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• Hirah

  [People]

  Hirah is an Adullamite in Genesis 38 and the friend of Judah, the son of Jacob. At Judah's request he took a young goat to recover the pledge Judah had left with a woman, but he could not find her.

• Joah (Recorder under Hezekiah)

  [People]

  Joah, the son of Asaph, was the recorder under King Hezekiah of Judah. When the Assyrian army threatened Jerusalem, he went out with Eliakim and Shebna to meet the Rabshakeh.

• New Believer

  [Church Offices]

  A new believer is a person who has recently begun attending and registered with a church, or a church member who has only recently come to faith. Korean Protestant churches also use the terms "new family member" and "new fellow member" for such persons.

• Laying On of Hands

  [Worship & Rites]

  The laying on of hands is the act of placing one's hands on a person's head or body while praying. In Protestant churches it is practiced when installing church officers such as pastors, elders, and deacons, and in prayers for blessing or healing.

• 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 Protestant churches they are used, together with the Apostles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer, as core content for basic instruction in the faith.

• Presbytery District (Sichal)

  [Organization & Polity]

  In Korean Presbyterian polity, a presbytery district (sichal) is a subordinate unit formed when a presbytery divides its territory into several districts, so that its member churches can be visited and the presbytery can be assisted in its administration. The meeting of the ministers and elders of such a district is called a district council (sichalhoe).

• Pastoral District (Gyogu)

  [Organization & Polity]

  A pastoral district is a unit into which church members are divided, by region or by group, for pastoral care and church governance. In Korean Protestantism the term (gyogu) usually refers to a pastoral district within a single congregation, while in Anglicanism it refers to a regional church unit, or diocese, under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

• Intercessory Prayer

  [Christian Life]

  Intercessory prayer is prayer offered to God on behalf of other people, the church, the nation, and the world. It is associated with the "intercessions" named in 1 Timothy 2:1.

• Conversion

  [Christian Life]

  Conversion is the change by which a person turns from sin to God and comes to believe in Jesus Christ. The term is often used alongside "being born again" and "regeneration," although some denominations distinguish conversion from regeneration.

• Protestantism

  [Denominations]

  Protestantism is a major branch of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the sixteenth-century Reformation. The term refers collectively to a number of denominations, including the Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Holiness, and Pentecostal churches.

• The Sabbath and the Lord's Day

  [Controversies]

  A discussion of whether Christians should observe the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath or the first-day (Sunday) Lord's Day, and whether the Lord's Day should be kept in the manner of the Old Testament Sabbath.

• Jeremiah

  [Bible]

  Jeremiah is one of the Major Prophets of the Old Testament. It records the prophecies and life of the prophet Jeremiah, who ministered during the period when the Kingdom of Judah fell.

• Christology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Christology is the field of Christian theology that deals with who Jesus Christ is and what he has done. It explains the person of Christ (his divinity and humanity) and his work (atonement, resurrection, and related themes).

• Heaven and Hell

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Heaven is the place where God reigns and where the saved live forever, and hell is the place where those who have turned away from God receive punishment after the Last Judgment. Together they are a central theme of Christian eschatology.

• Medical Missions

  [Christian Life]

  Medical missions is a form of Christian mission in which the sick are cared for through medical practice as a means of proclaiming the gospel or living out the Christian faith. In Korea, Protestantism is so closely tied to medical missions that it can be said to have begun with the hospital work of its early missionaries.

• Sending

  [Worship & Rites]

  Sending is the part of worship in which the congregation is sent out into the world at the close of the service. The term also refers to sending missionaries or pastors to their fields of ministry.

• Interdenominational

  [Denominations]

  Interdenominational means "going beyond denominations." The term describes Christian activities, organizations, and gatherings that are not bound to any particular denomination or church body, or in which several denominations participate together.

• Park Yune-sun

  [People]

  Park Yune-sun (1905–1988), whose pen name was Jeongam (正岩), was a Presbyterian minister and theologian. He was the first Korean to complete and publish a commentary on the entire Old and New Testaments, and he taught Reformed theology at Koryo Theological Seminary, Chongshin, and Hapdong Theological Seminary.

• Reunification and the Church

  [Controversies]

  Reunification and the Church refers to the debate over how the church should understand and pursue the overcoming of the division between North and South Korea and the proclamation of the gospel in North Korea. One position gives priority to peace and exchange, while the other gives priority to evangelism and religious freedom.

• The Death Penalty and the Church

  [Controversies]

  The death penalty and the church is the debate over how the church should evaluate, in light of Scripture and the Christian faith, the state's practice of putting criminals to death. Both those who favor retaining capital punishment and those who favor abolishing it draw support from Scripture and church tradition.