ZEAL

- Christ an example of Ps 69:9; Joh 2:17 - Godly sorrow leads to 2Co 7:10,11 - Of saints, ardent Ps 119:139 - Provokes others to do good 2Co 9:2 - SHOULD BE EXHIBITED . In spirit Ro 12:11 . In well-doing Ga 4:18; Tit 2:14 . In desiring the salvation of others Ac 26:29; Ro 10:1 . In contending for the faith Jude 1:3 . In missionary labours Ro 15:19,23 . For the glory of God Nu 25:11,13 . For the welfare of saints Col 4:13 . Against idolatry 2Ki 23:4-14 - Sometimes wrongly directed 2Sa 21:2; Ac 22:3,4; Php 3:6 - Sometimes not according to knowledge Ro 10:2; Ga 1:14; Ac 21:20 - Ungodly men sometimes pretend to 2Ki 10:16; Mt 23:15 - Exhortation to Ro 12:11; Re 3:19 - Holy-Exemplified . Phinehas Nu 25:11,13 . Josiah 2Ki 23:19-25 . Apollos Ac 18:25 . Corinthians 1Co 14:12 . Epaphras Col 4:12,13

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Zeal. Zeal
An earnest temper; may be enlightened (Num. 25:11-13; 2 Cor. 7:11; 9:2), or ignorant and misdirected (Rom. 10:2; Phil. 3:6). As a Christian grace, it must be grounded on right principles and directed to right ends (Gal. 4:18). It is sometimes ascribed to God (2 Kings 19:31; Isa. 9:7; 37:32; Ezek. 5:13).

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zeal|zealousness. Zeal, or Zealousness, n. heat for a person or cause

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Zeal (zēl), n. [[F. zèle; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. �, probably akin to � to boil. Cf. Yeast, Jealous.]] 1. 1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. “Ambition varnished o'er with zeal.” Milton. “Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.” Dryden. “Zeal's never-dying fire.” Keble.
I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Rom. x. 2. A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to subvert with little care what shall be established. Johnson. 2. 2. A zealot. B. Jonson.