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• Hosea 1

  [Bible]

  Hosea 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Hosea. Through the names of three children born to the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer, it announces judgment on the northern kingdom of Israel and then promises restoration.

• Hebrews 9

  [Bible]

  Hebrews 9 compares the tabernacle sacrifices of the first covenant with the sacrifice of Christ. The chapter teaches that Christ entered the heavenly sanctuary once for all by his own blood, obtained eternal redemption, and became the mediator of the new covenant.

• Grace

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Grace is the favor and gift that God freely bestows on those who do not deserve it. Protestantism holds that a person attains salvation not on the basis of his or her own merit but by the grace of God.

• Scripture Reading

  [Worship & Rites]

  Scripture reading is the part of a worship service in which a biblical text is read aloud. Many churches read the sermon text before the sermon, while churches that emphasize liturgy read several appointed passages according to the church year.

• 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.

• New Creation

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  New creation is the biblical teaching that God, through Christ, makes people new and will renew the whole of heaven and earth at the last day.

• Dibon

  [Bible]

  Dibon was a city of Moab on the plateau east of the Dead Sea, north of the Arnon Valley. It appears in the accounts of Israel's settlement east of the Jordan and in the prophecies against Moab, and it is known as the site where the Mesha Stele was discovered.

• Abel Beth Maacah

  [Bible]

  Abel Beth Maacah was a city near Dan at the far northern edge of Israel. It is known as the place where Sheba, who rebelled against David, took refuge and met his end through the intervention of a wise woman of the city.

• Faith

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Faith is trust in God and Jesus Christ and the acceptance of his word as true. Protestants understand it as the means by which salvation is received, though denominations differ somewhat in emphasis.

• Type (Biblical Typology)

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A type is a concept in biblical interpretation holding that Old Testament persons, events, and institutions prefigure Jesus Christ, who was to come, and his work of salvation.

• Codex Sinaiticus

  [Bible]

  Codex Sinaiticus is a fourth-century Greek manuscript of the Bible. It is the oldest surviving manuscript that contains the complete New Testament and is a key source for the study of the biblical text.

• Exemplary Preaching

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Exemplary preaching is a method of preaching that presents the actions and faith of biblical figures as examples for believers today to imitate or avoid. The term is commonly used in contrast to redemptive-historical preaching.

• Repentance

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Repentance is sorrow for sin together with a turning of heart and life toward God. Protestants regard it, together with faith, as the response by which a person comes to salvation.

• Law and Gospel

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Law and Gospel is a topic in Protestant theology concerning how God's commandments, which require obedience from human beings (the Law), are to be distinguished from and related to the message of salvation freely given through Jesus Christ (the Gospel).

• Miracle

  [Bible]

  A miracle is an event brought about by God that cannot be explained by the ordinary course of nature. The Bible describes such events with words such as sign, wonder, marvel, and power (mighty work).

• Sin

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  In Christianity, sin refers both to acts that transgress God's will and law and to the state of having departed from a right relationship with God. The sin that all humanity is held to have inherited from Adam is called original sin.

• Hebrews 13:15-16

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage teaching that, after Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, the sacrifices believers offer are the praise of their lips and doing good and sharing with others. It is frequently cited in discussions of praise worship, almsgiving, and offerings.

• 1 Corinthians 15:22–26

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul contrasts Adam with Christ to set out the order of the resurrection and to declare that death will be destroyed at the last. It is frequently discussed in debates over the millennium and in interpreting the statement that Christ "shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father," and it is often cited in Easter and funeral sermons.

• 2 Corinthians 3:18

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse, Paul describes the ministry of the new covenant and states that believers, beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are progressively changed into the same image through the Spirit. It is frequently cited as a key text on sanctification and the restoration of the image of God.

• Artaxerxes

  [People]

  Artaxerxes was a king of Persia who sent Ezra and Nehemiah to Jerusalem, authorizing the restoration of the Law and the rebuilding of the city walls. He appears in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.