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• Laying On of HandsWorship & Rites

  The laying on of hands is the act of placing one's hands on a person's head or body while praying. In Protestant churches it is practiced when installing church officers such as pastors, elders, and deacons, and in prayers for blessing or healing.

• CanaBible

  Cana was a village in Galilee. In the Gospel of John, it is the site of Jesus' first sign, turning water into wine, and of his second sign, healing a royal official's son.

• Smith WigglesworthPeople

  Smith Wigglesworth (1859–1947) was a British evangelist who had a major influence on the early Pentecostal movement. A plumber by trade, he became an itinerant evangelist who emphasized faith and divine healing, and he came to be known as the "Apostle of Faith."

• 2 Corinthians 12:9Bible Verses

  In this verse the Lord answers Paul, who had prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh to be removed: "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." It is a classic text on grace amid suffering and weakness, and it is also cited in discussions of divine healing and answered prayer.

• Hebrews 13:8Bible Verses

  Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever," is a confession of faith and a representative verse on the unchanging nature of Christ. Because it is also used to support the claim that miracles and divine healing continue today, it is frequently cited in debates over spiritual gifts.

• New Apostolic ReformationControversies

  A charismatic movement holding that the offices of apostle and prophet have been restored today and should lead the church. Several Presbyterian denominations in Korea have adopted resolutions cautioning against it or prohibiting participation in it.

• Choi Ja-shilPeople

  Choi Ja-shil (1915–1989) was a Korean Pentecostal woman minister. In 1958, together with David Yonggi Cho, who later became her son-in-law, she founded the Daejo-dong tent church, which became today's Yoido Full Gospel Church.

• Psalm SuperscriptionsBible

  Psalm superscriptions are short headings placed before the text of many psalms. They identify the psalm's author or affiliation, the type of song, performance instructions, and the circumstances of its composition.

• Job 42Bible

  Job 42 is the final chapter of the Book of Job. Job answers the LORD and repents. The LORD then rebukes Job's three friends and restores Job's fortunes, giving him twice as much as he had before.

• Philemon 1Bible

  Philemon 1 is the entire Epistle to Philemon, a book of a single chapter. It is a short letter in which the imprisoned Paul asks Philemon to receive Onesimus not as a servant but as a beloved brother.

• 1 Samuel 24Bible

  1 Samuel 24 tells how David, while being pursued by Saul, has an opportunity to kill Saul in a cave at En-gedi but instead cuts off only the skirt of his robe and lets him go. Saul acknowledges that David is more righteous than he.

• Galatians 3Bible

  Galatians 3 is the chapter in which Paul uses the example of Abraham and quotations from the Old Testament to argue that a person is justified not by the works of the law but by faith, and that all who believe are Abraham's seed in Christ.

• Amos 8Bible

  Amos 8 announces the "end" of the northern kingdom of Israel through the vision of a basket of summer fruit, indicts those who cheat the poor, and foretells a day of judgment when the sun goes down at noon, along with a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

• Mark 16Bible

  Mark 16 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the account of the women hearing the news of Jesus' resurrection at the empty tomb (vv. 1–8) and the account of the risen Jesus appearing, sending out his disciples, and ascending into heaven (vv. 9–20). Because verses 9–20 are absent from some early manuscripts, they are enclosed in brackets in some editions of the Bible.

• EbenezerBible

  Ebenezer, Hebrew for "stone of help," is the name of the memorial stone that Samuel set up after defeating the Philistines, saying, "Hitherto hath the LORD helped us." A place of the same name also appears in 1 Samuel 4.

• Proverbs 11Bible

  Proverbs 11 is a chapter in the collection of the proverbs of Solomon. In brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, it addresses themes such as honest scales, humility, integrity, guarding one's speech, and generosity and sharing.

• Proverbs 13Bible

  Proverbs 13 is a chapter in the collection of the proverbs of Solomon. Through contrasts between the righteous and the wicked, and between the wise and the foolish, it teaches about receptiveness to instruction, guarding one's speech, diligence, wealth, companionship, and the discipline of children.

• Obadiah 1Bible

  Obadiah 1 constitutes the entire single-chapter Book of Obadiah. It prophesies judgment on Edom, which stood by and plundered when its brother Jacob (Judah) suffered calamity, and foretells the restoration of Zion on the day of the LORD.

• Proverbs 22:15Bible Verses

  A proverb stating that foolishness is bound in the heart of a child and that the rod of correction drives it far away. Because it is often cited in support of child discipline, and of corporal punishment in particular, its meaning and application have been understood in several ways.

• Proverbs 16:1–3Bible Verses

  Proverbs 16:1–3 is a group of wisdom sayings teaching that people make plans in their hearts, but God judges both the outcome and the motives of the heart. It urges the reader to commit his works to the LORD. Because the passage addresses both divine sovereignty and human planning, Korean Protestant churches frequently cite it at the New Year, when students advance to a new school, and when businesses open.