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What does the word 'precepts' mean in the Bible?
Precepts It means commandment, instruction, and injunction. = = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: " A Precept (from the Latin præcipere, to teac…h) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action. Religion In religion, precepts are usually commands respecting moral conduct. Christianity The term is encountered frequently the Jewish, Christian Scriptures; e.g.: : Thou hast commanded thy precepts to be kept diligently. O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping thy statutes! (Psalm 119(118):4-5, RSV). The term given in the RSV as "precepts" corresponds with the reading in the Hebrew Bible. The LXX/Septuagint (Samuel Rengster edition) has Greek entolas, which, too, may be rendered with precepts. Roman Catholic Canon law, which is based on Roman Law, makes a distinction between precept and law in Canon 49: : A singular precept is a decree by which an obligation is directly and lawfully imposed on a specific person or persons to do or to omit something, especially in order to urge the observance of a law." : Accept the Precept Like they said, precepts are guidelines, but they can also be called principles, and it might be related to another similar word, "precedent". The first time any did something in a certain situation a unique way would be a precedent. Therefore, a precept, one could say, would be following in the footstep of the first person to ever do that first, which is not usually a bad thing as long as the first person was on the right path. (MORE)
