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Nicene Creed
[Doctrine & Theology]The Nicene Creed is a confession of faith first drafted at the Council of Nicaea in 325 and expanded at the Council of Constantinople in 381. It summarizes the Trinitarian faith and is one of the principal ecumenical creeds, accepted by the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and Protestant churches alike.
Proverbs 4:23
[Bible Verses]A verse of Proverbs that instructs the reader to keep the heart above all else, because out of it are the issues of life. It reflects the biblical understanding of the heart as the center of the human person and is frequently cited in devotional life and Christian counseling.
Christianity
[Denominations]Christianity is the religion centered on faith in Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ, that is, the Savior, and it encompasses the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. In Korea, the Korean word for Christianity is also commonly used to refer to Protestantism alone.
Proverbs 9:10
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 9:10 declares that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom and that the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. As a key verse that brings Proverbs 1–9 to a close, it is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and knowledge.
Zechariah
[Bible]Zechariah is the thirty-eighth book of the Old Testament. This prophetic book encourages the people of Judah who had returned from the Babylonian exile to rebuild the Temple, and it prophesies concerning the Messiah and the restoration of the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 23:29–35
[Bible Verses]A passage in Proverbs that uses six questions and vivid description to warn of the calamities that befall those given to drink. In Korean Protestant churches it is frequently cited as grounds for abstinence from alcohol, and interpreters debate whether it teaches abstinence or moderation.
Great Commission
[Bible]The Great Commission is the command in which the risen Jesus instructed his disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them. Its principal text is Matthew 28:18-20.
Charlemagne
[People]Charlemagne (born 742 or c. 747–748; died 814) was king of the Franks. On Christmas Day 800 he was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III, and he is regarded as the figure who established the framework of politics, the church, and learning in medieval Western Europe.
Healing of the Demon-Possessed Boy
[Bible]The healing of the demon-possessed boy is a miracle in which Jesus, after coming down from the Mount of Transfiguration, cast a demon out of a boy whom his disciples had been unable to heal. The account appears in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
[People]Antiochus IV Epiphanes was king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 164 BC. He defiled the Jerusalem temple and persecuted Judaism, provoking the Maccabean Revolt, and he is frequently discussed in the interpretation of the Book of Daniel.
Reinhold Niebuhr
[People]Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) was an American Protestant theologian and Christian ethicist. He is known for "Christian realism," an approach that pursued social justice while squarely confronting human sinfulness and collective self-interest.
Oswald Chambers
[People]Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) was a Scottish Baptist evangelist and Bible teacher closely associated with the Holiness movement. He is best known for *My Utmost for His Highest*, a 365-day devotional compiled by his wife from his lectures.
John Calvin
[People]John Calvin (1509–1564) was a French-born Reformer and theologian who ministered in Geneva, Switzerland. His Institutes of the Christian Religion laid the foundation for Reformed and Presbyterian theology.
Josiah
[People]Josiah was a king of Judah in the Old Testament. Scripture records that, prompted by the discovery of the Book of the Law in the temple, he led a religious reform that removed idols and restored the Passover.
Milcah
[People]Milcah is a woman in the Book of Genesis, the daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother. She was the mother of Bethuel and the grandmother of Rebekah, the wife of Isaac.
Lot
[People]Lot is the nephew of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. He lived in Sodom, was rescued when the city was destroyed, and is recorded as the ancestor of the Moabites and the Ammonites.
Proverbs 22:15
[Bible Verses]A proverb stating that foolishness is bound in the heart of a child and that the rod of correction drives it far away. Because it is often cited in support of child discipline, and of corporal punishment in particular, its meaning and application have been understood in several ways.
Martin Luther King Jr.
[People]Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Baptist minister and a leader of the African American civil rights movement. He led a nonviolent movement to end racial discrimination in the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Division of Abijah
[Bible]The division of Abijah was the eighth of the twenty-four priestly divisions established in the time of David for rotating temple service. In the Gospel of Luke, Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, is introduced as a priest belonging to this division.
Jephthah
[People]Jephthah was a judge from Gilead in the Book of Judges. He is widely known for defeating the Ammonites and for losing his only daughter because of a rash vow.