Your Four Characteristics #7 – Good and Honest

 

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Luke 8:5-15

G2588 the heart n.fem.

Thayer Definition:

1b) denotes the centre of all physical and spiritual life

2b) the centre and seat of spiritual life

2b1) the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions,

desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours

2b2) of the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence

2b3) of the will and character

2b4) …of the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions

The inmost part of you

Mat 22:37, Php 1:7, Mat 13:15; Rom 1:21; Luk 16:15; 1Pe 3:4 (for wives, which reveals the husband)

– the heart, as the inner and mental frame

 

In Greek, the word καρδια (kardia) primarily describes one’s mental constitution

and disposition, and since upset emotions make the heart beat faster, was only secondarily

connected to the physical heart. This secondary connection wasn’t complete either,

since one’s emotions were generally thought to reside in one’s general inside

 

Luke 8:8 + 15

G18 ‘good soil’ adj (from verse 8 and 15)

Of good nature, good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy,

excellent, distinguished, upright, honourable,

1. of good constitution or nature

2. Useful, salutary

3. good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy

4. excellent, distinguished

5. Upright, honourable

 

Both G18 and G2570 are productive and produce

 

G2570 – good + honest (verse 15)

Beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent

1) Choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable

a) beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent

b) good, excellent in its nature

b1) genuine, approved

b2) precious

b4) praiseworthy, noble

c) beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy

d) honourable, conferring honour

e) affecting the mind, agreeably, comforting and confirming.

 

Strong’s def.

Better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy

1) God as to quality and character:

a) Generally, the soil of the earth (Matt 13:8, 23; Mark 4:8, 20; Luke 8:15)…

b) By impl. choice, excellent, e.g. fruit (Matt 3:10, 7:17-19; Luke 3:9, 6:43)…

c) With a meaning of honourable, distinguished (1Ti 1:18)

2) Good as to effect of influence, useful, profitable (Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34)

3) Good in a moral sense: a) spoken of thoughts, feelings, actions, e.g.,

a good conscience (Heb 13:18); good conduct (Jas 3:13; 1 Pet 2:12);

‘the good fight’ (1 Ti 6:12; 2 Ti 4:7)

Look at the last picture from the board to see the explanation of the soul realm.

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