Fear Not — 150-Day Devotional
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Chrisma (χρῖσμα) — Anointing — the impartation of the Holy Spirit
"You have the chrisma from the Holy One" (1 John 2:20). The chrisma is not an external ceremony but the inner anointing of the Holy Spirit that teaches, empower
Katallage (καταλλαγή) — Reconciliation — the restoration of a broken relationship
Katallage describes the exchange from enmity to peace. God does not need to be reconciled — we do. Paul declares that God was in Christ katalassonting the world
Thlipsis (θλῖψις) — Tribulation, pressure, distress — being squeezed
Thlipsis literally means pressure applied to squeeze something. Jesus promises thlipsis in the world — but adds "take courage; I have overcome the world" (John
Daimonion (δαιμόνιον) — Demon — an evil spiritual being
Daimonia are fallen spiritual beings under Satan's authority who oppose God's Kingdom. Jesus cast out daimonia as a sign that the Kingdom had arrived (Matthew 1
Poimen (ποιμήν) — Shepherd — one who leads, feeds, and protects a flock
"I am the good poimen. The good poimen lays down His life for the sheep" (John 10:11). Jesus uses the richest OT imagery of shepherd (Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34) and
Orphanos (ὀρφανός) — Orphan — one without a father's protection
"I will not leave you as orphanos" (John 14:18) — Jesus's promise before the cross. The Spirit's coming is the fulfillment: those who were fatherless now have t
Chera (χήρα) — Widow — a woman who has lost her husband
Chera appears prominently in Jesus's ministry — He raised the widow of Nain's son (Luke 7), praised the widow's offering (Mark 12), and warned against those who
Apokalupsis (ἀποκάλυψις) — Revelation — the uncovering, the unveiling
Apo (from) + kaluptō (to cover) — the removal of a veil. The book of Revelation is the Apokalupsis of Jesus Christ: His full unveiling. Paul received his Gospel
Iesous (Ἰησοῦς) — Jesus — the Greek form of the Hebrew Yeshua (salvation)
Iesous appears over 900 times in the New Testament. Acts 4:12 declares there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved. Philippians 2:10 says a
Ploutos (πλοῦτος) — Wealth, riches — abundance of resources
Paul's deepest use of ploutos is not material: "the riches of His glory," "the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Ephesians 3:8). Jesus became poor so that through
Proskuneo (προσκυνέω) — To worship, to bow down, to kiss toward
Literally "to kiss toward" — the gesture of submission before a superior. Proskuneo is the main NT word for worship. "God is spirit, and those who proskuneo Him
Mathetes (μαθητής) — Disciple — a learner who follows and becomes like the teacher
Mathetes is not just a student who absorbs information — a disciple apprentices to a rabbi, imitating his way of life. Jesus commands making mathetes of all nat
Apollumi (ἀπόλλυμι) — To perish, to be lost, to be destroyed
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not apollumi but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Apollumi is the very
Palingenesia (παλιγγενεσία) — Regeneration — the new birth, becoming a new creation
Palin (again) + genesis (birth, beginning). Titus 3:5 speaks of the washing of palingenesia. John 3:3 — Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born anothen (again, fr
Lutrosis (λύτρωσις) — Redemption, deliverance — release by payment of a ransom
Lutrosis describes the act of buying back a slave or prisoner by paying the required price. Jesus declared He came to give His life as a lutron (ransom) for man
Hamartia (ἁμαρτία) — Sin — to miss the mark, to fall short of God's standard
The primary NT word for sin, from a root meaning to miss a target. John 1:29 — "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the hamartia of the world." Jesus did not
Eidololatria (εἰδωλολατρία) — Idolatry — the worship of images, the placing of anything above God
Eidolon (image) + latreia (worship/service). Idolatry is not only bowing to statues; Paul identifies covetousness as eidololatria (Colossians 3:5). Anything tha
Euodoo (εὐοδόω) — To prosper, to have a good journey, to succeed
"I pray that you may euodoo in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers" (3 John 1:2). Euodoo encompasses holistic flourishing — financial, physi
Diabolos (διάβολος) — Slanderer, false accuser — the devil as the ultimate accuser
Dia (through, across) + ballo (to throw) — one who throws accusations. Diabolos is both Satan's title and a descriptor of those who bear false witness. Revelati
Therapeuo (θεραπεύω) — To serve, attend to, minister to the sick — healing as process
The root of the English words "therapy," "therapist," and "therapeutic." In the Gospels, therapeuo describes Jesus going about healing all kinds of sickness (Ma