
practice? (2 Pet. 1:5 -9); of what use was it to be able to distinguish
between the epiphaneia (appearing) and the parousia (coming), to discern
between 'hope' and 'prize', if after all we did not 'love His appearing'? (2
Tim. 4:8). Our 'doctrine' should be related with our 'manner of life' (2
Tim. 3:10). Consequently, although seven years beyond the 'three score years
and ten', we gladly take up our pen once more in the interest of 'Truth,
Practical and Experimental'. Upon examination we did not find that this
theme lent itself to a strict Alphabetical method, and yet without any
intention of invoking 'Alliteration's Artful Aid', we found our prefatory
notes distributed under the following headings. The Christian faith is
likened to a Way, to a Walk and to a Witness, expressed in Works, in Warfare,
in Waiting, and in Worship. Doubtless, better ways of presenting the truth
could be devised, but these subdivisions came so artlessly, that we have
accepted them. Some articles published in Volumes 1 to 20 of The Berean
Expositor and even later, are practically inaccessible to our readers, and we
have drawn upon some of these in the preparation of the present volume.
There will be however, no vain repetition, each subject will be revised,
rewritten and recast where the interests of truth may so demand. We
sincerely hope that the present part of this Analysis will act as a spur, not
as a soporific: an incentive to search and see, to make the truth personal
and fruitful, to lead each one to:

'Live ... looking for that blessed hope ... zealous of good works'
(Tit. 2:12 -14).
TO THE READER

Cross References

Cross references to articles in Parts 1 to 9 of
An Alphabetical Analysis, are indicated by superscript numbers. For example:

Sons of God4 refers to the article with that heading in Part 4 of An
Alphabetical Analysis.

Resurrection4,7 refers to the articles with that heading in Parts 4 and 7,
respectively, of An Alphabetical Analysis.

If the reference is to another page in this book, the page number is
printed in brackets after the title of the article. For example:

With All Thy Getting Get Understanding, (p. 350) refers to the article with
that heading on page 350 of this book.

Structures

Where the meaning of a term can be illuminated by the structure of the
section in which the term occurs, that structure is given, and as the scope
of a passage is of first importance in the interpretation of any of its
parts, these structures, which are not 'inventions' but 'discoveries' of what
is actually present, should be used in every attempt to arrive at a true
understanding of a term, phrase or word that is under review. Under the
heading Interpretation2, the uninitiated believer will receive an explanation
and an illustration of this unique feature of Holy Scripture. In like
manner, other exegetical apparatus such as Figures of Speech, and all such
helps, are indicated under the same main heading.

Received Text (Textus Receptus)

This is the Greek New Testament from which the Authorized Version of
the Bible was prepared. Comments in this Analysis are made with this version
in mind.

Where there are textual variances between the Received Text and the
Nestle Greek Text (or other critical texts) such variances are noted. The
phrase 'in the Received Text' is printed in brackets next to the word or
words in question.

THE WAY

(1) Christianity is likened to a 'way' in Scripture.

In ordinary language, the word 'way' has the following shades of
meaning, among many:

(a) A track or path. 'In the way' (Matt. 21:8).
(b) A going, progression, journey. 'Prosper thy way' (Gen. 24:40).
(c) The course of life. 'The way of sinners' (Psa. 1:1 cf. 1:6).
(d) The will of God. 'I being in the way' (Gen. 24:27).
(e) Any form of belief. 'The way ... they call heresy' (Acts 24:14).

As early as Genesis 3 we learn that 'the way of the tree of life' was
preserved by the flaming sword, and guaranteed by the symbolism of the
cherubim. This way which started at the door of the garden of Eden, wends
its course, sometimes in lowly valleys, sometimes over majestic heights,
through wildernesses, in crowded city, in tent, by pilgrims, under law, or
under grace, until in the Apocalypse we find the long trail is over and
access to the Tree of Life is at last restored (Rev. 22:2). This way is
given a number of names in the Scriptures, which combine to focus our
attention on the nature of the road itself, or the goal at the end. It is
one of the heartening consequences of being translated out of the way of
death, and having our feet placed on the way of life, to be given at the same
time a conviction that there is a purpose in the ages, and an end in view (1
Cor. 15:24 -28). Here are some of the names of this Way in the Scriptures --

The Way of Truth (Psa. 119:29,30), put over against
The Way of Lying.
The Way of His Commandments (Psa. 119:32);
The Way of Righteousness (Prov. 16:31);
A Way of Holiness (Isa. 35:8);
The Way of Peace (Isa. 59:8; Rom. 3:17),
undiscoverable by man apart from divine guidance, illumination
and grace.

