Who is anathema in the bible

In Romans , the expression "accursed" anathema from Christ, i. The apostle here does not speak of his wish as a possible thing. It is simply a vehement expression of feeling, showing how strong was his desire for the salvation of his people. The anathema in 1 Corinthians denotes simply that they who love not the Lord are rightly objects of loathing and execration to all holy beings; they are guilty of a crime that merits the severest condemnation; they are exposed to the just sentence of "everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord.

Any object so devoted to Jehovah was irredeemable. If an inanimate object, it was to be given to the priests, Numbers if a living creature or even a man, it was to be slain. Leviticus ,29 The word anathema frequently occurs in St.

From kata intensive and anathema ; an imprecation -- curse. Maranatha" 1 Corinthians ; elsewhere the King James Version renders anathema by "accursed" Romans 1 Corinthians Galatians , 9 , once by "curse" Acts Both words-anathema and anathema-were originally dialectical variations and had the same connotation, namely, offering to the gods.

In common speech it evidently became a strong expression of execration, and the term connoted more than physical destruction; it invariably implied moral worthlessness. In Romans Paul does not simply mean that, for the sake of his fellow-countrymen, he is prepared to face death, but to endure the moral degradation of an outcast from the kingdom of Christ.

In 1 Corinthians the expression, "Jesus is anathema"-with its suggestion of moral unfitness-reaches the lowest depths of depreciation, as the expression, "Jesus is Lord," reaches the summit of appreciation.

Thomas Lewis Easton's Bible Dictionary Anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is anath ee ma, once in plural used in the Greek New Testament, in Luke , where it is rendered "gifts.

Any object so devoted to the Lord could not be redeemed Numbers ; Leviticus , 29 ; and hence the idea of exterminating connected with the word. The Hebrew verb haram is frequently used of the extermination of idolatrous nations. The Preeminence of Christ and Bible Translation. Preservation of Scripture, Preservation of the Sanctified. Where does God say the book of Esther is perfect Scripture?

In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John A review. Various texts copyrighted by their authors. Anathema to those who do not salute the holy and venerable images. Those who do not so hold, let them be anathema. We salute the venerable images.

We place under anathema those who do not do this. See Anathema. Maranatha 1 Occurrence. Noah Webster's Dictionary vt To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed. Multi-Version Concordance Galatians but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you -- anathema let him be! The Mishna pronounces an anathema on all Romans for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ -- for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh, YLT.

Multi-Version Concordance Maran-atha 1 Occurrence.