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• Soteriology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Soteriology is the branch of Christian theology concerned with how God saves people who are under sin. It encompasses such topics as grace and faith, justification and sanctification, and predestination and free will.

• Creation ex nihilo

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Creation ex nihilo is the Christian doctrine that God brought all things into existence without any preexisting material, solely by his word and will. The Latin phrase creatio ex nihilo means "creation out of nothing."

• Avenger of Blood

  [Bible]

  In Old Testament law, the avenger of blood is the near kinsman of a person who has been killed and who holds the killer accountable for the blood that was shed. The term appears together with the regulations concerning the cities of refuge.

• Intelligent Design

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Intelligent design is the claim that certain features of living things and the universe are better explained by an "intelligent cause" than by undirected natural processes. It took shape as a movement in the United States in the 1990s.

• InterCP

  [Heresies & Cults]

  InterCP is a South Korean overseas mission organization led by its director, Paul Choi (Choi Ba-ul). Since 2011, several denominations have passed resolutions calling for close observation of the group, urging members to refrain from participation, or prohibiting interaction with it. In 2022 the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapShin) declared it heretical.

• Michal

  [People]

  Michal was the younger daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the first wife of David. She appears in 1 and 2 Samuel and is known for helping David escape from her father Saul and for despising David as he danced before the Ark of the Covenant.

• 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 9

  [Bible]

  In this chapter Paul affirms that as an apostle he has the right to receive support from the church but explains that he has not used that right, for the sake of the gospel. He then urges self-discipline, drawing a comparison with the self-control of runners in a race.

• Titus 3

  [Bible]

  Titus 3 is the final chapter of the Epistle to Titus. It urges the believers in Crete to submit to those in authority and to devote themselves to good works, and it teaches that salvation comes not through works but through the mercy of God. The chapter closes with a charge to avoid disputes, followed by personal news and greetings.

• Wesleyan Theology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Wesleyan theology is a theological tradition rooted in the teachings of John Wesley, who led the eighteenth-century Methodist movement in England. It emphasizes grace extended to all people and a holy life (sanctification). Methodist and Holiness churches, among others, stand within this tradition.

• Korea Baptist Theological University

  [Institutions]

  Korea Baptist Theological University is a private theological university in Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea. It opened in 1953 and serves as the denominational seminary of the Korea Baptist Convention. In Korean it is commonly called by the abbreviation Chimsindae.

• Diakonia

  [Bible]

  Diakonia is a Greek word meaning "service," "ministry," or "office." In the New Testament it refers to the service of Jesus, almsgiving, the ministry of the word, and church office.

• Markan Priority

  [Bible]

  Markan priority is a hypothesis in biblical scholarship holding that the Gospel of Mark was the first of the Synoptic Gospels to be written and that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source.

• Gothic Architecture

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Gothic architecture is a style that originated in France in the mid-twelfth century and became the defining style of European cathedral architecture in the late Middle Ages. It is characterized by pointed arches, high vaults, and large stained-glass windows.

• School Chaplain

  [Church Offices]

  A school chaplain is a pastor attached to a school founded on Christian principles who is responsible for worship, religious education, and counseling for students, faculty, and staff.

• Hanshin University

  [Institutions]

  Hanshin University is a private comprehensive university in South Korea that traces its origins to the Chosun Theological Seminary, which opened in 1940 at Seungdong Church in Seoul. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) and has campuses in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, and in Suyu-dong, Seoul.

• World Vision

  [Institutions]

  World Vision is an international Christian relief and development nongovernmental organization. It began in 1950, during the Korean War, when the American missionary Bob Pierce and Korean church leaders, including the Rev. Han Kyung-chik, began helping war orphans and widows.

• Preterism

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Preterism is an interpretive approach holding that most of the prophecies of Revelation and of Jesus' end-time discourse were already fulfilled in the first century, particularly around the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.

• Feminist Theology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Feminist theology is a theological movement that rereads the Bible and the Christian tradition from the experience and perspective of women and critically examines male-centered interpretations and institutions within the church and theology.

• Honorary Elder

  [Christian Life]

  An honorary elder is a person who bears the title of elder without currently serving on the session. The term refers either to a retired elder who is honored after reaching the mandatory retirement age or to a person granted the title alone in recognition of service.