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• Pauline Epistles

  [Bible]

  The Pauline Epistles are the thirteen letters in the New Testament traditionally attributed to the apostle Paul. Written to early Christian communities and to Paul's coworkers, they have had a major influence on Protestant doctrine and worship.

• Ordination of Women

  [Controversies]

  The ordination of women is a debate over whether women may be ordained as pastors and elders. Among Korean churches, the Methodists, the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK), the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap), the Full Gospel churches, and the Anglican Church, among others, permit it, while the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong), the Kosin Presbyterian Church in Korea, and the Hapshin Presbyterian Church in Korea, among others, do not.

• Collection for the Church in Jerusalem

  [Bible]

  The collection for the church in Jerusalem was a relief effort in which the apostle Paul gathered offerings from Gentile churches in Macedonia, Achaia, and elsewhere to deliver to the poor saints of the Jerusalem church.

• New Perspective on Paul

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The New Perspective on Paul is an approach to interpreting Paul that emerged in Anglo-American New Testament scholarship in the late 1970s. It reads the "works of the law" that Paul criticized not as an attempt to earn merit but as identity markers that separated Jews from Gentiles.

• Titus

  [People]

  Titus was a Gentile coworker of Paul in the New Testament. He traveled between Paul and the church at Corinth, set the churches of Crete in order, and is the recipient of the Epistle to Titus.

• Hebrews 2:3-4

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which the author of Hebrews warns readers not to neglect "so great salvation." It states that this salvation was first spoken by the Lord, confirmed by those who heard him, and attested by God through signs and gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether spiritual gifts continue and of the authorship of Hebrews.

• Conversion of Paul

  [Bible]

  The conversion of Paul is the event in which Saul, a persecutor of the church, encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, became a Christian, and was called to be the apostle to the Gentiles. It is recorded three times in the Book of Acts.

• Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

  [History]

  The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is a document signed on October 31, 1999, by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church. It states that there is a "consensus in basic truths" on justification, the issue that had divided the two churches since the sixteenth-century Reformation.

• Crescens

  [People]

  Crescens was a coworker of Paul who is named only once, in 2 Timothy 4:10. Scripture records only that he departed for Galatia while Paul was imprisoned in Rome.

• 1 Peter 5:8–9

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage near the end of 1 Peter that urges believers in the midst of suffering to be sober and vigilant and to resist by faith the devil, who, like a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom he may devour. It is frequently cited in discussions of spiritual watchfulness and spiritual warfare.

• 1 Peter 4:10–11

  [Bible Verses]

  1 Peter 4:10–11 urges believers to use the gift each has received to serve one another as stewards of God's grace. It is frequently cited in teaching on service, church offices, and stewardship.

• Macedonian Vision

  [Bible]

  The Macedonian vision is the vision Paul saw at night in Troas during his second missionary journey. A man of Macedonia appealed to him, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us," and in response Paul and his companions crossed the sea to Philippi, where they preached the gospel (Acts 16:6–10).

• Bithynia

  [Bible]

  Bithynia was a region in northwestern Asia Minor bordering the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. In Acts, it is the region the Holy Spirit prevented Paul and his companions from entering. In 1 Peter, it is one of the regions where the letter's recipients lived.

• Mysia

  [Bible]

  Mysia was a region in northwestern Asia Minor (modern Türkiye). In the New Testament it appears in Acts 16 as a region through which Paul and his companions passed on their way to Troas.

• 1 Corinthians 16

  [Bible]

  The final chapter of 1 Corinthians. Paul requests a collection for the saints in Jerusalem, outlines his travel plans, commends his coworkers, and closes the letter with exhortations and greetings.

• 1 Peter 1

  [Bible]

  1 Peter 1 is the opening chapter of the epistle. After greeting the believers scattered as strangers, it speaks of the living hope obtained through the resurrection and of joy amid trials. It then exhorts readers to live holy lives and to love one another as people redeemed by the blood of Christ.