Metaphysical Bible Dictionary - Unity of Citrus County

CENTURION 142
There was a Christian assembly in the place, and Phoebe was a deaconess in this church
(Rom. 16:1). In this place, too, either Paul or Aquila (the text is not quite clear) had "shorn his
head...for he had a vow."
MD 142/1.1 Meta. Cenchreae (small grains, like millet) signifies, like the mustard seed of
Jesus' parable, the fact that the Truth established in the consciousness of man is at first
similar to a very tiny seed (the word is the seed). We should not therefore despise nor look
upon as insignificant any beginning of light and Truth that comes to us or to others, no matter
how small it may seem. We should always remember the wonderful power of the Christ Spirit
to cause the seed of Truth to grow and increase in the consciousness of each individual who
gives it place and welcomes its presence.
MD 142/1.2 centurion (Matt. 8:5-13).
MD 142/1.3 Meta. The will, whose servant, the body, is sick. Until man blends his will with the
divine will, he is "grievously tormented" in many ways. But here the will recognizes and calls
upon the higher law, the Christ, and asks that the Christ word may go forth with the same
imperative command that it is in the habit of exercising in its control of the organism. Even the
Christ is unprepared for this evidence of faith in its naked word, but--quickened to action by
the zealous will--the word of Truth goes forth, and the body is made whole.
MD 142/1.4 Cephas, ce'-phas (Gk. from Chald.)--hard; unyielding; a stone; rock; cliff.
MD 142/1.5 A name that Jesus gave to Simon: "Thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by
interpretation, Peter)." "That is, Rock or Stone," (margin, John l:42).
MD 142/1.6 Meta. An unwavering faith in God. (See PETER.) When this faith is established
firmly in individual consciousness, it becomes a rock, a sure foundation, unshakable,
immovable, upon which one can build spiritually.
MD 142/1.7 Chaldea, chal-de'-a (Gk.)--savant; astrologer; magi.
MD 142/1.8 An Asiatic country lying on both sides of the Euphrates River (Jer. 50:10; Ezek.
11:24). It was a portion of Babylon and, in a general sense, included all
CHEDORLAOMER
of Babylonia.
MD 142/2.1 Meta. The psychic realm in man (savant, astrologer, magi) posing as the true
spiritual realm, thus deceiving the individual and robbing him of the spiritual contact and good
that he is seeking.
MD 142/2.2 Chaldeans, chal-de'-ans (Gk.)--savants; astrologers; occultists; magi.
MD 142/2.3 The people of Chaldea, of that country of which Babylon was the capital (II Kings
25:4-26). Boyd says that the Chaldeans were "that people of Chaldea proper who, by the time
of the Captivity, constituted the learned classes, the philosophers, magicians, and advisers of
Babylon, and whose language was impressed on Babylonish literature." (See Dan. 1:4, last
clause, also Dan. 2:2-12.)
MD 142/2.4 Meta. Psychic thoughts that connect the individual soul with the soul of the earth
and the heavenly bodies. They are not spiritual, but shine by borrowed light.
MD 142/2.5 Chaldees, chal'-dees.
MD 142/2.6 The same people as the Chaldeans (Gen. 15:7).
MD 142/2.7 Meta. See CHALDEANS.
MD 142/2.8 chariots.
MD 142/2.9 Meta. Chariots, in the Bible, represent the body activities.
MD 142/2.10 Chebar, che'-bar (Heb.)--binding together; joining; plaiting; braiding; strength;
magnitude; abundance; length.