Bible Dictionary: Obstacles

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Greek

4297. prokope -- progress
... impedes progress"; furtherance. For the believer, this means going in
sanctification, cutting through obstacles . [This root () is ...
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4728. stenos -- narrow
... narrow, strait. Probably from the base of histemi; narrow (from obstacles standing
close about) -- strait. see GREEK histemi. (stene) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4037. perimeno -- to wait for
... 4037 (from 4012 , "all-around" and 3306 , "remain, abide") -- properly, remain
all-around, ie (regardless of the obstacles involved); to ", putting up with ...
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Library

Obstacles to Faith.
... Homily XV. Chapter III."Obstacles to Faith. And our father said: "There
is evidently much reason in what you say." And Peter said ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter iii obstacles to faith.htm

Whether the First Precept of the Decalogue is Fittingly Expressed?
... The second thing to be observed in the order of generation is that in the
first place contraries and obstacles have to be removed. ...
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"Not by Might, nor by Power"
... Such obstacles are permitted by the Lord as a test of faith. ... Often men are tempted
to falter before the perplexities and obstacles that confront them. ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 48 not by might.htm

Letter xxii. --Fidelity to the Call of God.
... is, to believe firmly that, as God is all-powerful and that nothing in the world
can resist Him, He will know how to overcome all the obstacles and oppositions ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xxii fidelity to the call.htm

Whether the Degree of Goodness or Malice in the Will Depends on ...
... Secondly, on account of the obstacles that may supervene in regard to the exterior
action, which obstacles we are unable to remove: for instance, a man intends ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the degree of goodness.htm

Whether those who are not Practiced in Keeping the Commandments ...
... This is accomplished through the removal of the obstacles to perfect charity by
religious observances; and these obstacles are those things which attach man's ...
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The Spiritual Guide,
... advanced and made progress in Prayer, and are called by God to the inward way, who
encourages and guides them, freeing them from the obstacles which hinder the ...
/.../the spiritual guide which disentangles the soul/the spiritual guide.htm

Whether the Particular Punishments of Our First Parents are ...
... Therefore it was useless to put other obstacles in the way lest man should return
thither, to wit the cherubim, and the "flaming sword turning every way.". ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the particular punishments of.htm

Hezekiah, a Pattern of Devout Life
... steadied and glorified. And there is implied, too, not only tenacity of
adherence, but tenacity in the face of obstacles. There must ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/hezekiah a pattern of devout.htm

Whether Parish Priests and Archdeacons are More Perfect than ...
... that arises from the arduousness of the deed adds to the perfection of virtue; but
the difficulty that results from outward obstacles sometimes lessens the ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether parish priests and archdeacons.htm

Thesaurus

Obstacles (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Obstacles (3 Occurrences). Romans 16:17 Now I
beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the ...
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Obstacle (6 Occurrences)

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Obstinacy (1 Occurrence)

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Fair (147 Occurrences)
... 5. (superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open;
direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a ...
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Thread (32 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make,
as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thread. ...
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Traverse (5 Occurrences)
... 14. (v.) To lay in a cross direction; to cross. 15. (v.) To cross by way of opposition;
to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught. 16. ...
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Encounter (10 Occurrences)
... in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling;
two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties ...
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Dilemma (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every
side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious ...
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Push (23 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push,
or he has no push. Multi-Version Concordance Push (23 Occurrences). ...
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Bible Concordance

Obstacles (3 Occurrences)

Romans 16:17 Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 57:14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 6:21 For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Obstacles

Obstetrics: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Obstacle (6 Occurrences)

Obstinacy (1 Occurrence)

Fair (147 Occurrences)

Thread (32 Occurrences)

Traverse (5 Occurrences)

Encounter (10 Occurrences)

Dilemma (1 Occurrence)

Push (23 Occurrences)