Bible Dictionary: Merit

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.

2. (n.) Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.

3. (n.) Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits.

4. (n.) To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to merit punishment.

5. (n.) To reward.

6. (v. i.) To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.

Greek

379. anapologetos -- without excuse
... 379 () then refers to something that completely lacks merit. [379 () comes
from " privative" ("not") and ("to defend, excuse"). ...
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Library

Of Merit (Ten Articles)
... OF MERIT (TEN ARTICLES). We must now consider merit, which is the effect of cooperating
grace; and under this head there are ten points of inquiry: ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of merit ten articles .htm

The Existence of Merit
... Chapter I. The Nature Of Actual Grace Section 1. The Existence Of Merit.
1. HERETICAL ERRORS AND THE TEACHING OF THE CHURCH."a) The ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 1 the existence of.htm

The Requisites of Merit
... Chapter I. The Nature Of Actual Grace Section 2. The Requisites Of Merit.
As we are dealing with the "fruits of justification," it ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 2 the requisites of.htm

The Objects of Merit
... Chapter I. The Nature Of Actual Grace Section 3. The Objects Of Merit. After
defining the existence of merit the Tridentine Council ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 3 the objects of.htm

Whether a Man May Merit Perseverance?
... OF MERIT (TEN ARTICLES) Whether a man may merit perseverance? Objection
1: It would seem that anyone may merit perseverance. For ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a man may merit 5.htm

Whether Grace is the Principle of Merit through Charity Rather ...
... OF MERIT (TEN ARTICLES) Whether grace is the principle of merit through charity
rather than the other virtues? Objection 1: It would ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether grace is the principle.htm

Whether a Man Can Merit the First Grace for Another
... Article Six Whether a Man can Merit the First Grace for Another. Whether a Man can
Merit the First Grace for Another We proceed to the sixth article thus: ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/nature and grace/article six whether a man.htm

Whether a Man May Merit the Increase of Grace or Charity?
... OF MERIT (TEN ARTICLES) Whether a man may merit the increase of grace or
charity? Objection 1: It would seem that a man cannot merit ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a man may merit 4.htm

Whether a Man May Merit for Himself the First Grace?
... OF MERIT (TEN ARTICLES) Whether a man may merit for himself the first grace?
Objection ... grace. Therefore a man may merit the first grace. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a man may merit 2.htm

Whether Christ could Merit for Others?
... OF THE UNITY OF CHRIST'S OPERATION (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether Christ could merit for
others? Objection 1: It would seem that Christ could not merit for others. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ could merit for.htm

Thesaurus

Merit (5 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to
deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to merit punishment. ...
/m/merit.htm - 8k

Justice (212 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; fair
representation of facts respecting merit or demerit; honesty; fidelity ...
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Superior (18 Occurrences)
... Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of
any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of ...
/s/superior.htm - 13k

Biblical
... This merit belonged to Gabler (1787), who urged a purely historical treatment of
the Bible, and was, later, shared by his colleague, GL Bauer, who issued a ...
/b/biblical.htm - 45k

Phoenicians
... and Boaz, the molten sea, the bases, layers and other articles cast by Hiram of
Tyre for the temple of Solomon must have exhibited considerable artistic merit. ...
/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)
... and Boaz, the molten sea, the bases, layers and other articles cast by Hiram of
Tyre for the temple of Solomon must have exhibited considerable artistic merit. ...
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Faithfulness (91 Occurrences)
... help to His people (Psalm 31:5 (Hebrew 6)). Accordingly in the teaching of prophecy,
the salvation of the covenant people rests upon no claim or merit of their ...
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Election (6 Occurrences)
... of God according to election might stand." In the whole passage the gravest stress
is laid upon the isolation of the "election" from the merit or demerit of ...
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Faithful (136 Occurrences)
... help to His people (Psalm 31:5 (Hebrew 6)). Accordingly in the teaching of prophecy,
the salvation of the covenant people rests upon no claim or merit of their ...
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Imputation
... By the righteousness of Christ Paul means Christ's legal status, or the merit acquired
by all that He did in satisfying the demands of God's law, including ...
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Bible Concordance

Merit (5 Occurrences)

Luke 17:10 So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'"
(WEY)

Romans 3:27 Where then is there room for your boasting? It is for ever shut out. On what principle? On the ground of merit? No, but on the ground of faith.
(WEY)

Romans 9:32 And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;
(WEY)

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--
(WEY)

Psalms 112:3 Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Merit

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Superior (18 Occurrences)

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Election (6 Occurrences)

Faithful (136 Occurrences)