properly "a starting point," was used to denote "a base of operations in war." In the NT it occurs as follows: "(a) the Law provided sin with a base of operations for its attack upon the soul, Romans 7:8,11; (b) the irreproachable conduct of the Apostle provided his friends with a base of operations against his detractors, 2—Corinthians 5:12; (c) by refusing temporal support at Corinth he deprived these detractors of their base of operations against him, 2—Corinthians 11:12; (d) Christian freedom is not to provide a base of operations for the flesh, Galatians 5:13; (e) unguarded behavior on the part of young widows (and the same is true of all believers) would provide Satan with a base of operations against the faith, 1—Timothy 5:14 ." * [* From Notes on Galatians, by Hogg and Vine, P. 269.]
Proverbs 9:9Ezekiel 5:7FALLING2—Corinthians 8:8
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