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Lepton
[Bible]The lepton was the smallest denomination of coin used in Judea in the New Testament period. In the Bible it is best known from the "two mites" that a poor widow put into the Temple treasury.
Quadrans
[Bible]The quadrans (Greek kodrantes) was a small Roman coin of the New Testament period, its name derived from the Latin quadrans. In the Gospel of Mark it explains the value of the "two mites" that the poor widow put into the treasury.
Jehoahaz
[People]Jehoahaz was the eleventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the son of Jehu. According to 2 Kings 13, he suffered long oppression at the hands of Hazael king of Aram and then sought the LORD. A king of Judah also bore the same name.
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
[Bible]The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector is a parable of Jesus found in Luke 18:9–14. A Pharisee boasts of his own righteousness, while a tax collector pleads for mercy, and it is the tax collector who goes home justified. The parable teaches humility and the proper attitude in prayer.
Suffering Servant
[Bible]The Suffering Servant is the "servant of the Lord" in the "Servant Songs" of Isaiah, who suffers and bears the transgressions of others. The New Testament reads this servant in connection with Jesus Christ.
Cross
[Doctrine & Theology]The cross was an instrument of execution in ancient Rome. In Christianity it refers to the death of Jesus Christ, who was nailed to a cross, and to the confession that his death was an atonement in which he bore sin in the place of others. It is the foremost symbol of the Christian faith.
Romans 2
[Bible]Romans 2 declares that those who judge others, as well as Jews who possess the law, cannot escape God's righteous judgment, and it teaches that the true Jew and true circumcision are matters of the heart.
Apostolic Age
[History]The Apostolic Age is the period of first-century Christianity during which the apostles led the church after the ascension of Jesus Christ. It is usually dated from the early AD 30s to around AD 100, when John, traditionally regarded as the last surviving apostle, died.
Romans 2:1
[Bible Verses]In this verse Paul points out that those who condemn others do the same things and therefore condemn themselves. It is frequently cited within the argument of Romans for the universality of sin and in sermons warning against hypocritical judgment.
Mercy
[Bible]Mercy is the disposition and action of taking pity on the suffering of others, treating them generously, and helping them. Scripture confesses mercy as part of God's character and calls believers to share the same disposition.
Aaron's Rod That Budded
[Bible]An event recorded in Numbers 17 in which, of the rods belonging to the leaders of the twelve tribes, only Aaron's rod sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit overnight. It is recorded as a sign confirming that God had chosen the house of Aaron for the priesthood.
Reformed Theology
[Doctrine & Theology]Reformed theology is a Protestant theological tradition that continues the line of Zwingli, Calvin, and others within the sixteenth-century Reformation. It emphasizes the sovereignty of God and the authority of Scripture. In Korea, it is represented chiefly by the Presbyterian churches.
Lucius of Cyrene
[People]Lucius is a figure of the early church named in Acts 13:1 as one of the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch. He was from Cyrene in North Africa.
Alexander (Jew of Ephesus)
[People]Alexander was a Jew whom the Jews of Ephesus put forward before the crowd during the riot described in Acts 19. He motioned with his hand to make a defense, but when the crowd recognized him as a Jew, they cried out to Artemis for about two hours, and he was unable to speak.
Colossians 2:16–17
[Bible Verses]Paul's instruction that no one should judge believers in matters of food and drink or with regard to a festival, a new moon, or the Sabbath. Because Paul declares that these things are a shadow pointing to Christ, the passage serves as a key text in debates over the Sabbath, the Lord's Day, and dietary laws.
Galatians 3:10-14
[Bible Verses]Galatians 3:10-14 is a passage in which Paul teaches that no one can be justified by doing the works of the law, and that Christ bore the curse in the place of others on the cross, so that the blessing of Abraham and the promise of the Spirit might come to those who believe. It is frequently cited as a key basis for the doctrines of justification and atonement.
Dawn Prayer Meeting
[Worship & Rites]The dawn prayer meeting is a gathering held at church in the early hours before sunrise for hymn singing, Scripture, and prayer. It is regarded as one of the most characteristic devotional practices of Korean Protestantism and is also called dawn prayer or the dawn service.
Salvation Sect (Guwonpa)
[Heresies & Cults]The Salvation Sect (Guwonpa) is the collective name Korean Protestants use for the Kwon Shin-chan–Yoo Byung-eun line, which began in Daegu, South Korea, in the early 1960s, and for the Lee Yo-han and Park Ock-soo lines, which either split from it or share its roots. Korea's major Protestant denominations have declared it heretical.
Limited Atonement
[Doctrine & Theology]Limited atonement is the Reformed doctrine that Christ's substitutionary death was intended for the salvation of those whom God has chosen and is certainly effective for them. Also called particular redemption or definite atonement, it stands in contrast to universal atonement.
Evangelism Explosion
[Christian Life]Evangelism Explosion is a lay evangelism training program begun in the early 1960s by the American Presbyterian minister D. James Kennedy. It is characterized by the memorization of a set gospel presentation outline and by on-the-job training in which trainers and trainees go out together.