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• James (Brother of Jesus)People

  James is recorded as a brother of Jesus and became the leader of the church in Jerusalem after Jesus' resurrection. Church tradition identifies him as the author of the Epistle of James.

• CrossDoctrine & Theology

  The cross was an instrument of execution in ancient Rome. In Christianity it refers to the death of Jesus Christ, who was nailed to a cross, and to the confession that his death was an atonement in which he bore sin in the place of others. It is the foremost symbol of the Christian faith.

• LogosBible

  Logos (λόγος) is a Greek word meaning "word" or "reason." In the prologue of the Gospel of John, it serves as a title for Jesus Christ, who existed before creation and became flesh. The Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong) renders it as "Word."

• ParousiaBible

  Parousia (παρουσία) is a Greek word meaning "presence" or "arrival." In the New Testament it refers chiefly to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

• Church YearFeasts & Seasons

  The church year is the church's calendar, which arranges a year of worship in sequence according to the life of Jesus Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit, beginning with Advent and continuing through the season after Pentecost. It is also known as the cycle of church seasons.

• SufferingDoctrine & Theology

  Suffering is the pain and hardship that people experience. In Christianity the term refers especially to the Passion that Jesus Christ endured on the cross and to the trials believers face because of their faith or in the course of life.

• Lord's DayWorship & Rites

  The Lord's Day is the name used in Protestantism for Sunday, the day of worship commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Keeping this day holy is called Lord's Day observance.

• 1 John 2Bible

  1 John 2 presents Jesus Christ as the advocate and the propitiation for sins and addresses keeping the commandments, loving one's brother, the exhortation not to love the world, the warning about antichrists, and the charge to abide in him.

• BeatitudesBible

  The Beatitudes are the eight blessings that Jesus Christ proclaimed at the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. They are recorded in Matthew 5:3-10, and similar sayings appear in Luke 6:20-23.

• MonothelitismDoctrine & Theology

  Monothelitism was a seventh-century Christological position holding that Jesus Christ, though possessing two natures, divine and human, has only one will. It was rejected by the Third Council of Constantinople in 680–681.

• New CommandmentBible

  The new commandment is the command Jesus Christ gave his disciples at the Last Supper: "as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." It appears in John 13:34-35.

• Last JudgmentDoctrine & Theology

  The Last Judgment is the Christian teaching that at the end of history Jesus Christ will return and judge all people, both the living and the dead. It is confessed in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.

• Lord's SupperWorship & Rites

  The Lord's Supper is the rite instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. In it believers share the bread and the cup in remembrance of Christ's death, and it is one of the two sacraments observed by Protestants.

• Lord's PrayerWorship & Rites

  The Lord's Prayer is the prayer that Jesus Christ taught his disciples. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and nearly all churches, regardless of denomination, recite it together in worship and use it in instruction.

• EasterFeasts & Seasons

  Easter is the oldest and most important feast of the Christian faith, commemorating the rising of Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day after his death on the cross. It is also called Resurrection Sunday.

• EvangelismChristian Life

  Evangelism is the work of making the gospel of Jesus Christ known to those who do not yet believe and inviting them to faith. It takes various forms, including street evangelism, relational evangelism, and door-to-door evangelism.

• Acts 4:12Bible Verses

  Acts 4:12 records Peter's declaration before the Jewish supreme council: "Neither is there salvation in any other." It is a leading text for the confession that Jesus Christ alone is the way of salvation, and it is frequently cited in discussions of the salvation of adherents of other religions and of those who have never heard the gospel.

• 1 John 5:6Bible Verses

  A verse declaring that Jesus Christ came "by water and blood," testifying that both his baptism and his death on the cross were real. Interpreters differ on what "water and blood" refers to.

• 1 John 4:2–3Bible Verses

  This passage presents the confession that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh as the criterion distinguishing the Spirit of God from the spirit of antichrist. It is frequently cited as a basis for confessing the Incarnation and for discerning spirits.

• Luke 24:46–49Bible Verses

  In this passage the risen Jesus declares that the suffering and resurrection of the Christ, and the preaching of repentance and the forgiveness of sins, were written in the Scriptures. He appoints the disciples as witnesses and commands them to wait for the Holy Spirit. The passage is often cited as Luke's "Great Commission" and in discussions of the experience of the Holy Spirit.