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• Wine in the Bible

  [Bible]

  Wine is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice. In the Bible it appears as a symbol of joy and abundance and as an element used in sacrifices and in Communion, and Scripture also warns against drunkenness.

• Goodness (Fruit of the Spirit)

  [Bible]

  Goodness (Korean *yangseon*, 良善) is one of the fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22. It refers to the goodness that appears in those who live by the Spirit, that is, a good disposition that does what is good.

• Hananiah (Ruler of the Citadel)

  [People]

  Hananiah was the ruler of the citadel (fortress) of Jerusalem mentioned in Nehemiah 7:2. After the city wall was rebuilt, Nehemiah placed Jerusalem in his charge together with Nehemiah's brother Hanani. Scripture describes him as a faithful man who feared God above many.

• 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.

• Apostles' Creed

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Apostles' Creed is a confession of faith of the Western church that briefly summarizes belief in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Many Protestant churches in Korea recite it together in Sunday worship.

• Ten Commandments

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Ten Commandments are the ten commands recorded in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 of the Old Testament, which God is said to have given to Israel at Mount Sinai. In Korean churches they are used, together with the Apostles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer, as core content for basic instruction in the faith.

• 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.

• Trinity

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God is one in essence and exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is confessed in common by Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches.

• Incarnation

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The Incarnation is a central Christian doctrine holding that the Son of God took on a human body and was born into the world as Jesus Christ. It expresses the confession that Christ is both true God and true man.

• Gospel

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The gospel means "good news." In Christianity it refers to the message that God saves people through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• Psalms

  [Bible]

  The Book of Psalms is a collection of 150 prayers and songs of praise in the Old Testament. Used in the worship of ancient Israel, it remains one of the most widely used books of the Bible in the worship and personal devotional life of the church today.

• New Testament

  [Bible]

  The New Testament is a collection of twenty-seven books that recount the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the formation of the early church and include the letters of the apostles. Together with the Old Testament, it makes up the Protestant Bible.

• Book of Revelation

  [Bible]

  The Book of Revelation is the last book of the New Testament. Written in the form of apocalyptic literature, it records the visions given to John concerning the second coming of Christ and the final victory of God. It is often referred to simply as Revelation.

• Rapture

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The rapture is the belief that, when Jesus Christ returns, living believers will be caught up into the air to meet the Lord. Denominations and theological traditions differ on when it will occur.

• Gospels

  [Bible]

  The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which record the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Together they are called the four Gospels.

• Plymouth Brethren

  [Denominations]

  The Brethren Church is a Protestant denomination rooted in the Brethren movement that began in Dublin, Ireland, in the 1820s. In the English-speaking world it is known as the Plymouth Brethren. It has no clerical order separating pastors from laity and no denominational organization; its church life centers on local assemblies led by elders.

• Cessationism and Continuationism

  [Controversies]

  A debate over whether gifts of the Holy Spirit such as tongues, prophecy, and divine healing have continued beyond the apostolic age. Some conservative Presbyterians hold that these gifts have ceased, while Pentecostal churches, such as the Full Gospel churches, hold that they continue today.

• Hereditary Pastoral Succession

  [Controversies]

  Hereditary pastoral succession is the practice of handing a senior pastor's position to the pastor's child or son-in-law. In Korean it is commonly called "pastoral hereditary succession" or "passing down the pastorate." Denominations such as the Korean Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap) have prohibited it by church law, and debate over the practice continues.

• Ancestral Rites and Memorial Services

  [Controversies]

  The question of whether ancestral rites should be forbidden as idolatry or regarded as a cultural expression of filial piety. Korean Protestantism has prohibited ancestral rites and has instead held memorial services.

• Assurance of Salvation

  [Controversies]

  A discussion of whether a person who has once been saved can lose salvation, and of the grounds on which a person may be assured of being saved.