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• Five SolasDoctrine & Theology

  The Five Solas are five slogans that summarize the central tenets of the Reformation using the Latin word sola ("alone"). They are Scripture alone, faith alone, grace alone, Christ alone, and glory to God alone.

• Ecclesiastes 3Bible

  Ecclesiastes 3 declares, in fourteen pairs of opposites, that there is an appointed time for everything under heaven. It then reflects on human labor and the work of God, on injustice and judgment, and on the death that comes alike to humans and animals.

• Open DoorsInstitutions

  Open Doors is an interdenominational international mission organization begun in 1955 by Brother Andrew of the Netherlands. It supports churches and believers in regions where Christians face persecution and publishes an annual ranking of Christian persecution, the World Watch List.

• Romans 5Bible

  Romans 5 describes the peace with God and the hope enjoyed by those who have been justified by faith, and it contrasts the sin and death that entered through Adam with the grace and life that come through Jesus Christ.

• PseudepigraphaBible

  "Pseudepigrapha" is the term Protestants use for Jewish and early Christian writings, composed for the most part around the intertestamental period, that were attributed to ancient figures such as Enoch and Moses. Most churches do not accept these books as canonical.

• PhylacteriesBible

  Phylacteries are small leather boxes containing parchment inscribed with passages from the Law, together with the straps by which Jews bind them to the forehead and arm during prayer. In the New Testament they are mentioned once, in Matthew 23:5.

• Good NeighborsInstitutions

  Good Neighbors is a South Korean international relief and development NGO (non-governmental organization) founded in 1991 by Il-ha Lee under the name Korea Neighbors' Love Society (Hanguk Iutsaranghoe). It carries out child rights protection programs in South Korea as well as development cooperation programs overseas.

• Doctrine of GodDoctrine & Theology

  The doctrine of God (theology proper) is the branch of systematic theology that addresses who God is: His existence, names, attributes, and triune nature, together with His works such as creation and providence.

• RahabPeople

  Rahab is a woman of Jericho in the Old Testament book of Joshua (chapters 2 and 6) who hid the Israelite spies and was saved together with her family. The New Testament names her in the genealogy of Jesus and presents her as an example of both faith and works.

• Christianity and the ArtsDoctrine & Theology

  The relationship between the Christian faith and the arts, such as painting, music, architecture, and literature, together with the theological understanding of that relationship. In a narrower sense, works created for worship and devotion are sometimes called "Christian art."

• Matthew 23:4Bible Verses

  A verse in which Jesus criticizes the scribes and Pharisees for laying heavy burdens on others while refusing to lift a finger themselves. It is frequently cited as a warning against legalism and against inconsistency between the words and deeds of religious leaders.

• 1 Corinthians 15:30–32Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul argues that if there is no resurrection, his life of facing death every day is in vain. "I die daily" is widely quoted as an expression of self-denial, while the meaning of his statement that he "fought with beasts at Ephesus" is disputed.

• 1 Corinthians 15:20–22Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul, addressing Corinthian Christians who denied the resurrection, declares that Christ has risen as "the firstfruits of them that slept" and contrasts Adam with Christ. It is frequently cited in discussions of resurrection faith, the doctrine of original sin, and the question of whom "all" refers to.

• Genesis 15:6Bible Verses

  Genesis 15:6 reads, "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." Paul cited the verse as a central basis for the doctrine of justification by faith, and the Epistle of James also quotes it, placing it at the center of debates over the relationship between faith and works.

• James 2:15-17Bible Verses

  A passage in which James uses the example of a fellow believer who is poorly clothed and hungry, and who receives only kind words without having his needs met, to declare that "faith, if it hath not works, is dead." It is frequently cited to encourage almsgiving, and its relationship to Paul's teaching on justification by faith has long been debated.

• 1 Timothy 6:17–19Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul instructs Timothy to teach the rich in the church. It urges them to place their hope in God rather than in wealth and to devote themselves to good works and generous sharing. It is frequently cited in discussions of stewardship, almsgiving, and offerings.

• Hebrews 10:25Bible Verses

  Hebrews 10:25 exhorts believers, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." The verse is widely cited as a basis for attendance at corporate worship. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been at the center of debate over whether online worship can take the place of this "assembling."

• MaccabeesBible

  The Books of Maccabees record the Jewish revolt against persecution under the Seleucid dynasty in the second century BC. The Catholic and Orthodox churches include them in the Old Testament canon, while Protestants classify them as Apocrypha.

• Ephesians 1:11Bible Verses

  A verse from the opening doxology of Ephesians in which Paul states that in Christ believers have become God's inheritance, according to the purpose of God, who works all things after the counsel of His own will. It is frequently cited in discussions of predestination and divine sovereignty.

• John 14:12–14Bible Verses

  A passage in which Jesus says that whoever believes in him will do the works he does and "greater works than these shall he do," and promises to do whatever is asked in his name. Discussion centers on what the "greater works" are and on what it means to pray in Jesus' name.