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• Temptation of Christ

  [Bible]

  The temptation of Christ is the event in which Jesus Christ, after his baptism, fasted for forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Exorcism

  [Christian Life]

  Exorcism is the casting out, in the name of Jesus Christ and through prayer, of demons believed to enter people and do them harm. The Gospels record Jesus casting out demons, and the practice has continued in various forms in Catholic rites and in Pentecostal and charismatic deliverance ministry.

• Recapitulation

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Recapitulation (anakephalaiōsis) is the soteriology developed by the second-century Church Father Irenaeus. It teaches that Christ retraced from the beginning the human path on which Adam failed, restored it through obedience, and gathers all things together in himself.

• Romans 5:18–19

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul contrasts Adam's one trespass with Christ's one act of obedience, teaching that both condemnation and justification come to many through one man. It is frequently cited in discussions of original sin, justification, and the scope of salvation.

• Mariology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Mariology is the field of theology concerned with the identity and role of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Understandings differ considerably among the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions.

• 1 Corinthians 3:16–17

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul tells the church in Corinth, "ye are the temple of God," and warns that God will destroy anyone who defiles that temple. It is frequently cited in discussions of the church as a community, the holiness of the body, and divisions within the church.

• Romans 8

  [Bible]

  Romans 8 opens with the declaration that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ. It speaks of life in the Spirit, adoption as children of God, and hope amid suffering, and it closes with the assurance that nothing can separate believers from the love of God.

• Feast of Dedication

  [Bible]

  The Feast of Dedication, also known as Hanukkah, is a Jewish festival commemorating the Jews' recovery and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after its defilement by the Seleucid dynasty in the second century BC. The Bible mentions it once, in John 10:22.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  [Heresies & Cults]

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a religious organization founded by Joseph Smith in the United States in 1830 and commonly known as the Mormon Church. It accepts the Book of Mormon as scripture alongside the Bible. In South Korea, the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap), the Korean Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapshin), and other denominations have declared it heretical.

• Jesus Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Jesus Christ is the central figure of the Christian faith. Christianity confesses Jesus of Nazareth, who ministered in first-century Judea and was crucified, as the Messiah and the Son of God, and calls him by this name.

• The Last Supper

  [Bible]

  The Last Supper was the final meal Jesus Christ shared with the twelve disciples on the night before his crucifixion. At this meal Jesus distributed the bread and the cup and spoke of the new covenant, and the church's Lord's Supper (Communion) originated with it.

• Kingship of Christ

  [Doctrine & 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.

• Nativity of Jesus

  [Bible]

  The Nativity of Jesus is the birth of Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem of Judea. It is recorded in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 1–2.

• Crucifixion of Jesus

  [Bible]

  The crucifixion is the event in which Jesus Christ, sentenced by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, was nailed to a cross and died at Golgotha outside the walls of Jerusalem. All four Gospels record it.

• Seven Last Words of Christ

  [Bible]

  The Seven Last Words of Christ is the traditional name for the seven sayings that Jesus Christ spoke from the cross before his death, as gathered from the four Gospels.

• The Two Natures of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The two natures of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ possesses, in one person, both a truly divine nature (divinity) and a truly human nature (humanity). It was formally defined at the Council of Chalcedon in 451.

• The Imitation of Christ

  [Christian Life]

  The imitation of Christ is an attitude of faith that seeks to live according to the character and life of Jesus Christ. The term also refers to a fifteenth-century devotional book of the same title, traditionally attributed to Thomas à Kempis.

• Prophetic Office of Christ

  [Doctrine & 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.

• Sinlessness of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The sinlessness of Christ is the Christian teaching that Jesus Christ, though he lived as a true human being, never sinned in thought, word, or deed.

• Divinity of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The divinity of Christ is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is true God, of the same essence as the Father. Together with the doctrine of his humanity, it lies at the heart of Christology.