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• Romans 3:23–24

  A passage stating that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, yet are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Because it brings together universal human sinfulness and justification by grace, it is frequently used in evangelism.

• Wilderness of Sin and Wilderness of Zin

  In the Old Testament of the New Korean Revised Version, "Sin gwangya" (Wilderness of Sin) is the name of a wilderness. In the original Hebrew, however, the name refers to two distinct places: the Wilderness of Sin (Hebrew *Sin*) near Mount Sinai, where the manna fell, and the Wilderness of Zin (Hebrew *Tsin*) near Kadesh on the southern border of Canaan.

• Romans 3:28

  Romans 3:28 is the verse in which the apostle Paul concludes that a person is justified by faith, not by the works of the law. It is often cited as the key text for the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "the works of the law" and "faith."

• Romans 3:21–26

  A passage in which Paul states that all have sinned, yet the righteousness of God is received freely, apart from the law, through faith in Jesus Christ. As a key text for the doctrine of justification, it is frequently cited and has been the subject of considerable interpretive debate.

• Lake of Fire

  The lake of fire is the place of final judgment described in the Book of Revelation. The beast, the false prophet, the devil, death and Hades, and all whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into it, and the text calls it "the second death."

• Ephesians 2

  Ephesians 2 teaches that those who were dead in trespasses and sins have been saved by grace through faith, and that through the cross of Christ, Jews and Gentiles have become one body and are being built together into a temple of God.

• Father School

  Father School is an interdenominational family-restoration program that began at Duranno Press. Over several weeks, fathers meet together to reflect on their roles as fathers and husbands in light of Scripture. It is also called the Duranno Father School.

• Romans 4:25

  Romans 4:25 states that Jesus was delivered over to death because of our sins and raised again for our justification. It is frequently cited because it joins the cross and the resurrection with justification in a single sentence.

• Ephesians 2:10

  Following the preceding verses (Ephesians 2:8-9), which state that salvation comes by grace rather than by works, this verse declares that those who are saved were created for good works. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between grace and good works.

• Revelation 2:8–11

  The letter from the risen Christ to the church in Smyrna in the Book of Revelation, which encourages a suffering church without any rebuke. Because of the words "be thou faithful unto death," it is frequently cited at ordination services and in sermons in Korean churches.

• Romans 1:18–25

  Paul's argument that human beings, though able to know God through the created world, worshiped idols and therefore stand under God's wrath. The passage is frequently cited as a key text in discussions of general revelation and natural theology.

• Romans 8:11

  In this verse Paul says that, just as God raised Jesus from the dead, he will also give life to believers' "mortal bodies" through the Spirit who dwells in them. The verse is often cited because it ties the resurrection of the body to the Holy Spirit. Interpreters disagree over whether it refers to the future resurrection or to new life in the present.

• Smyrna

  Smyrna was a port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor and the home of one of the seven churches to which the risen Christ sent letters in Revelation 2. It corresponds to the modern city of İzmir, Türkiye.

• Jether

  Jether was the firstborn son of the judge Gideon. In Judges 8 he appears as a youth whom his father commanded to kill Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, but who did not draw his sword because he was young and afraid.

• Psalm 127

  Psalm 127 is one of the Songs of Ascents, a five-verse psalm whose superscription bears the name of Solomon. It declares that building a house, guarding a city, the toil of earning a living, and the gift of children all depend on the LORD.