The term "strictest" is not directly found in the Bible; however, the concept of strictness is evident throughout Scripture, particularly in the context of adherence to God's laws, religious practices, and moral conduct. The Bible often emphasizes the importance of following God's commandments with precision and dedication, reflecting a strict adherence to His will.

Pharisees and the Law

One of the most prominent examples of strictness in the Bible is the Pharisees' approach to the Mosaic Law. The Pharisees were known for their rigorous observance of the law and traditions. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus addresses their strictness, saying, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin, but you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former." Here, Jesus acknowledges their strict adherence to the law but criticizes them for neglecting the more profound aspects of justice and mercy.

God's Holiness and Standards

The Bible presents God as holy and righteous, setting a standard of strictness for His people. Leviticus 19:2 states, "Speak to the entire congregation of the Israelites and tell them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'" This call to holiness reflects a strict standard that God expects His people to strive for, emphasizing purity and moral integrity.

The Narrow Path

Jesus speaks of the strictness required to enter the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew 7:13-14: "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." This passage highlights the strictness of the path to eternal life, suggesting that it requires discipline and commitment.

Paul's Teachings on Discipline

The Apostle Paul often speaks of the need for strict discipline in the Christian life. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, he uses the metaphor of an athlete to describe the Christian's journey: "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." Paul emphasizes the importance of self-control and strict discipline in pursuing a life that honors God.

Adherence to Doctrine

The early church also faced challenges regarding strict adherence to sound doctrine. In 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Paul warns Timothy, "For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." This passage underscores the necessity of strict adherence to the truth of the Gospel, resisting the temptation to deviate from sound teaching.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not use the term "strictest," the concept is woven throughout its teachings, emphasizing the importance of strict adherence to God's laws, moral conduct, and sound doctrine. The call to holiness, the narrow path to salvation, and the disciplined life of a believer all reflect the biblical theme of strictness in the pursuit of righteousness and faithfulness to God.198a. akribes -- exact, precise
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Moral Obligation.
... In the strictest sense the choice of known conditions and means, together with
executive volitions, is implied in the ultimate intention or in the choice of an ...
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Introduction
... upon the principles of philosophy, they pretend that the arguments used against
the being or attributes of God, seem to them, after the strictest and fullest ...
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The Pharisee and Publican
... to the temple to pray (and never two men of more opposite characters) the one a
Pharisee and the other a Publican." The Pharisees were the strictest sect among ...
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Introduction
... inclined to procure salvation freely for lost and miserable man, to the praise of
the glory of His grace' (Eph.1:6). It displays also the strictest justice, by ...
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Calvin's Work.
... and carnal security was always indignantly repelled by the Pauline 'God forbid!'
It is moreover refuted by history, which connects the strictest Calvinism with ...
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Tillotson -- the Reasonableness of a Resurrection
... whereof is this, that he had lived a blameless and inoffensive life among the Jews,
in whose religion he had been bred up; that he was of the strictest sect of ...
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xiv. Upon the Love of God.
... He is the natural object of all those affections or movements of mind as really
as He is the object of the affection, which is in the strictest sense called ...
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Religion and Amusement.
... regarded as unsafe, and therefore as a thing to be kept at arm's length by the church,
and admitted to her folds only under the strictest surveillance, and in ...
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The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
... of all their disputes, and, being secretly ambitious of sovereign power, he did
his best to settle their differences on lines of the strictest equity and ...
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Biographical Sketch.
... No; faith is not hereditary in the strictest sense, as Schleiermacher took pains
to make clear, enforcing in his baptismal addresses, as well as on other ...
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Strictest (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Strictest (1 Occurrence). Acts 26:5 having known
me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that ...
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Discrepancies
... recognized the Bible as "the only and sufficient rule of both faith and practice."
Indeed, in the generation following the Reformation, the strictest and most ...
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Strictly (19 Occurrences)

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Nazirite (10 Occurrences)
... The conditions of Naziritism entailed: (1) the strictest abstinence from wine and
from every product of the vine; (2) the keeping of the hair uncut and the ...
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Outset (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 26:5 who knew me before from the outset of my life, if they would bear witness,
that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. ...
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Justification (6 Occurrences)
... The law is not relaxed or set aside, but is declared to be fulfilled in the strictest
sense; and so the person justified is declared to be entitled to all the ...
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Lot (145 Occurrences)
... goral, a "pebble"), a small stone used in casting lots (Numbers 33:54; Jonah 1:7).
The lot was always resorted to by the Hebrews with strictest reference to ...
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Foreknowledge (2 Occurrences)
... knowledge of God, moreover, is not merely a knowledge which is practically unlimited
for all religious purposes, but is omniscience in the strictest sense of ...
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Foreknow (1 Occurrence)
... knowledge of God, moreover, is not merely a knowledge which is practically unlimited
for all religious purposes, but is omniscience in the strictest sense of ...
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Equal (70 Occurrences)
... Hebrew word in 1 Samuel 2:3, where the Lord is said to `weigh actions.' "Equal,"
therefore, is what will bear the closest investigation and strictest judgment. ...
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