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• ImputationDoctrine & Theology

  Imputation is the theological concept that the sin or righteousness of one person is reckoned to another and credited to that person's account. It is used chiefly in the Protestant doctrine of justification, where it refers to the righteousness of Christ being credited to those who believe.

• 2 Kings 24Bible

  2 Kings 24 records King Jehoiakim of Judah's rebellion against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Jehoiachin's surrender and the first large-scale deportation to Babylon, and the accession of Zedekiah.

• Ezekiel 40Bible

  Ezekiel 40 is the first chapter of the vision of the new temple, which forms the final section of the Book of Ezekiel (chapters 40–48). In a vision Ezekiel is brought to a very high mountain in the land of Israel, where he watches a man whose appearance shines like brass measure the temple's wall, gates, courts, and priests' chambers.

• Jeremiah 50Bible

  Jeremiah 50 is a prophecy that Babylon, which overthrew Judah, will be destroyed by a nation from the north, and that the scattered people of Israel and Judah will return and receive pardon for their sins.

• Nature and GraceDoctrine & Theology

  Nature and grace is a theological topic concerning how created human nature and the world ("nature") relate to the free grace of God ("grace").

• Parable of the SowerBible

  The Parable of the Sower is a parable in which Jesus used the image of seed falling by the wayside, on stony ground, among thorns, and on good ground to teach about the different ways people respond to the word. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• The Good ShepherdBible

  The Good Shepherd is a figurative expression Jesus used of himself in John 10. It portrays the true leader as a shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, in contrast to the hireling and the thief.

• InfralapsarianismDoctrine & Theology

  Infralapsarianism is the view within Reformed teaching on predestination that God chose to save some from among humanity considered as already fallen.

• Ash WednesdayFeasts & Seasons

  Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the Wednesday falling forty-six days before Easter. Its name comes from the rite of placing ashes on the forehead as a sign of repentance.

• 1 Kings 18Bible

  1 Kings 18 recounts how, after three years of drought, Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; the fire of the LORD falls, and a great rain then comes in answer to his prayer.

• 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.

• RedemptionDoctrine & Theology

  Redemption is the act of paying a price to release a slave or captive and set that person free. In Christianity, it refers to the teaching that Christ paid the price through his death on the cross and thereby set people free from sin and death.

• Mark 4Bible

  Mark 4 records Jesus teaching parables about the kingdom of God by the Sea of Galilee, including the parables of the sower, the seed growing secretly, and the mustard seed. It also records his calming of a storm while crossing the sea by boat.

• The Floating Axe HeadBible

  The floating axe head is a miracle recorded in 2 Kings 6:1-7, in which Elisha caused a borrowed iron axe head that had fallen into the Jordan River to float to the surface after he threw a stick into the water.

• The Bondage of the WillDoctrine & Theology

  The Bondage of the Will is a 1525 book by Martin Luther refuting Erasmus's On Free Will, and the name also refers to the position it argues. It holds that the will of fallen humanity is bound by sin and cannot choose salvation of itself, and that salvation depends entirely on the grace of God.

• Babylon the GreatBible

  Babylon the Great is a symbolic city that appears in Revelation 14–18. It represents worldly power that opposes God and the judgment that falls upon that power.

• Jeremiah 23:29Bible Verses

  Jeremiah 23:29 is a verse that likens the word of God to "a fire" and to "a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces." Because it appears in a passage rebuking false prophets, it is frequently cited in discussions of the power of God's word and of discerning true from false prophecy.

• Romans 12:17–21Bible Verses

  Paul's exhortation not to avenge oneself but to leave vengeance to God and to overcome evil with good. The passage is frequently cited in teaching on love for enemies, and discussion centers on the meaning of the "coals of fire" and on the passage's relationship to punishment by the state.

• Psalm 139:15-16Bible Verses

  A passage in Psalm 139 in which the psalmist confesses that God saw him before he was formed in the womb and recorded the days of his life in God's book. It is frequently cited in discussions of providence and predestination and in debates about the life of the unborn.

• Ruler of the SynagogueBible

  The ruler of the synagogue was the official who led worship and assemblies in Jewish synagogues during the New Testament period. Jairus in the Gospels and Crispus and Sosthenes in the Acts of the Apostles are identified as rulers of the synagogue.