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FEASTS - FILTHY COMMUNICATION

a form of selfishness, and that therefore no fruit Flattery, Flattering Titles, Guile, Hypocrisy, Sincere,
produced by it, however well it may look to the eye, can Sleight, Subtil, Unfeigned.]
be truly acceptable to God. This is true; but it is only a FELIX (happy). Ac. 23:24; 24:24.
half truth, and half truths are often the most dangerous FELLER. One who hews or knocks down trees (Is.
of errors. What is the other half of the truth? Although 14:8).
fear in itself and by itself cannot produce truly good or
spiritually right action, it yet performs a vital function in FELLOES. Exterior part of the rim of a wheel,
keeping the soul awake. Fear rings the alarm bell and supported by the spokes (1 Ki. 7:33).
rouses the conscience. It blows the trumpet of warning. FELLOWS. Companions (Jud. 11:37; Ps. 45:15).
It creates pause and opportunity for all better and FELLOWSHIP. Sharing; communion. The Christian is
nobler things to make themselves heard. It allows a man brought into fellowship with God and the household of
to become aware fo the realities, and when he is once faith through Jesus Christ (1 Jn. 1:3; 2 Co. 1:9-10).
placed in contact with them the best things begin. Maintaining fellowship requires separation from evil
Everything depends on being made earnest, sensitive, and confession of sin (1 Jn. 1:5-9; 1 Co. 10:20-21; 2 Co.
lifted into a sense of the eternal verities. The highest 6:14; Ep. 5:11). [See Church Discipline, Love,
principles, righteousness and love, are often in the best Separation, Unity.]
of men forgetful and fickle. They are ensnared, FEMINISM. A movement which denies, to various
oppressed, and bewildered many a time, and need the degrees, the Bible’s teaching on the nature and created
keen influence of fear to being them to themselves position of the woman. [See God for commentary on
again” (The Biblical Illustrator). “Almighty God.”] [See also Anglican Church, Episcopal,
“God claims fear as a Father—reverence, no doubt, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Timothy, Women
mainly—honor, awe in the realizing of His infinitude; Preachers, World Council of Churches.]
but something else. For God as a Father judgeth. Did He FEN. Swamp (Job 40:21).
not judge and condemn all sin He could be no true FENCED. Fortified; defended (Nu. 32:17; De. 3:5).
Father. Love must hate sin and show its hatred. Father is FERTILE CRESCENT. The territory which stretches
no weak, soft, indulgent word. It means love, and along the Euphrates river and down into Palestine. It is
because it means love it means right, and undying the fertile land bordering the Syrian desert from the
opposition to evil. The Father judgeth without respect of northeast to the northwest.
persons. There is no other Father than the Father who
judgeth. If I believe in a Father that judges, that will FERVENT. (1) Ardent; earnest; excited; glowing;
certainly rouse me up—it will waken my slumbering vehement (Ro. 12:11; 1 Pe. 1:22; 4:8). (2) Burning (2
energies, it will cause me to look well to the state of my Pe. 3:10, 12).
heart and life; but the word Father will always keep the FESTIVAL. A holiday or religious celebration. [See
thought of judgment from overwhelming me” (The Feasts.]
Biblical Illustrator). [See Anger, Day of the Lord, God, FETTERS. Bonds or chains which bind prisoners (Ju.
Holy, Humble, Judgment, Pride, Vengeance.] 6:21; Ps. 105:18; 149:8).
FEASTS. Jewish holy days prescribed in the O.T. FIDELITY. Faithfulness; steadfastness (Tit. 2:10).
There were seven feasts—Day of Atonement, Firstfruits, FIGURATIVE. Symbolical; typical. [See Allegorical,
Passover, Pentecost, Sabbath, Tabernacles, Trumpet, Poetry, Type.]
Unleavened Bread, (Le. 23). FILLET. To fasten (Ex. 27:17; 38:28).
FEED WITH THY ROD. This expression in Micah FILLING OF THE SPIRIT. [See Holy Spirit.]
7:14 “signifies both to feed and to rule. The shepherd
invariably carries a staff or rod with him when he goes FILTH. Dirt; that which soils; waste; corruption;
forth to feed his flock. With this staff he rules and pollution (Is. 4:4; 1 Co. 4:13; 1 Pe. 3:21).
guides the flock to their green pastures, and defends FILTHINESS. That which defiles; dirtiness; foulness;
them from their enemies. With it, also, he corrects them corruption; pollution; impurity (2 Ch. 29:5; Ezr. 6:21;
when disobedient, and brings them back when 9:11; Pr. 30:12; Is. 28:8; Eze. 22:15; 24:13; 2 Co. 7:1;
wandering” (The Land and the Book). Ep. 5:4; Ja. 1:21; Re. 17:4). In Ep. 5:4 this term is
FEIGN. To devise; to pretend; to impersonate (1 Sa. particularly connected with that which is immoral and
21:13; 2 Sa. 14:2; 1 Ki. 14:5-6; Ne. 6:8; Ps. 17:1; Je. sexually impure. Elsewhere it is a general description of
3:10; Lk. 20:20; 2 Pe. 2:3). [See Beguile, Cunning, anything that is morally and spiritually unclean. [See
Cunning Craftiness, Deceit, Dissemble, Dissimulation, Immoral, Sin.]
Doubletongued, Entice, False Teaching, False Witness, FILTHY COMMUNICATION. This phrase in Col. 3:8
refers to any sort of immoral and improper language. It

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