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In biblical terms, the concept of "condition" often refers to the state or circumstances in which individuals or groups find themselves, both spiritually and physically. The Bible addresses various conditions of the human heart, moral and spiritual states, and the physical circumstances of life. These conditions are frequently linked to one's relationship with God, obedience to His commandments, and the resulting blessings or consequences.
Spiritual ConditionThe spiritual condition of humanity is a central theme in Scripture. The Bible describes the natural state of humanity as fallen and sinful, necessitating redemption through Jesus Christ. In
Romans 3:23 , it is stated, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." This verse highlights the universal condition of sinfulness that separates humanity from God.
The transformation of one's spiritual condition is a key aspect of the Christian faith. Through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, individuals are brought from a state of spiritual death to life.
Ephesians 2:1-5 explains, "As for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world... But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved."
Moral ConditionThe moral condition of individuals and societies is frequently addressed in the Bible. The Scriptures provide guidance on righteous living and the consequences of moral decay.
Proverbs 14:34 states, "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people." This verse underscores the importance of moral integrity and its impact on the collective condition of a community or nation.
The Bible also emphasizes the need for personal holiness and moral purity. In
1 Peter 1:15-16 , believers are exhorted, "But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'" This call to holiness reflects the desired moral condition for those who follow God.
Physical ConditionThe physical condition of individuals is also a concern in the biblical narrative. The Bible acknowledges the reality of suffering, illness, and poverty, and it provides guidance on how to respond to these conditions. In
James 5:14-15 , the church is instructed, "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick."
Moreover, the Bible encourages believers to care for those in adverse physical conditions. In
Matthew 25:35-36 , Jesus teaches, "For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me." This passage highlights the importance of compassion and service to those in need.
Covenantal ConditionThe concept of condition is also evident in the covenantal relationships between God and His people. The blessings and curses associated with the Mosaic Covenant, for example, are contingent upon the obedience or disobedience of the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 28 outlines the conditions for receiving God's blessings or curses, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness to God's commands.
In the New Covenant, established through Jesus Christ, the condition for receiving eternal life is faith in Him.
John 3:16 declares, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This verse encapsulates the condition of belief as the means to salvation.
The Bible's treatment of various conditions—spiritual, moral, physical, and covenantal—demonstrates the comprehensive nature of God's concern for humanity and His desire for a restored relationship with His creation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.
2. (n.) Essential quality; property; attribute.
3. (n.) Temperament; disposition; character.
4. (n.) That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.
5. (n.) A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, rescission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend.
6. (v. i.) To make terms; to stipulate.
7. (v. i.) To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
8. (n.) To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.
9. (n.) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
10. (n.) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.
11. (n.) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
12. (n.) train; acclimate.
Greek
1777. enochos -- held in, bound by, liable to (acondition...... held in, bound by, liable to (a
condition, penalty or imputation). Part of Speech:
Adjective Transliteration: enochos Phonetic Spelling: (en'-okh-os) Short
...1838. hexis -- habit, practice
... habit, practice. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hexis Phonetic
Spelling: (hex'-is) Short Definition:condition, state, habit Definition...
3500. nekrosis -- a putting to death, a state of death
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: nekrosis Phonetic Spelling:
(nek'-ro-sis) Short Definition: putting to death, lifelesscondition Definition: (...
3752. hotan -- whenever
... 3752 (from 3753 , "when" and 302 , "when a specifiedcondition is fulfilled") --
properly, "at the time when thecondition is met," ie that occurs, "at the...
302. an -- usually untranslatable, but generally denoting...
... subjunctive mood. 302 -- a conditional particle expressing , based on
a preexistingcondition (stipulation, prerequisite). This...
5121. tounantion -- on the contrary
... 5121 (from the neuter definite article 3588 , and 1726 , "thecondition of being ") --
properly, thecondition (situation) of being ("on the contrary")....
1463. egkomboomai -- to put on oneself (as a garment)
... 1463 (from1722 , " thecondition" and , "a roll, band, girth") -- properly, the
condition in which someone is secured (literally, "tucked up"); figuratively...
5014. tapeinosis -- low estate, humiliation
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: tapeinosis Phonetic Spelling:
(tap-i'-no-sis) Short Definition: abasement, lowcondition Definition: abasement...
53. hagnos -- free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred
... of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hagnos Phonetic Spelling: (hag-nos') Short
Definition: pure, chaste Definition: (originally, in acondition prepared for...
3647. holokleria -- completeness, soundness
... Cognate: 3647 -- properly, thecondition of , where all the work together for
"unimpaired health" (Souter). It is only used in Ac 3:16. See 3648 ()....
Strong's Hebrew
655. ophen -- circumstance,condition... 654, 655. ophen. 656 . circumstance,
condition. Transliteration: ophen
Phonetic Spelling: (o'-fen) Short Definition: circumstances.
