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• First Epistle to the CorinthiansBible

  First Corinthians is the seventh book of the New Testament, a letter from the apostle Paul to the church in the Greek port city of Corinth. It addresses divisions within the church, ethics, worship and the Lord's Supper, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the resurrection.

• Body of ChristDoctrine & Theology

  The Body of Christ is a New Testament expression that likens the church to a single body with Jesus Christ as its head and believers as its members. It is used to describe both the unity and the diversity of the church.

• Priscilla and AquilaPeople

  Priscilla (Prisca) and Aquila were a Jewish Christian married couple in the New Testament who worked as tentmakers alongside Paul and opened their home as a meeting place for the church.

• JingjiaoHistory

  Jingjiao (景敎, "the Luminous Religion") was the Chinese name for the Christianity that entered China during the Tang dynasty. It was introduced in 635 by the Persian-based Church of the East (commonly called "Nestorian") and spread under the protection of the Tang imperial court for about 210 years, until around 845.

• History of Methodism in KoreaHistory

  The history of Methodism in Korea began in 1884, when the American Methodist missionary Robert Maclay received permission from King Gojong to begin mission work. The church then went through the union of its northern and southern Methodist branches, trials under Japanese colonial rule, and division and reunification after liberation before becoming today's Korean Methodist Church.

• Early ChurchHistory

  The early church is the church of Christianity's first period, which arose around the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus. The term commonly designates the church from the apostolic age until the legalization of Christianity in 313 or the Council of Nicaea in 325.

• Ethiopian Orthodox ChurchDenominations

  The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, officially the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, is an ancient Christian church centered in Ethiopia. It belongs to the Oriental Orthodox churches, which did not accept the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon.

• Lifting of Church DisciplineOrganization & Polity

  The lifting of church discipline is the act of releasing a person from a penalty imposed through church discipline. When the disciplined person is judged to have repented, the church court that pronounced the penalty resolves to restore that member's rights.

• Apostles' CreedWorship & Rites

  The Apostles' Creed is a confession of faith of the Western church that briefly summarizes belief in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In Korea, many Protestant churches recite it together in Sunday worship.

• Feast of the Holy InnocentsFeasts & Seasons

  The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a commemoration in the church calendar honoring the victims of Herod's killing of the young boys of Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16-18). The Western church observes it on December 28.

• OfferingChristian Life

  An offering is money that Christians give to God as an expression of gratitude and faith, or the act of giving it. It is usually presented during the offertory in worship. In the early Korean Protestant church it was commonly called yeonbo.

• Ecumenical MovementHistory

  The ecumenical movement, also called the church unity movement, is an effort by Christian churches divided into many denominations to cooperate and seek unity while acknowledging their differences. Its leading international body is the World Council of Churches (WCC); in South Korea, its leading body is the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK).

• Missionary Journeys of PaulBible

  The missionary journeys of Paul were the travels in which Paul, setting out from the church at Antioch, preached the gospel and founded churches throughout Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Achaia. They are recorded in Acts 13–21 and are commonly divided into three journeys.

• Testing (Trial and Temptation)Christian Life

  In Christian usage, testing refers both to a trial that refines faith and to a temptation that leads toward sin. In Korean Protestant churches, the corresponding term is also widely used in the expression *siheom deulda* ("to fall into testing"), which describes a person whose faith has been shaken or whose feelings have been hurt.

• Presentation of the LordFeasts & Seasons

  The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.

• James 5:14–15Bible Verses

  This passage instructs the sick to call for the elders of the church, who are to pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The Catholic sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, the divine healing ministry of Pentecostal churches, and Protestant pastoral visitation of the sick all appeal to this passage, though each understands its meaning differently.

• 1 Corinthians 2:4–5Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul tells the church at Corinth that his preaching of the gospel was carried out not through eloquence but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. It is frequently cited in discussions of preaching, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the relationship between reason and faith.

• Matthew 5:13–16Bible Verses

  Matthew 5:13–16 is the passage in which Jesus calls his disciples "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." It is among the texts most frequently cited in discussions of Christian social responsibility. In Korean Protestant churches, it is also often invoked when the public credibility of the church is called into question.

• Matthew 18:15–17Bible Verses

  Matthew 18:15–17 sets out a step-by-step procedure for when a brother sins: one should first admonish him privately, then with one or two witnesses, and, if he still refuses to listen, tell it to the church. It is the foundational text for church discipline, and its scope of application is debated when it is applied to conflicts and crimes within the church.

• 1 Corinthians 11:27–29Bible Verses

  This passage teaches that whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord "unworthily" is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord, and it calls believers to examine themselves and to discern "the Lord's body." It is the scriptural basis for self-examination before Communion, and eucharistic theologies diverge over what "the body" refers to.