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• Colossians 3:11

  [Bible Verses]

  Colossians 3:11 declares that in the "new man" in Christ, distinctions of ethnicity, religious tradition, culture, and social status can no longer serve as a standard, for Christ is all. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the unity of the church and the overcoming of discrimination.

• Romans 14:5–6

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which the apostle Paul, addressing the question of observing days in the church at Rome, urges believers to respect one another's convictions, since each acts unto the Lord. It is frequently cited in discussions of Sabbath and Lord's Day observance and of freedom of conscience in nonessential matters.

• 1 Timothy 6:17–19

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul instructs Timothy to teach the rich in the church. It urges them to place their hope in God rather than in wealth and to devote themselves to good works and generous sharing. It is frequently cited in discussions of stewardship, almsgiving, and offerings.

• Ephesians 4:3–6

  [Bible Verses]

  Ephesians 4:3–6 is a passage in which the apostle Paul urges the church at Ephesus to keep "the unity of the Spirit" and lists seven "ones": one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God. It is among the passages most frequently cited in discussions of church unity.

• Acts 4:32–35

  [Bible Verses]

  A summary passage in Acts reporting that the believers of the early Jerusalem church held their possessions in common and distributed them according to need, so that none among them lacked. It is often cited as a model of church community and sharing, and there is ongoing discussion about how far this sharing of property should be imitated today.

• Apostolic Succession

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Apostolic succession is the teaching that the authority and offices of the Church have been handed down without interruption from the apostles of Jesus Christ. Denominations differ on whether this succession is primarily a succession of office or a succession of teaching.

• Liberation Theology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Liberation theology is a theological movement that arose in the Latin American Catholic Church in the late 1960s. It reads the Bible from the standpoint of the poor and oppressed and understands salvation as encompassing social and political liberation.

• Anointing of the Sick

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, a rite in which a priest prays over a gravely ill or frail elderly person and anoints him or her with consecrated oil. Protestant churches do not recognize it as a sacrament.

• Bishops' Bible

  [Bible]

  The Bishops' Bible is an English Bible published in 1568 by the Church of England under the direction of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. It served as the base text for the translation of the King James Bible in 1611.

• Presentation of the Lord

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.

• Ordination Offering

  [Organization & Polity]

  An ordination offering is an offering made by a person receiving a church office, such as elder, kwonsa (a female lay office), or ordained deacon, on the occasion of the ordination service. The practice is widespread in Korean Protestant churches. Some regard it as an expression of gratitude, while others criticize it as a way of buying church office with money.

• Luther University

  [Institutions]

  Luther University is a private four-year university in South Korea founded by the Lutheran Church in Korea. Located in Giheung District, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, it opened in 1966 as Luther Theological Institute. Alongside theological education, it specializes in caregiving ("human care") fields such as social welfare and counseling.

• Hospitality

  [Christian Life]

  Hospitality is the practice of welcoming guests or unfamiliar strangers into one's home and church and providing them with food and a place to rest. Scripture commends it as a virtue of believers and as an expression of the life of faith.

• Mass

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Mass is the public, Eucharist-centered worship of the Catholic Church. It consists of two parts: one in which the Scriptures are read and heard, and one in which bread and wine are shared.

• John XXIII

  [People]

  John XXIII (1881–1963) was the 261st pope of the Roman Catholic Church. During his pontificate he convoked the Second Vatican Council, and he is popularly known as "the Good Pope."

• Leo XIII

  [People]

  Leo XIII (1810–1903) was the 256th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903. He is known for promulgating the encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891) on the labor question, which established the starting point of Catholic social teaching.

• Fyodor Dostoevsky

  [People]

  Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist and a member of the Russian Orthodox Church. In works such as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, he explored the existence of God, human freedom, suffering, and salvation.

• Joel Osteen

  [People]

  Joel Osteen (born 1963) is an American television preacher and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church, a megachurch in Houston, Texas. He is the author of *Your Best Life Now*, which also became widely known in Korea through its Korean translation.

• Kang Shin-myung

  [People]

  Kang Shin-myung (1909–1985) was a minister and educator in the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap). He served for many years as senior pastor of Saemoonan Church and held the offices of moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap) and president of Soongjun University (now Soongsil University).

• Lillias Horton Underwood

  [People]

  Lillias Horton Underwood (1851–1921) was an American medical missionary sent by the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (the Northern Presbyterian Church). Arriving in Korea in 1888, she headed the women's department of Jejungwon and served as physician to Empress Myeongseong. The wife of Horace Underwood, she was also active in women's ministry and writing.