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• Psalm 78Bible

  Psalm 78 is a didactic psalm (maschil) of Asaph that retraces Israel's history from the Exodus to the accession of David. It contrasts God's faithfulness with the people's repeated disobedience and urges that these things be passed on to the next generation.

• Psalm 112Bible

  Psalm 112 is a ten-verse wisdom psalm that celebrates the blessings of the person who fears the LORD and delights in His commandments. It describes that person's steadfast life and the righteousness shown in giving to the poor, and it closes with the perishing of the desire of the wicked.

• Ecclesiastes 9Bible

  Ecclesiastes 9 opens with the observation that the righteous and the wicked alike meet the same end in death, and it urges the reader to enjoy the life he has been given and to work diligently. It then addresses the value and limits of wisdom through reflections on time and chance and the illustration of a poor wise man.

• Psalm 93Bible

  A five-verse psalm of praise in Book IV of the Psalms. It proclaims that the LORD reigns as King and that his might is greater than the great waters and the waves of the sea.

• Covenant of GraceDoctrine & Theology

  The covenant of grace is a theological term for the covenant in which God promised to grant salvation freely, through Jesus Christ, to humanity fallen into sin. It is a central concept of Reformed covenant theology.

• Covenant TheologyDoctrine & Theology

  Covenant theology is a theological system, developed within the Reformed tradition, that seeks to understand the whole of Scripture and the history of salvation as a unity centered on the covenants (relationships grounded in promise) that God has made with human beings.

• MeritDoctrine & Theology

  Merit is a theological term for an act that serves as the ground for receiving a reward or salvation from God, or for the value of such an act. Because it bears directly on the place of human works in salvation, it is one of the principal issues that divided Catholicism and Protestantism.

• TheologyDoctrine & Theology

  Theology is the discipline that systematically studies God and his works in light of Scripture and the tradition of the church. It is commonly divided into biblical theology, systematic theology, historical theology, and practical theology.

• Christian BooksChristian Life

  Christian books are works of Christian literature, other than the Bible itself, written to aid the life of faith. The category includes devotionals, collections of testimonies, biographies of people of faith, introductory works of theology, and sermon collections.

• Heinrich BullingerPeople

  Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575) was a Swiss Reformer. He succeeded Huldrych Zwingli and led the church of Zurich for more than forty years, and he wrote the Second Helvetic Confession.

• Covenant of WorksDoctrine & Theology

  The covenant of works is the covenant that God is held to have made with Adam before the Fall, promising life on the condition of perfect obedience and threatening death for disobedience. It is a central concept in Reformed covenant theology.

• Galatians 3:10-14Bible Verses

  Galatians 3:10-14 is a passage in which Paul teaches that no one can be justified by doing the works of the law, and that Christ bore the curse in the place of others on the cross, so that the blessing of Abraham and the promise of the Spirit might come to those who believe. It is frequently cited as a key basis for the doctrines of justification and atonement.

• Romans 5:6–10Bible Verses

  A passage teaching that God's love was confirmed when Christ died for people while they were without strength, sinners, and enemies of God, and that those who have been justified and reconciled shall much more be saved. Verse 8 is frequently quoted in evangelism, and verses 9–10 are often cited in discussions of the assurance of salvation.

• Romans 4:25Bible Verses

  Romans 4:25 is the verse stating that Jesus was delivered over to death because of our sins and raised again for our justification. It is frequently cited as a summary that joins the cross and the resurrection with justification in a single sentence.

• Romans 3:21–26Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul states that all have sinned, yet the righteousness of God is received freely, apart from the law, through faith in Jesus Christ. As a central text for the doctrine of justification, it is frequently cited and has been the subject of considerable interpretive debate.

• Galatians 3:6–9Bible Verses

  In this passage Paul quotes Genesis 15:6 to argue that, just as Abraham was counted righteous by faith, Gentiles who believe are likewise Abraham's children and share in his blessing. It is frequently cited as a key text on justification by faith and on the salvation of the Gentiles.

• Galatians 5:14Bible Verses

  A verse in which Paul states that the whole law is fulfilled in the single commandment, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship among the freedom obtained through faith, the law, and love.

• Galatians 2:20Bible Verses

  Galatians 2:20 reads, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Regarded as the most intense expression of union with Christ, the verse is discussed in connection with justification, sanctification, and the debate over how to translate "the faith of Christ."

• Matthew 7:21Bible Verses

  Jesus' warning, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." The verse figures prominently in discussions of faith and works and of the assurance of salvation.

• 2 Timothy 1:9Bible Verses

  A verse stating that God saved and called people not on the basis of their works but on the basis of the grace given them in Christ before the world began. It is frequently cited in discussions of grace, calling, and predestination.