From 28b29bdee193d6f46615a042eab02ba52f155cde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Nickell Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 21:52:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/preach.md' --- bible/other/preach.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/bible/other/preach.md b/bible/other/preach.md index 3a43fbae..01a9774b 100644 --- a/bible/other/preach.md +++ b/bible/other/preach.md @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ ## Definition: ## To "preach" means to speak to a group of people, teaching them about God and urging them to obey him. +Related concept: proclaim, proclaims, proclaimed, proclaiming, proclamation, proclamations +Definition of proclaim: to announce or declare something publicly and boldly. * Often preaching is done by one person to a large group of people. It is usually spoken, not written. * "Preaching" and "teaching" are similar, but are not exactly the same. @@ -12,6 +14,14 @@ To "preach" means to speak to a group of people, teaching them about God and ur (See also: [good news](../kt/goodnews.md), [Jesus](../kt/jesus.md), [kingdom of God](../kt/kingdomofgod.md)) + +Often in the Bible, "proclaim" means to announce publicly something that God has commanded, or to tell others about God and how great he is. +In the New Testament, the apostles proclaimed the good news about Jesus to many people in many different cities and regions. +The term "proclaim" can also be used for decrees made by kings or for denouncing evil in a public way. +Other ways to translate "proclaim" could include "announce" or "openly preach" or "publicly declare." +The term "proclamation" could also be translated as "announcement" or "public preaching." +(See also: preach) + ## Bible References: ## * [2 Timothy 04:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/04/01)