The term "absolutely" is not directly found in the text of the Bible; however, the concept of absolute truth, authority, and certainty is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The Bible often speaks to the absolute nature of God's character, His promises, and His commandments. This entry explores the biblical themes and contexts where the concept of absoluteness is evident.

Absolute Truth

The Bible presents God as the ultimate source of truth. In John 14:6 , Jesus declares, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." This statement underscores the absolute nature of truth as embodied in Jesus Christ. The Scriptures consistently affirm that God's word is truth, as seen in Psalm 119:160 : "The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever."

Absolute Authority

God's authority is depicted as absolute and sovereign throughout the Bible. In Isaiah 45:5-6 , the Lord proclaims, "I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, so that all may know from where the sun rises to where it sets that there is none but Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other." This passage emphasizes God's unrivaled authority over all creation.

Absolute Promises

The promises of God are portrayed as certain and unfailing. In 2 Corinthians 1:20 , Paul writes, "For all the promises of God are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through Him, our 'Amen' is spoken to the glory of God." This verse highlights the absolute reliability of God's promises, fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Absolute Commandments

The commandments of God are presented as absolute, requiring full obedience. In Deuteronomy 6:5 , the command is given: "And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." This commandment is absolute in its demand for total devotion to God.

Absolute Justice and Righteousness

God's justice and righteousness are depicted as absolute and impartial. In Psalm 9:7-8 , it is written, "But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity." This passage affirms the absolute nature of God's just rule.

Absolute Salvation

The concept of salvation in the Bible is presented as absolute and complete through faith in Jesus Christ. In Acts 4:12 , Peter declares, "Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." This statement underscores the exclusivity and absoluteness of salvation through Christ alone.

Absolute Love

The love of God is described as absolute and unconditional. In Romans 8:38-39 , Paul assures believers, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." This passage highlights the unbreakable and absolute nature of God's love for His people.(adv.) In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.1342. dikaios -- correct, righteous, by impl. innocent
... just, righteous. From dike; equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent,
holy (absolutely or relatively) -- just, meet, right(-eous). ...
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2479. ischus -- strength, might
... Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ischus Phonetic Spelling: (is-khoos') Short
Definition: strength, power Definition: strength (absolutely), power, might ...
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3929. paresis -- a letting go
... This was based on the absolutely , sacrifice of Christ -- "retroactively applied"
to them in God's , plan. [3929 () means "" in the papyri (BGU II. ...
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1097. ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
... A prolonged form of a primary verb; to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of
applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus ...
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3983. peinao -- to hunger, be hungry
... From the same as penes (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine"); to famish
(absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave -- be an hungered. ...
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1578. ekklino -- to deviate, to turn away (from someone or ...
... From ek and klino; to deviate, ie (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively),
or (relatively) to decline (from piety) -- avoid, eschew, go out of the way ...
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3143. marturomai -- to summon as witness, to affirm
... too'-rom-ahee) Short Definition: I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge Definition:
(properly: I call (summon) to witness, and then absolutely) I testify ...
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3651. holoteles -- complete, perfect
... wholly. From holos and telos; complete to the end, ie Absolutely perfect -- wholly.
see GREEK holos. see GREEK telos. (oloteleis) -- 1 Occurrence. 3650, 3651 ...
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537. hapas -- all, the whole
... all things, everyone, whole. From a (as a particle of union) and pas; absolutely
all or (singular) every one -- all (things), every (one), whole. see GREEK a. ...
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1689. emblepo -- to look at, fig. to consider
... From en and blepo; to look on, ie (relatively) to observe fixedly, or (absolutely)
to discern clearly -- behold, gaze up, look upon, (could) see. see GREEK en. ...
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6924. qedem -- front, east, formerly
... Or qedmah {kayd'-maw}; from qadam; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part,
relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before ...
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3985. maen -- to refuse
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to refuse NASB Word Usage absolutely refuses
(1), refuse (8), refused (26), refuses (4), refusing (2). refuse, utterly. ...
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1254. bara' -- to shape, create
... A primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select,
feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down ...
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Whether the Just is Absolutely the Same as Retaliation?
... OF THE PARTS OF JUSTICE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the just is absolutely the same
as retaliation? ... For the judgment of God is absolutely just. ...
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First Then, it is Absolutely and Undeniably Certain, that ...
... I. Proposition I. First then, it is absolutely and undeniably certain,
that Something must have existed from eternity. something ...
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That Worldly Things are Absolutely to be Avoided.
... LVII."That Worldly Things are Absolutely to Be Avoided. If certain teachers,
while looking for your gifts or fearing your persons ...
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Whether Clemency and Meekness are Absolutely the Same?
... OF CLEMENCY AND MEEKNESS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether clemency and meekness
are absolutely the same? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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An Absolutely Good God. November 8.
... An absolutely Good God. November 8. Fix in your minds"or rather ask
God to fix in your minds"this one idea of an absolutely ...
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Those Things which Belong Absolutely to God as an Essence, are ...
... Book V. Chapter 10."Those Things Which Belong Absolutely to God as an Essence, are
Spoken of the Trinity in the Singular, Not in the Plural. 11. ...
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The Twenty-First Article they Absolutely Condemn, Because we do ...
... Part 26 The Twenty-first Article they absolutely condemn, because we do
not require the invocation of saints.? The Twenty-first ...
/.../the apology of the augsburg confession/part 26 the twenty-first article.htm

St. John did not Absolutely Forbid that Prayer Should be Made for ...
... Two Books Concerning Repentance. Book I. Chapter X. St. John did not absolutely
forbid that prayer should be made for those who "sin? St. ...
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Whether it is Lawful for a Man to Refuse Absolutely an Appointment ...
... OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE EPISCOPAL STATE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful
for a man to refuse absolutely an appointment to the episcopate? ...
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Treatise on the Angels (Qq -64)Of the Substance of the Angels ...
... TREATISE ON THE ANGELS (QQ -64)OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ANGELS ABSOLUTELY
CONSIDERED (FIVE ARTICLES). Now we consider the distinction ...
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Absolutely (6 Occurrences)
...Absolutely (6 Occurrences). Romans 4:21 and being absolutely certain that whatever
promise He is bound by He is able also to make good. (WEY). ...
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Trinity
... Must not God have an absolutely perfect representation of Himself-that is,
a representation in which everything that is in Him is found? ...
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Unchangeableness (1 Occurrence)
... It conceives of God as a living Person in relation to the world and man, and at
the same time as absolutely unlimited by the world and man, and as absolutely...
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Unchangeable (4 Occurrences)
... It conceives of God as a living Person in relation to the world and man, and at
the same time as absolutely unlimited by the world and man, and as absolutely...
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Fee (5 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An estate of inheritance supposed to be held either mediately or immediately
from the sovereign, and absolutely vested in the owner. ...
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Atheism
... in a first cause, in force, in motion, in a certain aggregation of materials producing
life, but the Divine Being as taught by theism is absolutely denied. ...
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Parable (52 Occurrences)
... Baptism, regeneration, and kindred expressions of fundamental thoughts in the Christian
system, are terms not absolutely new (compare Deutsch, article "Talmud ...
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Absolution

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Absolute (5 Occurrences)

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Targum
... Elaborate rules are laid down in the Talmud for this interpretation; how far
these were those actually used we cannot be absolutely certain. ...
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