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• JustificationDoctrine & Theology

  Justification is the act by which a sinner is accounted righteous before God. Protestants hold that it comes not through works but through faith in Christ, a teaching known as justification by faith.

• Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of JustificationHistory

  The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is a document signed on October 31, 1999, by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church. It states that there is a "consensus in basic truths" on justification, the issue that had divided the two churches since the sixteenth-century Reformation.

• Numbers 9Bible

  Numbers 9 records the Passover kept in the wilderness of Sinai in the second year after the Exodus, the provision for a Passover in the second month for those who were unclean because of a dead body or away on a long journey, and Israel's practice of encamping and setting out according to the cloud and fire over the tabernacle.

• 3 John 1Bible

  3 John 1 constitutes the whole of the single-chapter book of 3 John. It is a brief personal letter in which the elder commends Gaius for showing hospitality to traveling evangelists who were strangers, rebukes Diotrephes for hindering them, and recommends Demetrius.

• 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.

• Exodus 34:6Bible Verses

  The words the LORD proclaimed on Mount Sinai as he passed before Moses, declaring his name and character and naming in turn his mercy, grace, slowness to anger, steadfast love (hesed), and faithfulness. Because this classic confession of God's character recurs throughout the Old Testament, it is frequently cited in discussions of the divine attributes and of forgiveness.

• Exodus 24:8Bible Verses

  The verse in which Moses, at Mount Sinai, sprinkles the blood of the sacrifices on the people and declares it "the blood of the covenant," completing the ratification of the covenant between God and Israel. Because Jesus' words instituting the Lord's Supper and the Epistle to the Hebrews take up this expression, these passages are frequently read together.

• ConversionChristian Life

  Conversion is the change by which a person turns from sin to God and comes to believe in Jesus Christ. The term is often used alongside "being born again" and "regeneration," although some denominations distinguish conversion from regeneration.

• Total DepravityDoctrine & Theology

  Total depravity is the doctrine that, since the Fall, every part of human nature has been affected by sin, so that people cannot by their own power turn to God or attain salvation.

• 2 Samuel 12Bible

  In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.

• Romans 3Bible

  Romans 3 concludes that Jews and Gentiles alike are under sin and declares that the righteousness of God is received not by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ.

• Church DisciplineOrganization & Polity

  Church discipline is the practice by which a church examines the sins and wrongdoing of its members or officers, urges them to repent, and, when necessary, imposes censures in accordance with its church constitution. It is also referred to as church governance or, in its judicial form, ecclesiastical trial.

• Works of the FleshBible

  The works of the flesh are a catalog of sins that the apostle Paul lists in Galatians 5:19–21 in contrast to the fruit of the Spirit. The list includes sexual immorality, idolatry, strife, and drunkenness, among other items, and closes with "and such like." The New Korean Revised Version renders it as fifteen items.

• Jeremiah 17:9Bible Verses

  A lament declaring that the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, and asking who can know it. It is a classic verse on the sinfulness of human nature and is frequently cited in discussions among denominations concerning original sin and the doctrine of total depravity.

• 1 John 2:1–2Bible Verses

  A passage expressing the hope that believers will not sin, while declaring that if anyone does sin, Jesus Christ the righteous is an "advocate" with the Father and the "propitiation" for sins. It is frequently cited as a basis for the forgiveness of sins and stands at the center of debates over the extent of the atonement and the meaning of "propitiation."

• 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.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21Bible Verses

  A verse in which Paul states that the sinless Christ was made sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God in him. It is frequently cited as a basis for the doctrines of atonement and justification, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "made him to be sin" and "made the righteousness of God."

• 1 Corinthians 6:9–10Bible Verses

  1 Corinthians 6:9–10 lists a series of sins and declares that the unrighteous "shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Disputes over how to translate two Greek words in the list have made it a central text in the debate over homosexuality. The passage also figures in discussions of how assurance of salvation relates to the conduct of the Christian life.

• 1 Corinthians 15:3–4Bible Verses

  A summary of the gospel stating that Christ died for our sins "according to the scriptures," was buried, and rose again the third day. The passage is regarded as preserving one of the earliest forms of Christian confession in the New Testament and is a central basis of faith in the resurrection.

• Matthew 18:18–19Bible Verses

  After describing how to deal with a brother who has sinned within the community, Jesus gives the disciples the authority to "bind and loose" and promises an answer to prayer in which two agree. The passage is frequently cited as a basis for church discipline, for united prayer, and for "binding" prayer, and its interpretation varies among denominations.