Teaching also is associated with a 'Way':

'Thou ... teachest the way of God in truth' (Matt. 22:16).
'Aquila and Priscilla ... expounded unto him the way of God more
perfectly' (Acts 18:26).

The Saviour uses the term of Himself, saying,

'I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by Me' (John 14:6).

This is really a figure of speech called hendiatris and should read 'I am the
true and living way', just as Hebrews 10:20 tells us that we draw near by a
'new and living way'. Two ways, however, take their rise at the door of the
garden of Eden, 'The way of Cain' (Jude 11) and the way of Abel (Heb. 11:4).
The one way recognizes the necessity for a Redeemer, the other dares to
approach God uncovered by sacrifice. The LXX translation of Genesis 4:7 is
highly suggestive:

'Hast thou not sinned, if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly
divided it?'

While the Gospel is, and must be 'The Gospel of God', that Gospel must
also be 'concerning His Son' (Rom. 1:1 -4). Christian belief was early
denominated 'The Way' (Acts 9:2). In Acts 19:9,23 many spake evil of 'that
way'; and there arose no small stir 'about that way'. Referring to his past
life Paul said, in Acts 22:4, 'I persecuted this way unto the death', and
ultimately confessed that 'After the way which they call heresy' he
worshipped the God of his fathers (Acts 24:14). A way has been made in which
the redeemed may walk where: provision, guidance and protection is assured.
However, until the journey ends there will be pitfalls, temptations and
enemies on the route, but very full guidance is given in the record of
Israel's typical wanderings in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:1 -12;
Heb. 3).

(2) Christianity is essentially a Pilgrim Way

The name 'The Pilgrim Way' conjures up in the mind of those who know
the history and geography of England, the track still traceable, some 120
miles long, used by pilgrims on their journey to Canterbury to the shrine of
Thomas … Becket, or the term calls to mind the Tales of Chaucer, and closer
still to the teaching of Scripture, the immortal story entitled Pilgrim's
Progress by John Bunyan, whose tomb is still to be seen in Bunhill Fields, a
few minutes from 'The Chapel of the Opened Book', a meeting house which we
believe would have appealed to that man of God. The Greek word 'pilgrim' is
parepidemos. It is a compound of demos 'people' (hence democracy), and the
prefixes para beside and epi upon. Epidemeo (Acts 2:10; 17:21) is translated
'strangers which were there' or as in the Revised Version 'sojourning there'.
The added para in the word translated 'pilgrim' suggests one who is 'beside'
but not actually a 'part' of the company among whom for a time his way may
lead him. He may, with Bunyan, be obliged to pass through 'Vanity Fair'
without indulging in its empty shows. The word occurs three times in the New
Testament:

'Confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims' (Heb. 11:13).
'To the strangers scattered throughout ... Asia' (1 Pet. 1:1).
'As strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts' (1 Pet. 2:11).

Two words, paroikos and parepidemos are found in the LXX of Genesis
23:4, where Abraham, negotiating for a burial place in the very land of
promise, confessed to the sons of Heth,

'I am a stranger and a sojourner with you'.

A more remarkable passage where the two words occur once more is Psalm 39:12,
which the LXX reads:

'I am a stranger in the land and a pilgrim, as all my fathers were'.

The Authorized Version following the Hebrew reads:

'For I am a stranger with Thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers
were'.

The Hebrew word ger 'stranger' indicates a person 'entirely dependent on
another for shelter and food; without rights of property: a tenant at will'
(W. Kay, D.D.). Here, the words 'with Thee' and 'with Me' open up a
wonderful avenue of truth. God has used the words of Himself, saying to
Israel 'For ye are strangers and sojourners with Me' (Lev. 25:23).
Consequently we read that the present limited 'heaven' is likened to a 'tent'
for God to dwell in (Isa. 40:22). Not until the purpose of the ages is
attained will God Himself fail to share the pilgrimage of His redeemed
people. Since the fall of Adam, God Himself, we may say reverently, awaits
the day of glory that lies ahead. He will dwell in a Tabernacle (or tent);
His dwelling place will be a movable one, even as it was all through the days
of Israel's wanderings in the wilderness. We are pilgrims but we do not walk
alone: