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• The Sabbath and the Lord's Day

  [Controversies]

  A discussion of whether Christians should observe the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath or the first-day (Sunday) Lord's Day, and whether the Lord's Day should be kept in the manner of the Old Testament Sabbath.

• Day of the Lord

  [Bible]

  The Day of the Lord is an expression used by the Old Testament prophets for the time when God intervenes directly in history to bring about judgment and salvation. The New Testament takes it up as "the day of the Lord" and "the day of Christ," connecting it with the Second Coming and the Last Judgment.

• Angel of the Lord

  [Bible]

  The Angel of the Lord is an Old Testament term for a being sent by God who appears to people and delivers his word. Because the angel sometimes speaks as though he were God himself, interpreters disagree about the angel's identity.

• The Fear of the Lord

  [Bible]

  The fear of the Lord is a central Old Testament expression for an attitude of reverence and awe toward God. It is presented especially in the wisdom literature, including Proverbs, Psalms, and Job, as the foundation of wisdom and knowledge.

• Presentation of the Lord

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.

• Fear of the Lord

  [Bible]

  The fear of the Lord is a biblical expression for an attitude of fearing, revering, and obeying God. Old Testament wisdom literature calls it the beginning of wisdom and knowledge.

• James (Brother of the Lord)

  [People]

  James is a New Testament figure identified as "the Lord's brother" and was a leader of the early church in Jerusalem. Tradition holds that he wrote the Epistle of James.

• Book of the Wars of the Lord

  [Bible]

  The Book of the Wars of the Lord is an ancient Israelite book cited once, in Numbers 21:14. It is thought to have been a collection of poems celebrating the battles God fought on Israel's behalf, and it is no longer extant.

• Jude (Brother of the Lord)

  [People]

  Jude is a figure named in the New Testament as a brother of Jesus. He is traditionally identified with "Jude, the brother of James," the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude.

• Baptism of the Lord Sunday

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  Baptism of the Lord Sunday commemorates the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. In the Western church calendar, it is usually observed on the first Sunday after Epiphany.

• Suspension from the Lord's Supper

  [Organization & Polity]

  Suspension from the Lord's Supper is a form of church discipline in which a member who has sinned is barred from participating in Communion for a period of time. The term is used chiefly in Presbyterian church constitutions.

• Lord's Supper

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Lord's Supper is the rite instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. In it believers share the bread and the cup in remembrance of Christ's death, and it is one of the two sacraments observed by Protestants.

• Lord's Prayer

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Lord's Prayer is the prayer that Jesus Christ taught his disciples. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and nearly all churches, regardless of denomination, recite it together in worship and use it in instruction.

• Lord's Day

  [Bible]

  A New Testament expression that, in Revelation 1:10, refers to the day on which Christians gathered for worship and, in the Epistles, to the last day, when Christ will return to judge.

• Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

  [Bible]

  The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is the event in which Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem and presented him to God after the period of purification prescribed by the Law had passed. It is recorded in Luke 2.

• 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.

• The Transfiguration

  [Bible]

  The Transfiguration is the event, recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, in which Jesus was transformed in appearance on a high mountain before Peter, James, and John, while Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with him.

• Lord's Day

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Lord's Day is the name used in Protestantism for Sunday, the day of worship commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Keeping this day holy is called Lord's Day observance.

• LORD of Hosts

  [Bible]

  The LORD of Hosts is an Old Testament title for God that renders the Hebrew Yahweh Tseba'ot. Meaning "LORD of armies (hosts)," it expresses God's sovereignty over Israel and over all the hosts of heaven.

• Luke 11:2-4

  [Bible Verses]

  The form of the Lord's Prayer recorded in the Gospel of Luke, given by Jesus in answer to a disciple's request that he teach them to pray. Because it is shorter than the form in Matthew, discussion often centers on the relationship between the two texts, manuscript variants, and the meaning of "lead us not into temptation."