Deems
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Overview:
The term "Deems" is not directly found in the Bible as a proper noun or specific entry. However, the concept of "deeming" or "judging" is prevalent throughout the Scriptures, reflecting the act of considering, evaluating, or making a judgment about something or someone. This entry explores the biblical understanding of judgment, discernment, and the principles that guide believers in making righteous decisions.

Biblical Context:
In the Bible, the act of deeming or judging is often associated with discernment and wisdom. The Scriptures emphasize the importance of righteous judgment, which is grounded in God's truth and justice. The Berean Standard Bible provides several passages that highlight these principles.

Key Scriptures:

1. Righteous Judgment:
· "Do not judge by appearances, but judge with righteous judgment." (John 7:24)
· This verse underscores the necessity of looking beyond superficial appearances and making judgments based on truth and righteousness. It calls believers to align their discernment with God's standards rather than human biases.

2. Discernment and Wisdom:
· "But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil." (Hebrews 5:14)
· Discernment is portrayed as a skill developed through spiritual maturity and practice. Believers are encouraged to cultivate their ability to distinguish between good and evil, which is essential for making sound judgments.

3. God's Judgment:
· "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:10)
· This passage reminds believers of the ultimate judgment by Christ, emphasizing accountability and the importance of living according to God's will.

4. Avoiding Hypocrisy:
· "Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:3)
· Jesus warns against hypocritical judgment, urging individuals to examine their own lives before critiquing others. This teaching highlights the need for humility and self-reflection in the process of deeming.

Theological Implications:
The act of deeming or judging in a biblical sense is deeply connected to the character of God, who is the ultimate judge. Believers are called to reflect God's justice and mercy in their judgments, recognizing their own limitations and the need for divine guidance. The Bible teaches that true judgment is rooted in love, truth, and a desire for restoration rather than condemnation.

Practical Application:
Christians are encouraged to seek wisdom and understanding through prayer and study of the Scriptures to make righteous judgments in their daily lives. They are to approach situations with humility, seeking God's perspective and being mindful of their own biases. In doing so, they fulfill the biblical mandate to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8).

Conclusion:
While the specific term "Deems" may not appear in the Bible, the principles of judgment and discernment are integral to the Christian faith. Believers are called to exercise righteous judgment, grounded in the truth of God's Word and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Greek
764. asebeo -- to be impious, ie to be ungodly
... am ungodly, act profanely. Cognate: 764 -- to act impiously (ungodly),
what God deems sacred. See 765 (). Word Origin from asebes ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/764.htm - 6k

226. aletheuo -- to speak the truth
... Cognate: 226 (literally, "truthing") -- speaking (truth) into a person's
life, making a record of what deems is (, ). See 225 (). ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/226.htm - 7k

Library

Deems
... Deems. Deems ... In 1866 he moved to New York, where he died November 18, 1893.
Deems was a popular preacher and forcible public speaker. He ...
//christianbookshelf.org/nutter/hymn writers of the church/deems.htm

Whether Magnanimity is a virtue?
... But magnanimity observes not the mean but the greater extreme: because the "magnanimous
man deems himself worthy of the greatest things" (Ethic. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether magnanimity is a virtue.htm

Do not Accept Judaism.
... and also confesses Christ Jesus, but thinks the Lord to be a mere man, and not the
only-begotten [931] God, and Wisdom, and the Word of God, and deems Him to ...
/.../chapter vi do not accept judaism.htm

An Epistle on Charity.
... Whoso deems himself to be a perfect follower of JESUS Christ's teaching and living,
as some men deem that they be, inasmuch as one teaches and preaches, and is ...
/.../the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/an epistle on charity.htm

Date and Place.
... Rothstein in Kautzsch (I.176) deems it to have been imported into the text of Daniel
before the LXX translation, which he dates at latest in the first quarter ...
/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/date and place.htm

Canonicity.
... p.54b). Origen deems Susanna part of the genuine Daniel, cut out by the
Jews, as he suggests in his Epistle to Africanus. Bishop ...
/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/canonicity 2.htm

1 John v. L7, 18
... But while he thus demands even for the sins of brethren the offices of christian
sympathy and love, he deems it important to avoid thereby effacing the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/neander/the first epistle of john/1 john v l7 18.htm

Whether it is Lawful for a Man to Confess a Sin which He Has not ...
... Objection 2: Further, by humility a man deems himself worse than another, who
is known to be a sinner, and in this he is to be praised. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful for 19.htm

Do Your Best --Leave the Rest.
... Out of the midst of a great pressure of work, with a body tired out, Dr. Charles
F. Deems, the busy pastor of The Church of The Strangers in New York City ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/do your bestleave the rest.htm

The People among whom we Labour.
... A follower of Muhammad, so far as he is imbued with his teaching, regards God with
profound reverence as the Sovereign of the universe, deems homage to Him ...
/.../chapter xxviii the people among.htm

Thesaurus
Deems (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Deems (3 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 1:25 Because
that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than ...
/d/deems.htm - 7k

Mightier (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:25 Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than
men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's ...
/m/mightier.htm - 12k

Men's (76 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:25 Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than
men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's ...
/m/men's.htm - 29k

Feeble (147 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:25 Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than
men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's ...
/f/feeble.htm - 38k

Gifted (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Corinthians 14:37 If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual
gifts, let him recognize as the Lord's command all that I am now writing ...
/g/gifted.htm - 6k

Elihu (11 Occurrences)
... is at this point, then, that Elihu is introduced, to renew their contention with
young constructive blood, and represent their cause (as he deems) better than ...
/e/elihu.htm - 15k

Deemeth (1 Occurrence)

/d/deemeth.htm - 6k

Protest (37 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the
like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the ...
/p/protest.htm - 18k

Bildad (5 Occurrences)
... are largely an echo of what Eliphaz has maintained, but charged with somewhat increased
vehemence (compare Job 8:2; Job 18:3, 4) because he deems Job's words ...
/b/bildad.htm - 11k

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Deems (3 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 1:25
Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 14:37
If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual gifts, let him recognize as the Lord's command all that I am now writing to you.
(WEY)

2 Thessalonians 1:6
Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
(See RSV)

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