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Apelles
[People]Apelles was a believer in the church at Rome whom Paul greeted in Romans 16:10, describing him as "approved in Christ." He appears in only this one passage of Scripture.
Philetus
[People]Philetus was a figure in the early church named alongside Hymenaeus in 2 Timothy 2:17. Scripture records that he taught "that the resurrection is past already" and thereby overthrew the faith of some.
Achaicus
[People]Achaicus was a believer in the church at Corinth, mentioned only once, in 1 Corinthians 16:17. With Stephanas and Fortunatus, he visited Paul in Ephesus and brought him encouragement.
Fortunatus
[People]Fortunatus was a believer from the church at Corinth who is mentioned only once, in 1 Corinthians 16:17. Together with Stephanas and Achaicus, he visited Paul at Ephesus.
Simeon Called Niger
[People]Simeon called Niger is an early church figure named in Acts 13:1 as one of the "prophets and teachers" of the church at Antioch in Syria.
Amplias
[People]Amplias was a believer in the church at Rome whom the apostle Paul called "my beloved in the Lord" in the closing greetings of Romans 16. Scripture mentions him only in this single verse.
Claudia
[People]Claudia was a woman of the church at Rome who, together with Eubulus, Pudens, and Linus, sent greetings to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:21. She is named in only this one verse of the Bible.
Second Council of Constantinople
[History]The Second Council of Constantinople was a church council convened in Constantinople in 553 by the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. It condemned the so-called "Three Chapters" and reaffirmed the Christology of the Council of Chalcedon. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church count it as the fifth ecumenical council.
First Council of Constantinople
[History]The First Council of Constantinople was a church council convened in 381 by the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius I at Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Türkiye). It affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit and supplemented the Nicene faith, establishing the basic framework of the doctrine of the Trinity. It is counted as the second ecumenical council.
Henry Martyn
[People]Henry Martyn (1781–1812) was a Church of England priest and a missionary who worked in India and Persia. He translated the New Testament into Urdu, Persian, and Arabic.
Synod of Dort
[History]The Synod of Dort was a Reformed church synod held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, in 1618–1619. It rejected the five articles of the Remonstrants, the followers of Arminius, and adopted the Canons of Dort.
Vineyard Movement
[History]The Vineyard Movement is a charismatic church movement that originated in the Jesus Movement in the United States during the 1970s. Under the leadership of John Wimber in the 1980s, it spread worldwide. Because it emphasizes both evangelical faith and the experience of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it is also called the "Third Wave."
Sunday School Movement
[History]The Sunday school movement was a church education movement that spread Sunday schools, which teach the Bible to children and adults on the Lord's Day. In Korea, the movement centered on the Korea Sunday School Association, organized in 1922.
Romanesque
[Doctrine & Theology]Romanesque is a style of church architecture that flourished in Western Europe from the late tenth century to around the twelfth century. Characterized by round arches, thick walls, and small windows, it preceded the Gothic style.
Senior Adult Department
[Christian Life]The senior adult department is the church department responsible for worship, education, fellowship, and care for older members of the congregation. Its work is also called silver ministry or senior ministry.
National Salvation Prayer Meeting
[Christian Life]A national salvation prayer meeting is a church prayer gathering held for the well-being of a nation and its people when the country faces a crisis or a matter of great national importance. In a broader sense, the practice is also called "prayer for the nation."
Sapphira
[People]Sapphira was a member of the early church in Jerusalem who appears in Acts 5. With her husband Ananias, she kept back part of the price of a piece of land while pretending that they had given it all, and she died in the presence of Peter.
Acts 11
[Bible]In this chapter Peter explains to the church in Jerusalem what happened at the house of Cornelius, and the church accepts that salvation has come to the Gentiles. A church is also established in Antioch, where the disciples are first called "Christians."
Romans 14
[Bible]Romans 14 addresses believers in the church at Rome who were divided over food and the observance of days. It urges them not to judge one another and to act in love for the sake of the weaker brother. The chapter contains 23 verses.
2 Thessalonians 2
[Bible]2 Thessalonians 2 corrects the Thessalonian church, which had been unsettled by claims that "the day of the Lord" had already come, by teaching that a falling away must occur and the man of lawlessness must appear before that day. The chapter closes with thanksgiving for God's choosing of the believers and an exhortation to hold fast to the teaching they had received.