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The term "adequately" refers to the state of being sufficient or satisfactory in quality or quantity. In a biblical context, it often relates to God's provision, human responsibility, and the sufficiency of God's grace and guidance in the life of believers.
Divine Provision and SufficiencyThe Bible frequently emphasizes God's ability to provide adequately for His people. In
Philippians 4:19, the Apostle Paul assures believers, "And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus" . This verse underscores the belief that God is both willing and able to meet the needs of His followers, providing them with what is necessary for their spiritual and physical well-being.
In the Old Testament, the Israelites' journey through the wilderness serves as a testament to God's adequate provision. Despite their circumstances, God provided manna from heaven (
Exodus 16:4) and water from a rock (
Exodus 17:6), demonstrating His faithfulness and sufficiency.
Human ResponsibilityWhile God provides adequately, Scripture also calls believers to act responsibly with what they have been given. In the Parable of the Talents (
Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus illustrates the importance of using one's resources wisely and diligently. The servants who invested their talents were commended, while the one who did nothing was rebuked. This parable highlights the expectation that believers should manage their resources adequately, using them for God's glory and the advancement of His kingdom.
Sufficiency of GraceThe concept of adequacy is also closely linked to the sufficiency of God's grace. In
2 Corinthians 12:9, Paul recounts the Lord's words to him: "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness" . This passage reveals that God's grace is adequate to sustain believers through trials and weaknesses, providing them with the strength they need to persevere.
Spiritual AdequacyThe Bible also addresses the adequacy of spiritual resources available to believers. In
2 Timothy 3:16-17, Paul writes, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work" . This passage affirms that Scripture provides adequate guidance and instruction for living a life that pleases God.
ConclusionIn summary, the concept of adequacy in the Bible encompasses God's provision, human responsibility, the sufficiency of grace, and the spiritual resources available to believers. Through His Word and Spirit, God equips His people to live faithfully and fruitfully, ensuring that they have all they need to fulfill His purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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adv.) In an adequate manner.
Greek
412. aneklaletos -- unspeakable... 412 (from 1 "not" and 1583 , " tell") -- properly, unable to fully describe or report;
impossible to communicate (convey)
adequately by words; hence, , (used
...627. apologia -- a speech in defense
... 627 (from 575 , "from" and 3056 , "intelligent reasoning") -- properly, a well-reasoned
reply; a toadequately address the issue(s) that is raised....
5142. trepho -- to make to grow, to nourish, feed
... 5142 (from 5160 , "food") -- properly, , fully develop becauseadequately ();
(figuratively) to bring (or experience) "personal," ie spiritual from being...
Strong's Hebrew
1580. gamal -- to deal fully oradequately with, deal out to, wean...... gamal. 1581 . to deal fully or
adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen.
Transliteration: gamal Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-mal') Short Definition: weaned.
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Whether virtue isAdequately Divided into Moral and Intellectual?
... OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether
virtue isadequately divided into moral and intellectual?...
Whether Life isAdequately Divided into Active and Contemplative?
... OF THE DIVISION OF LIFE INTO ACTIVE AND CONTEMPLATIVE (TWO ARTICLES) Whether
life isadequately divided into active and contemplative?...
Whether Evil isAdequately Divided into Pain* and Fault?
... TREATISE ON THE DISTINCTION OF GOOD AND EVIL (QQ -49)THE DISTINCTION OF THINGS IN
PARTICULAR (SIX ARTICLES) Whether evil isadequately divided into pain* and...
Seeing, However, that Celsus Quotes from an Epistle of Plato...
... quotes from an epistle of Plato another statement to the following effect, viz.:
"If it appeared to me that these matters could beadequately explained to the...
The Sunday School or Church School
... Departments. It is essential that the Secondary, or Teen Age Division,
which enrolls the adolescent boy, beadequately organized....
Whether the Image of God is in Man?
... the same species as that which it represents"; and he also says that "an image is
the undivided and united likeness of one thingadequately representing another...
Blessed be that Child, who Gladdened Bethlehem To-Day!
... Blessed be He Whom our mouth cannotadequately praise, because His Gift is too great
for skill of orators [to tell]; neither can the facultiesadequately...
God's Providence
... But it is asked, why did God create men free, and therefore fallible? It were
presumption to think of answering this questionadequately....
Spiritual Religion in High Places --Rous, Vane, and Sterry
... The inner life and the varied tendencies of the Commonwealth are too rich and
complicated to beadequately treated here.[1] The purpose of this chapter is to...
Chapter xvii
... 'Eloh??m covers the ideaadequately from this point onward, for the Creator is
about to do a creative work in enabling Sarai to bring forth....
Thesaurus
Adequately (1 Occurrence)... (adv.) In an adequate manner. Multi-Version Concordance
Adequately (1 Occurrence).
Acts 18:26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue.
...Synoptic
... Dr. Stanton, eg, says, "The relations between the first 3 Gospels cannot beadequately
explained simply by the influence of oral tradition" (Gospels as...
Quicken (16 Occurrences)
... Of these words (1) and (4) had simply the sense of life, and this idea was in 1611
adequately given, by the word "quick," although this sense of the word has...
Quick (49 Occurrences)
... Of these words (1) and (4) had simply the sense of life, and this idea was in 1611
adequately given, by the word "quick," although this sense of the word has...
Nehushtan (1 Occurrence)
... It is not a term that can beadequately explained by reference to verbal roots,
but is rather an epitome of the reverence of those who, however mistakenly...
Unspeakable (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Incapable of beingadequately described;
inexpressibly bad; unutterable; as, unspeakable grief or rage....
Well (2882 Occurrences)
... 15. (vt) Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or
use; suitably; abundantly; fully;adequately; thoroughly. 16....
Fully (153 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely;
without lack or defect;adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully...
Moderately (1 Occurrence)
... It is thus more truly just than strict justice would have been; no Latin word exactly
andadequately renders it; clementia sets forth one side of it, aequitas...
Chamber (73 Occurrences)
... nishkah, `aliyah, tsela`, and the Aramaic word `illith): For the most part the word
chamber is the expression of an idea which would beadequately expressed by...
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