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• 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.

• Colossians 3:17

  [Bible Verses]

  An exhortation from Paul to the church at Colossae to do everything in word and deed in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God through him. The verse is frequently cited as extending faith to the whole of everyday life.

• 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.

• 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).

• Colossians 3:16

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse in Colossians that exhorts believers to let the word of Christ dwell in them richly, to teach and admonish one another, and to praise God with thanksgiving in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. It is frequently cited as a biblical basis for church music and congregational singing.

• Justin Martyr

  [People]

  Justin Martyr was a second-century Christian philosopher and apologist in the Roman Empire. He defended the Christian faith in the language of reason and philosophy and was martyred in Rome around 165.

• 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.

• Aaron ben Asher

  [People]

  Aaron ben Asher was a Jewish Masorete active in Tiberias in Galilee during the first half of the tenth century. The last representative of the Ben Asher family, he is known for adding the vowel points and Masoretic notes to the Aleppo Codex.

• Parable

  [Bible]

  A parable is a form of speech that conveys spiritual truth through comparison with everyday objects or stories familiar to the listener. In the church the term usually refers to the parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospels, which deal chiefly with the kingdom of God.

• Wolfhart Pannenberg

  [People]

  Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928–2014) was a German Lutheran systematic theologian. He advanced the concept of "revelation as history," holding that God's revelation is disclosed through history as a whole, and he argued that the resurrection of Jesus was a historical event.

• Obedience

  [Christian Life]

  Obedience is hearing God's will and word and acting accordingly. Protestants generally understand it as a believer's response in life that flows from faith.