Results for “Serug”

• All
• Bible
• Encyclopedia 23

Articles 23, showing 20

• NahorPeople

  Nahor is the name of two members of Abraham's family in the Book of Genesis: Abraham's grandfather (the father of Terah) and Abraham's brother (the son of Terah).

• ReuPeople

  Reu is a figure in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis 11. He was the son of Peleg, the father of Serug, and the great-great-grandfather of Abraham. In the New Testament, his name appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus.

• Sergius PaulusPeople

  Sergius Paulus was the Roman proconsul of Cyprus mentioned in Acts 13. He sought to hear the word of God from Barnabas and Saul (Paul), and Scripture records that he believed after seeing the sorcerer Elymas struck blind.

• German Church StruggleHistory

  The German Church Struggle refers to the conflicts experienced by the churches in Germany during the Nazi era (1933–1945). In the narrower sense, it denotes the struggle between the pro-Nazi "German Christian" movement and the opposing Confessing Church over control of German Protestantism and its confession of faith.

• Investiture ControversyHistory

  The Investiture Controversy was a conflict in eleventh- and twelfth-century Western Europe between the Roman popes and secular rulers, especially the Holy Roman Emperor, over who had the right to appoint bishops and abbots. It was largely settled by the Concordat of Worms in 1122.

• The PoorBible

  In the Bible, "the poor" refers to people who struggle to make a living and need protection. The Old Testament makes caring for them a duty of the covenant people, and the New Testament presents the proclamation of the gospel to them as a sign of the kingdom of God.

• Bar-JesusPeople

  Bar-Jesus, also called Elymas, is a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet who appears in Acts 13. At Paphos on the island of Cyprus, he tried to keep the proconsul Sergius Paulus from believing, was rebuked by Paul, and was struck blind for a time.

• PaphosBible

  Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. According to Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas proclaimed the gospel there to the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus during their first missionary journey.

• Thirty Years' WarHistory

  The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought from 1618 to 1648, centered on the Holy Roman Empire. The struggle between Catholics and Protestants was intertwined with rivalry for power among the great European states, and the war ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

• Romans 7:24–25Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul, struggling against sin, laments that he is a "wretched man" and gives thanks for deliverance through Jesus Christ. Interpreters have long disagreed over whether this "I" refers to a Christian or to a person under the law.

• Ephesians 6:10-18Bible Verses

  A passage near the end of Ephesians that describes the believer's struggle as a fight not against human beings but against evil spiritual forces. It likens truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation, and the word of God to the whole armor of God and concludes with prayer. It is frequently cited in sermons and discussions on "spiritual warfare."

• Charitable ReliefChristian Life

  Charitable relief is the work of helping neighbors who are poor, sick, or affected by disaster through material aid and personal care. In Korean Protestant churches it is commonly carried out through dedicated relief budgets, relief offerings, and charitable sharing events.

• 1 Kings 1Bible

  1 Kings 1 recounts how, with the aged David's succession still unsettled, Adonijah attempts to make himself king, and how David, at the urging of Nathan and Bathsheba, has Solomon made king instead.

• Biblical CounselingDoctrine & Theology

  Biblical counseling is an approach to Christian counseling that addresses human problems by treating Scripture as the sufficient standard for counseling. In a narrower sense, the term refers to the nouthetic (admonitory) counseling movement proposed by Jay Adams.

• Jesus Walking on WaterBible

  Jesus walking on water is the event in which Jesus walked across the Sea of Galilee at night and approached the disciples' boat as it was battered by wind and waves. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John.

• Third Council of ConstantinopleHistory

  The Third Council of Constantinople was a council held from 680 to 681 in Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It declared that Christ possesses both a divine will and a human will, condemned Monothelitism, and is counted as the sixth ecumenical council.

• Romans 8:1–2Bible Verses

  The declaration that there is "no condemnation" for those who are in Christ Jesus. Cherished as a classic text on the assurance of justification, it raises the question of whether freedom from condemnation is purely a forensic declaration or also includes the transformation of life.

• Hebrews 13:21Bible Verses

  Hebrews 13:21 is the second half of the benediction that closes the Epistle to the Hebrews (13:20–21). It prays that God will equip believers to do his will and is often cited in discussions of how grace relates to human action.

• Romans 8:11Bible Verses

  In this verse Paul says that, just as God raised Jesus from the dead, he will also give life to believers' "mortal bodies" through the Spirit who dwells in them. The verse is often cited because it ties the resurrection of the body to the Holy Spirit. Interpreters disagree over whether it refers to the future resurrection or to new life in the present.