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Regulative Principle of Worship
The regulative principle of worship is a principle of the Reformed tradition holding that public worship should include only those elements that Scripture commands or that can be legitimately derived from Scripture.
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- Deuteronomy 24:16Bible Verses
Deuteronomy 24:16 is a provision of the Mosaic Law forbidding that children be put to death for the sins of their parents, or parents for the sins of their children. The verse expresses the principle of individual responsibility for sin. It is frequently cited in discussions of its relationship to the phrase "the third and fourth generation" in the Ten Commandments and in debates over the generational curse theory.
- Stumbling BlockBible
A stumbling block is a stone or obstacle that catches the foot and causes a person to fall. In the Bible, the term refers to anything that causes a person to fall into sin or unbelief. The New Testament also describes Christ as a stone that becomes a stumbling block to those who do not believe.
- Leviticus 18:22Bible Verses
Leviticus 18:22 reads, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination" (KJV). It is one of the principal biblical texts on homosexuality, and interpreters both within and outside the church disagree over how this Old Testament regulation applies to Christians today.
- HalakhaBible
Halakha refers to the body of Jewish legal interpretation and regulation that organizes the commandments of the Pentateuch for application to daily life. The practices on which it rests appear in the New Testament under the name "the tradition of the elders."
- Kinsman-RedeemerBible
The kinsman-redeemer (Hebrew goel) is an Old Testament institution in which a close relative paid the price to recover land or freedom that a family member had lost through poverty or similar circumstances. Boaz in the Book of Ruth is the best-known example.
- Temple TaxBible
The temple tax was a payment made by adult Israelite men for the upkeep of the sanctuary (the tabernacle and later the temple) and its worship. It originated in the half-shekel regulation of Exodus and appears in the New Testament in Matthew 17.
- Pax RomanaHistory
The Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") was the period of roughly two hundred years, from the accession of Augustus (the "Caesar Augustus" of the Bible) to the late second century, during which the Roman Empire enjoyed relative stability.
- AdoptionDoctrine & Theology
Adoption is a theological term for the grace by which people who were not by nature children of God are received as God's children through Jesus Christ and obtain the rights of heirs.
- MagnificatBible
The Magnificat is the song of praise to God that Mary offered after conceiving Jesus, when she visited Elizabeth, as recorded in Luke 1:46-55. It takes its name from the first word of its Latin text, Magnificat.
- Continual Burnt OfferingBible
The continual burnt offering was the regular burnt offering of Old Testament Israel in which the priest burned one young lamb every morning and another every evening. It is prescribed in Exodus 29 and Numbers 28.
- ObedPeople
Obed is the son of Boaz and Ruth in the Book of Ruth. He was the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David, and his name also appears in the genealogies of Jesus Christ in Matthew and Luke.
- Levirate MarriageBible
Levirate marriage was an ancient Israelite institution in which, when a husband died without a son, his brother married the widow so that the firstborn son would carry on the line of the deceased. It is prescribed in Deuteronomy 25.
- Leviticus 3Bible
Leviticus 3 sets out the procedure for the peace offering, presented from the herd or the flock (cattle, sheep, or goats). It declares that all the fat belongs to the LORD and closes with a perpetual statute forbidding the eating of fat and blood.
- Luke 1:37Bible Verses
Spoken by the angel Gabriel to Mary in the Annunciation scene, this verse declares that nothing is impossible with God. It is often cited as a key verse on God's omnipotence and the fulfillment of His word. Its wording differs slightly among manuscripts.