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• ChristmasFeasts & Seasons

  Christmas is a Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed by most churches on December 25. In South Korea it is a statutory public holiday officially called Gidok Tansinil ("the Day of Christ's Birth").

• ThanksgivingFeasts & Seasons

  Thanksgiving is a Protestant observance in which believers thank God for the year's harvest and for the grace they have received. Korean Protestant churches generally observe Thanksgiving Sunday on the third Sunday of November.

• World Communion SundayFeasts & Seasons

  World Communion Sunday is a Sunday on which churches around the world celebrate Communion on the same day to commemorate the unity of the church. It is usually observed on the first Sunday of October.

• NicolaitansBible

  The Nicolaitans are a group mentioned in the letters to the churches at Ephesus and Pergamum in Revelation 2. Scripture records only that Christ hates their deeds and doctrine; it does not identify who they were.

• Aldersgate ExperienceHistory

  The Aldersgate experience was a religious experience of John Wesley on May 24, 1738, when, at a society meeting on Aldersgate Street in London, he felt his "heart strangely warmed." It is commonly called Wesley's conversion and is regarded as the event that launched the Methodist movement.

• Adult BaptismChristian Life

  Adult baptism is baptism received by a person who was not baptized in childhood and who personally professes faith. The term distinguishes it from infant baptism, which is administered to infants on the basis of their parents' faith.

• Mission SundayChristian Life

  Mission Sunday is a Sunday set apart by a church to remember home and foreign missions, to pray for missionaries and mission fields, and to receive a missions offering. Its date and frequency vary by denomination and congregation.

• Seeker ServiceWorship & Rites

  A seeker service is a form of worship whose format and language are simplified so that people unfamiliar with church can take part without discomfort. It is also known as seeker-sensitive worship.

• PhoebePeople

  Phoebe was a woman believer of the church at Cenchreae whom Paul commended to the church in Rome in Romans 16. Although she appears only once in Scripture, she is frequently cited in discussions of women's offices in the early church.

• ChristianBible

  A Christian is "one who belongs to Christ," a person who believes in and follows Jesus as the Christ. The word appears three times in the New Testament, in Acts and 1 Peter.

• ValentinusPeople

  Valentinus (c. 100 – c. 160) was a second-century Christian teacher active in Rome, known as the founder of the Valentinians, one of the largest movements within early Christian Gnosticism.

• UrbanusPeople

  Urbanus was a believer in the church at Rome whose name appears in Romans 16:9 in the New Testament. Paul included him in his greetings, calling him "our helper in Christ."

• ApellesPeople

  Apelles was a believer in the church at Rome whom Paul greeted in Romans 16:10, describing him as "approved in Christ." He appears in only this one passage of Scripture.

• Thomas CranmerPeople

  Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.

• Mayflower CompactHistory

  The Mayflower Compact was an agreement for self-government signed by forty-one adult male passengers in November 1620, after the Mayflower reached Cape Cod and before they went ashore. It became the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.

• James 5:16–18Bible Verses

  A passage that urges believers to pray for one another when sick and to confess their sins to one another, citing the prayer of Elijah as an example. It is frequently cited in discussions of intercessory prayer, divine healing, and the practice of confession.

• 2 Peter 2:4–5Bible Verses

  A passage that cites the angels who sinned and the flood of Noah as examples showing that judgment will surely come upon false teachers. It is frequently discussed in connection with the fall of the angels, the Greek term Tartarus (rendered "hell"), and the description of Noah as a preacher of righteousness.

• Philippians 3:7–10Bible Verses

  A passage in which the apostle Paul declares that he counts the Jewish credentials he once prized as "loss" and "dung" compared with the knowledge of Christ. Because it contrasts the righteousness of the law with the righteousness of faith, it is frequently cited as a basis for the doctrine of justification.

• Romans 13:3–4Bible Verses

  A passage describing the ruler as "the minister of God," appointed to encourage good and punish evil. It is frequently cited in discussions of the legitimacy and limits of state power, Christian submission, and capital punishment.

• Romans 11:33–36Bible Verses

  A doxology in which the apostle Paul, concluding his discussion in Romans 9–11 of the salvation of Israel and the Gentiles, praises the unsearchable wisdom and sovereignty of God. It is frequently cited in discussions of God-centered faith and in debates over predestination.