...6773. tsimah -- parchedcondition
... 6772, 6773. tsimah. 6774 . parchedcondition. Transliteration: tsimah Phonetic
Spelling: (tsim-aw') Short Definition: thirst. Word Origin fem....
8216. shephel -- low estate orcondition
... 8215, 8216. shephel. 8217 . low estate orcondition. Transliteration: shephel
Phonetic Spelling: (shay'-fel) Short Definition: places....
4494. manoach -- a resting place, state orcondition of rest
... 4493, 4494. manoach. 4495 . a resting place, state orcondition of rest.
Transliteration: manoach Phonetic Spelling: (maw-no'-akh) Short Definition: rest....
6440. panim -- face, faces
... attended (1), attention (3), attitude (2), awaits (1), battle* (1), because* (80),
before (868), before the in front (1), before* (137),condition (1), confront...
4609. ma'alah -- what comes up
... of ma'aleh; elevation, ie The act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively,
a thought arising), or (concretely) thecondition (literally, a step...
1121. ben -- son
... of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,
including grandson, subject, nation, quality orcondition, etc., (like 'ab...
1322. bosheth -- shame, shameful thing
... From buwsh; shame (the feeling and thecondition, as well as its cause); by implication
(specifically) an idol -- ashamed, confusion, + greatly, (put to) shame...
4725. maqom -- a standing place, place
... mek-o-mah'}; from quwm; properly, a standing, ie A spot; but used widely of a locality
(general or specific); also (figuratively) of acondition (of body or...
Library
Of theCondition of the Offspring as to the Body (Two Articles)
... OF THECONDITION OF THE OFFSPRING AS TO THE BODY (TWO ARTICLES). We must
now consider thecondition of the offspring"-first, as...
Of theCondition of the Beasts and Man.
... Chap. III."Of theCondition of the Beasts and Man. They complain that man
is born in a more feeble and frailcondition than that...
TheCondition of the World when Our Lord Returns Proves that his...
... III. Post-millennialism Refuted. 1. Thecondition of the world when our Lord returns
proves that His Second Advent cannot be post-millennial....
Of the State andCondition of the First Man as Regards his...
... OF THE STATE ANDCONDITION OF THE FIRST MAN AS REGARDS HIS INTELLECT (FOUR
ARTICLES). We next consider the state orcondition of...
Of the Impediment of theCondition of Slavery (Four Articles)
... OF THE IMPEDIMENT OF THECONDITION OF SLAVERY (FOUR ARTICLES). We must now
consider the impediment of thecondition of slavery. Under...
Character andCondition of the Churches to whom the Epistle was...
... INTRODUCTION. 4. Character andcondition of the Churches to whom the Epistle was
addressed, and nature of the errors against which it was directed....
Of theCondition of the Offspring as Regards Knowledge (Two...
... OF THECONDITION OF THE OFFSPRING AS REGARDS KNOWLEDGE (TWO ARTICLES). We next
consider thecondition of the offspring as to knowledge....
Of theCondition of the Offspring as Regards Righteousness (Two...
... OF THECONDITION OF THE OFFSPRING AS REGARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS (TWO ARTICLES). We now
have to consider thecondition of the offspring as to righteousness....
Whether theCondition of Slavery is an Impediment to Matrimony?
... OF THE IMPEDIMENT OF THECONDITION OF SLAVERY (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the
condition of slavery is an impediment to matrimony? Objection...
aCondition in Chastisement.
... 16TH DAY. ACondition in Chastisement. "He is Faithful that Promised." "If need
be.""1 Peter 1:6. ACondition in Chastisement. Three gracious words!...
Thesaurus
Condition (38 Occurrences)... 8. (n.) To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by
a
condition; to impose or be imposed as the
condition of.
...Settle (63 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) To place in a fixed or permanentcondition; to make firm, steady, or stable;
to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a...
Polygamy
... 1. (n.) Thecondition of having more than one of wife or husband at the same time;
usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of...
Irritation (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The act of exciting, or thecondition of being excited to action, by
stimulation; -- as, thecondition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected...
Estate (40 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Settledcondition or form of existence; state;
condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation....
Madness (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) Thecondition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.
2. (a.) Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly. Int....
Poverty (25 Occurrences)
... In 2 Corinthians 9:9, "he hath given to the poor," the word used is penes, which
does not indicate extreme poverty, but simply acondition of living from hand...
Bondage (55 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The state of being bound;condition of being under restraint; restraint
of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity....
Beggarly (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) In thecondition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely
indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible....
Set (6715 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To make to assume specified place,condition, or occupation; to put in a
certaincondition or state (described by the accompanying words); to cause to...
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