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Threefold Division of the Law
The threefold division of the law is a theological framework that divides the Old Testament law into moral, ceremonial, and civil (judicial) law in order to explain which parts remain binding on Christians.
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- Ceremonial LawDoctrine & Theology
Ceremonial law is a theological term for the part of the Mosaic law that governed Israel's worship and religious rites, including the regulations concerning sacrifices, feasts, circumcision, food, and purity.
- Judicial LawDoctrine & Theology
In the theological tradition that divides the Mosaic law into moral, ceremonial, and judicial law, judicial law refers to the civil and criminal regulations that governed the national and social life of ancient Israel. It is also called civil law.
- TanakhBible
Tanakh is the name Judaism uses for the Hebrew Bible. The word is an acronym formed from the Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'im), and the Writings (Ketuvim). Its contents are the same as the thirty-nine books of the Protestant Old Testament, but it counts them as twenty-four books and arranges them in a different order.
- Luke 24:44–46Bible Verses
In this passage the risen Jesus explains to his disciples that the whole of the Old Testament was written concerning him and was fulfilled in his suffering and his resurrection on the third day. It is frequently cited as a basis for reading the Old Testament with Christ at the center and as a text that refers to the threefold division of the Old Testament canon.
- Threefold Office of ChristDoctrine & Theology
The threefold office of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ accomplishes salvation by holding together the three offices of prophet, priest, and king. It was systematized in the Reformed confessions.
- Three Uses of the LawDoctrine & Theology
The three uses of the law is a teaching of Reformation theology that organizes the work of God's law into three functions: restraining evil in society, bringing people to recognize their sin, and guiding the life of the believer.
- Peter's DenialBible
Peter's denial is the episode on the night of Jesus' arrest in which the disciple Peter, in the courtyard of the high priest's house, denied three times that he knew Jesus. It is recorded in all four Gospels.
- Amen SongWorship & Rites
An Amen song is a short sung setting of the word "Amen," used in worship after a prayer or the benediction as the congregation's response. In Korean Protestant churches it is usually sung by the choir or the congregation immediately after the benediction.
- Fivefold GospelDoctrine & Theology
The Fivefold Gospel is a summary of faith that presents five elements (regeneration, the fullness of the Holy Spirit, divine healing, blessing, and the Second Coming) as the core of the gospel given by Jesus Christ. Systematized by the Korean pastor David Yonggi Cho, it became the representative doctrine of Yoido Full Gospel Church and the Korea Assemblies of God.
- Prophetic Office of ChristDoctrine & Theology
The prophetic office of Christ is the office by which Jesus Christ reveals and makes known to humanity the will of God and the way of salvation. Together with his priestly and kingly offices, it constitutes the threefold office (munus triplex) of Christ.
- Priesthood of ChristDoctrine & Theology
The priesthood of Christ is the teaching that Jesus Christ offered his own body once for all as a sacrifice to atone for sin and that he continues to intercede for believers before God. Together with his prophetic and kingly offices, it forms the threefold office of Christ.
- Mark 14Bible
Mark 14 covers the events surrounding Jesus' final Passover: the chief priests' plot, the woman who anointed him with ointment at Bethany, the Last Supper, the prayer in Gethsemane, his arrest and examination before the Council, and Peter's threefold denial.
- PriestChurch Offices
A priest is one of the three holy orders in Anglicanism, alongside bishop and deacon, and is an ordained minister who presides at the Eucharist and cares for the church. Priests are commonly addressed as "Father," and unlike Roman Catholic priests, who observe celibacy, Anglican priests may marry.
- Isaiah 51Bible
Isaiah 51 recalls God's calling of Abraham and the Exodus as it promises the restoration of Zion. It also proclaims to Jerusalem, which has drunk the cup of wrath, that God will take that cup from her hand and give it to her enemies.
- Kingship of ChristDoctrine & Theology
The kingship of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ, as King, rules over the church and the whole world. Protestant theology describes it as one of the three offices of Christ, alongside the prophetic and priestly offices.
- 3 John 1:2Bible Verses
Third John 1:2, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" (KJV), is an epistolary greeting. The verse is widely known as the basis for the "threefold blessing" taught in the Korean Pentecostal movement, and debate continues over whether it can serve as a foundation for prosperity theology.
- Ezekiel 47Bible
A chapter in Ezekiel's vision of the new temple in which water flowing from beneath the temple threshold grows into an ever-deepening river that brings life to the land and the sea. The chapter then sets the boundaries of the land to be divided among the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Ezekiel 10Bible
Ezekiel 10 is part of Ezekiel's vision of the Jerusalem temple. It describes the cherubim and the wheels once more and depicts the glory of the LORD departing from the threshold of the temple and moving to the east gate.
- John 11Bible
John 11 is the chapter of the Gospel of John that records Jesus raising Lazarus at Bethany after he had been dead four days, and how this event led the chief priests and Pharisees to plot Jesus' death.