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• Immutability of God

  The immutability of God is the doctrine that God does not change in his being, attributes, will, or promises. It is one of the attributes of God and is confessed in common by many Protestant denominations.

• Church Anniversary Sunday

  Church Anniversary Sunday is a Sunday on which an individual congregation remembers the day of its founding and holds a service of thanksgiving. Because it is not a common observance of the church year, each church sets its own date and manner of observance.

• Kim Kyo-shin

  Kim Kyo-shin (金敎臣, 1901–1945) was a Christian thinker and educator during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. An adherent of the Non-Church (Mukyokai) movement, he published the Bible-study magazine Seongseo Joseon (The Bible and Korea) and taught many students, including Sohn Kee-chung, at Yangjeong Higher Common School.

• Mark 3:28–30

  In this passage Jesus warns the scribes who had said he was possessed by a demon that "blasphemy against the Holy Ghost" will never be forgiven. What this "unforgivable sin" is, and whether a believer can commit it, are frequently debated questions of interpretation and common sources of spiritual anxiety.

• Leviticus 4

  Leviticus 4 sets out the regulations for the sin offering for unintentional violations of the LORD's prohibitions. It prescribes different offerings and different ways of handling the blood for the anointed priest, the whole congregation, a ruler, and one of the common people.

• Jehovah

  Jehovah is the proper name of the God of Israel in the Old Testament. It is written with four Hebrew consonants (YHWH), and scholars often render it as "Yahweh."

• Satan

  Satan is the name the Bible gives to an evil spiritual being who opposes and accuses God and His people. The Hebrew word means "adversary," and the New Testament uses it interchangeably with "the devil."

• Twelve Tribes of Israel

  The Twelve Tribes of Israel are the twelve divisions of the people of Israel descended from the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel). In the Old Testament they served as units for the allotment of land and the organization of the people; in the New Testament they serve as a symbol of the whole people of God.

• Hebrews 2:18

  A verse stating that because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. It links the true humanity of Jesus with his office as high priest and is often cited as a source of comfort in suffering.

• Gaius

  Gaius is the name of one or more first-century Christians mentioned in the New Testament. People bearing this name appear in Acts, the Pauline Epistles, and 3 John, and interpreters disagree about how many different individuals are meant.

• Malchijah

  Malchijah is a Hebrew name that appears in 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Jeremiah in the Old Testament and was borne by several different people. Nehemiah 3 names three men called Malchijah who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

• Ahn Ei-sook

  Ahn Ei-sook (1908–1997) was a Korean Protestant believer who was imprisoned for about six years during the Japanese colonial period for refusing Shinto shrine worship. She later served in the United States as the wife of a Baptist pastor and was the author of the memoir If I Perish (Jugeumyeon jugeurira).

• Ham Sok-hon

  Ham Sok-hon (Korean: 함석헌; Hanja: 咸錫憲; 1901–1989) was a Christian thinker who belonged to the circle of contributors behind the journal *Seongseo Joseon* (Bible Korea) during the Japanese colonial period. After Korea's liberation, he worked as a journalist and democracy activist and published the monthly *Ssial-ui Sori* (Voice of the People). He was influenced by Uchimura Kanzō's Non-Church Christianity and later became a Quaker.

• 1 Corinthians 11:20-26

  In this passage, Paul rebukes the Corinthian church because the rich and the poor were divided at the Lord's Supper, and he passes on Jesus' words instituting the Supper. It is read in the communion services of nearly every denomination and is a central text in debates over the meaning of the Lord's Supper.

• Daniel 7:1-8

  In this passage Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea and a little horn springing up among ten horns. Because interpreters disagree about which kingdoms the four beasts represent and who the little horn is, the passage is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology.

• Proverbs 16:1–3

  A wisdom saying which teaches that people make plans in their hearts but God judges both the outcome and the motives of the heart, and which urges readers to commit their works to the LORD. Because the passage addresses both divine sovereignty and human planning, it is frequently cited at the New Year, when students advance to a new school, and when businesses open.

• Jesus Prayer

  The Jesus Prayer is the short prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner," recited repeatedly. It originated in the monastic tradition of the Eastern [[정교회|Orthodox Church]].

• Sycamore Fig

  The sycamore fig is a member of the fig family that grows in the warm lowlands of Egypt and Palestine. In the Bible it appears as the tree Amos tended and the tree Zacchaeus climbed to see Jesus.

• Chung Kyung-ok

  Chung Kyung-ok (鄭景玉, 1903–1945) was a Korean Methodist minister and theologian during the Japanese colonial period. He taught systematic theology at the Methodist Theological Seminary and wrote An Introduction to Christian Theology (1939), which is regarded as the first scholarly introduction to systematic theology in Korea.

• Meshullam

  Meshullam is a man in Nehemiah 3 of the Old Testament who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Several other people with the same name appear in 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.