Helpful Definitions
We call your attention to the important differences between Apologize/Apology and Repent, Judge and Rebuke, Forgive and Reconcile, and Honor and Obey, Submit, Worship, & Idolatry.
APOLOGIZE: to make an apology
APOLOGY: a statement of regret for having done wrong or hurt someone's feelings
FORGIVE: to cease to feel resentment against (an offender), pardon (one's enemies); to give up resentment of
HONOR: to regard or treat with honor or respect; a showing of usually merited respect
IDOLATER: a worshiper of idols; a person that admires intensely and often blindly one that is not usually a subject of worship
IDOLATRY: immoderate attachment or devotion to something
JUDGE: to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises; to hold an opinion; to form an estimate or evaluation of
OBEY: to follow the commands or guidance of
REBUKE: v: to criticize sharply, reprimand; to turn back or keep down, check n: an expression of strong disapproval
RECONCILE: to restore to friendship or harmony
REPENT: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life; to feel regret or contrition; to change one's mind
REPROBATE: rejected as worthless or not standing a test; condemned and foreordained to damnation; morally abandoned, depraved; condemned strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil
RESTITUTION: a restoration of something to its rightful owner; a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury
SUBMIT: to yield to governance or authority
WORSHIP: to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power
Source: Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary, Oxford American Dictionary
