Bible Encyclopedia: Incompetent

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Naaman Cured.
... Frequently in civil history you find governments brought face to face with matters
for which they are, with all their resources, incompetent. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/dods/how to become like christ/naaman cured.htm

Training of Ministers and Teachers Neglected.
... In Pennsylvania there were several German schools even before the arrival of Muhlenberg;
as a rule, however, the teachers were incompetent or immoral, or both. ...
/.../bente/american lutheranism/training of ministers and teachers.htm

From the Death of Bishop Asbury to the Close of the General ...
... Had we not, therefore, reason to suspect that our ministry especially were denounced
as incompetent, and that the fear was the country would become deluged ...
/.../chapter 3 from the death.htm

Nuremberg Sept. 15, 1530. To the Honorable and Worthy N. , My ...
... Everyone was his master. He alone was entirely incompetent as people, who
were not good enough to clean his boots, judged his works. ...
/.../luther/an open letter on translating/nuremberg sept 15 1530 to.htm

Theory of Book I.
... The "incompetent" is everywhere and if, sometimes, he finds his way into the pulpit,
those who jeer at the Church on his account have little room for scorn. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/jackson/the message and the man/theory of book i.htm

Of Scoffing and Derision.
... of that aversation may be leveled against Pride, yet sure scorn and disdain never
sprung from humility, and therefore, are very incompetent Correctors of the ...
/.../allestree/the government of the tongue/section vii of scoffing and.htm

Ahaziah
... They contain the names of a number of incompetent and worthless kings who did nothing
that was worth writing about, and who were singularly alike, so that when ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/ahaziah.htm

Knox in Scotland: Lethington: Mary of Guise: 1555-1556
... Morton was a mere wavering youth; Argyll was very old: Chatelherault was a rival
of the Regent, a competitor for the Crown and quite incompetent. ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter vii knox in scotland .htm

The Dutch Calvinist Colony on the Hudson and the Swedish Lutheran ...
... Twiller. The governor was incompetent and corrupt, and the minister was
faithful and plain-spoken; what could result but conflict? ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter vii the dutch calvinist.htm

The World.
... The world is absolutely incompetent to receive or understand the spirit of Jesus
Christ. Another fact will render this manifest opposition still more palpable. ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter vii the world.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Not competent; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like.

2. (a.) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence.

3. (a.) Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.

Thesaurus

Incompetent (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a
person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a ...
/i/incompetent.htm - 7k

Unfit (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or
proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as ...
/u/unfit.htm - 7k

Infamy (8 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and
by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness. ...
/i/infamy.htm - 9k

Incomprehensible (1 Occurrence)

/i/incomprehensible.htm - 6k

Insufficient (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable;
unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office. ...
/i/insufficient.htm - 7k

Incomparable (1 Occurrence)

/i/incomparable.htm - 6k

Challenge (6 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) An exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with
a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a ...
/c/challenge.htm - 10k

Singing (65 Occurrences)
... of Judea. Nor was the worship of the temple left to the usually incompetent
and inconstant leadership of amateur choristers. The ...
/s/singing.htm - 29k

Singers (41 Occurrences)
... of Judea. Nor was the worship of the temple left to the usually incompetent
and inconstant leadership of amateur choristers. The ...
/s/singers.htm - 23k

Latin (2 Occurrences)
... is to be sought from the majority, why not rather go back to the Greek original,
and correct the blunders which have been made by incompetent translators, made ...
/l/latin.htm - 28k

Bible Concordance

Incompetent (1 Occurrence)

1 Corinthians 6:2 Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Incompetent

Related Terms

Unfit (3 Occurrences)

Infamy (8 Occurrences)

Incomprehensible (1 Occurrence)

Insufficient (3 Occurrences)

Incomparable (1 Occurrence)

Challenge (6 Occurrences)

Singing (65 Occurrences)

Singers (41 Occurrences)

Latin (2 Occurrences)