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WCC Busan Assembly
[History]The Tenth Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), held from October 30 to November 8, 2013, at BEXCO in Busan, South Korea, under the theme "God of Life, Lead Us to Justice and Peace."
Alcohol and Tobacco
[Controversies]The question of whether Christians may drink alcohol or smoke tobacco. Views differ on whether the Bible actually forbids them. In Korean Protestantism, abstinence from alcohol and tobacco has been treated as a mark of the Christian life since the early days of missionary work.
Divorce and Remarriage
[Controversies]Divorce and remarriage is the question of whether Scripture permits divorce and remarriage, and if so, under what circumstances. It also bears on whether ministers should officiate at the remarriage of church members and whether divorced ministers may serve.
1 Corinthians 15:29
[Bible Verses]A verse that mentions "them which are baptized for the dead" and asks what such people shall do if there is no resurrection. It is regarded as one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament to interpret, and it is the text that groups practicing proxy baptism cite as the basis for the practice.
Ephesians 5:18
[Bible Verses]Ephesians 5:18 reads, "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit" (KJV). It is a key verse on being filled with the Holy Spirit, and interpreters and denominations differ in their emphases on what that filling means. In Korean Protestant churches it is also frequently cited as a basis for the tradition of abstaining from alcohol.
Matthew 5:44
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:44 records Jesus' command, "Love your enemies... and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." It is regarded as one of the most radical passages in Jesus' ethical teaching and is applied broadly, from personal forgiveness to questions of national division and reconciliation.
Leviticus 18:22
[Bible Verses]Leviticus 18:22 reads, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination" (KJV). It is one of the principal biblical texts on homosexuality, and interpreters both within and outside the church disagree over how this Old Testament regulation applies to Christians today.
Elisha
[People]Elisha was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel who appears in the Old Testament books of Kings. He succeeded Elijah and is recorded as having performed many miracles.
Zerubbabel
[People]Zerubbabel was a descendant of the royal house of David who led the people of Judah home from the Babylonian exile. He served as governor of Judah during the Persian period and, together with the high priest Jeshua, led the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
James (Son of Zebedee)
[People]James, the son of Zebedee, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the brother of the apostle John. According to the Book of Acts, he was killed with the sword by King Herod, and he is the only one of the Twelve whose martyrdom is recorded in Scripture.
Judas Iscariot
[People]Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who handed Jesus over to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver. His actions and death are recorded in the Gospels and the Book of Acts.
Joseph of Arimathea
[People]Joseph of Arimathea was a member of the Jewish council who, after Jesus died on the cross, asked Pilate for the body and laid it in his own new tomb. He appears in all four Gospels.
1 John 3:2
[Bible Verses]This verse states that believers are already children of God and that, when he appears, they will be like him and will see him as he is. It is frequently cited as a key text on the final transformation of the saints and on the "vision of God."
1 John 4:16
[Bible Verses]First John 4:16 confesses that believers have known and believed the love of God, declares that "God is love," and teaches that God and the one who dwells in love dwell in each other. It is widely quoted as a concise summary of the character of God.
Colossians 4:1
[Bible Verses]A verse at the close of the household code in Colossians that commands masters to give their servants what is "just and equal," on the ground that masters, too, are accountable to a Master in heaven. It is frequently cited in discussions of the Bible and slavery and of workplace ethics.
1 John 1:7–10
[Bible Verses]1 John 1:7–10 teaches that even those who have fellowship with God deceive themselves if they say they have no sin, and that God forgives and cleanses those who confess their sins. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of repentance and of sin in the life of the believer.
Revelation 20:1–3
[Bible Verses]John's vision in which an angel seizes the dragon, that is, Satan, and shuts him in the bottomless pit for a thousand years. Because it is the first passage in the Bible to mention the "thousand years," it is the central text in debates over the interpretation of the millennium.
1 John 5:14–15
[Bible Verses]A passage expressing confidence that God hears those who ask according to his will. It is frequently cited as a basis for answered prayer, and its interpretation centers on how to understand the condition "according to his will."
Othniel
[People]Othniel is the first judge in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The son of Kenaz and a member of Caleb's family, he delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.
Revelation 18:20–21
[Bible Verses]This passage calls on heaven and the saints to rejoice over the fall of Babylon the great and records a mighty angel casting a stone like a great millstone into the sea, declaring that the city shall be found no more at all. Discussion centers mainly on what Babylon signifies and how to understand the call to rejoice over its destruction.