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• John 14:6

  [Bible Verses]

  John 14:6 is the verse in which Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." It is a principal text for the exclusivity of Christian salvation and the verse most often cited in debates over the relationship between salvation and other religions.

• Proverbs 22:6

  [Bible Verses]

  Proverbs 22:6 is the proverb that reads, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (KJV). It is widely used as a motto for Christian education, and interpreters disagree over whether it is a promise that will certainly be fulfilled or a general principle.

• Ezekiel 36:26

  [Bible Verses]

  Ezekiel 36:26 records God's promise to give a new spirit, to take away the stony heart, and to give a heart of flesh. It is a principal Old Testament text on regeneration and the inward transforming work of the Holy Spirit, and it is frequently cited in discussions among denominations about how God's work and the human response relate to each other in conversion.

• Luke 1:26-35

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage the angel Gabriel appears to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, and announces that she will conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and is to name him Jesus. It is a principal text for the confession of the virgin birth and the Incarnation and is frequently read during Advent and Christmas.

• Ephesians 6:12

  [Bible Verses]

  Ephesians 6:12 declares, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (KJV). It is a key verse on spiritual warfare, and denominations differ considerably over how it should be put into practice.

• Luke 6:27–36

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage from the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus teaches his hearers to love their enemies, to do good to those who hate them, and to be merciful as God the Father is merciful. It is a principal text on love of enemies and on the "Golden Rule." How literally its teaching on nonviolence and nonresistance should be followed has long been debated.

• Matthew 19:24

  [Bible Verses]

  "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" is a saying of Jesus. It is a principal verse on the relationship between wealth and salvation and is also known for the various popular explanations of the "eye of a needle."

• Romans 8:38–39

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage declares that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, nor anything else "shall be able to separate" believers from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. Widely regarded as the climax of Romans 8, it is frequently cited in debates over the assurance of salvation and the perseverance of the saints.

• Ransom

  [Bible]

  Ransom is an Old Testament term for a price paid in place of a life or a person. The half shekel paid at the census in Exodus 30 is a representative example, and the concept is linked to the New Testament idea of Christ's life given as a ransom.

• Korean Association of Christian Pastors

  [Institutions]

  The Korean Association of Christian Pastors (Hanmokhyeop, KACP) is an interdenominational council of pastors founded in 1998 by pastors' associations from multiple Korean denominations committed to church renewal. Its stated principles are unity, renewal, and service.

• Church Minister

  [Church Offices]

  A church minister is a person whose principal work is ministry in the church, such as preaching, teaching, and pastoral care. In Korean Protestant usage, the associate pastors, evangelists, and others who assist the senior pastor are collectively called associate ministers.

• Achaia

  [Bible]

  Achaia was a Roman province in southern Greece in New Testament times, with Corinth as its principal city. Paul preached the gospel in the region during his second missionary journey.

• Intermediate State

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The intermediate state is a doctrine of Christian eschatology concerning the condition of a person from death until the resurrection of the body at the Second Coming of Christ.

• Writings (Hebrew Bible)

  [Bible]

  The Writings are the third of the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), following the Law and the Prophets. Called Ketuvim ("things written") in Hebrew, the division comprises eleven books by Jewish reckoning, including Psalms, Job, and Proverbs.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul tells the church at Thessalonica that before "the day of the Lord" there will come an apostasy (a falling away from the faith) and that "the man of lawlessness" will be revealed. Because it is a principal text on the Antichrist and the sequence of end-time events, it is interpreted in widely differing ways.

• Galilee

  [Bible]

  Galilee is a biblical place name referring to the northern region of Israel and to the lake on its eastern side, the Sea of Galilee. Jesus grew up there and carried out most of his public ministry in the region, making it a principal setting of the Gospels.

• Sermon

  [Worship & Rites]

  A sermon is the proclamation of the Word in worship that expounds a biblical text and applies it to present-day life. It is regarded as a central element of the worship service, and in Korean Protestant churches it is commonly referred to simply as "the Word" (malsseum).

• Bible Transcription

  [Christian Life]

  Bible transcription is the devotional practice of copying the text of Scripture by hand as a spiritual discipline for meditating deeply on the Word and taking it to heart. In Korea it is widely practiced across denominational lines.

• John 10:28–29

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage Jesus says that he gives eternal life to his sheep and that no one can snatch them out of his hand or out of the Father's hand. It is a principal basis for the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, which holds that those who have once been saved are preserved to the end, and it stands at the center of the debate over whether salvation can be lost.

• Matthew 5:39

  [Bible Verses]

  Matthew 5:39 is the verse in which Jesus teaches his hearers not to resist an evil person and, if someone strikes them on the right cheek, to turn the other also. It stands at the center of interpretive debates that extend beyond the prohibition of personal retaliation to questions of war, violence, and military service.