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• Humanity of Christ

  The humanity of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ is a true human being, possessing a body and a soul yet without sin; together with his divinity, it forms the core of Christology.

• Divinity of Christ

  The divinity of Christ is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is true God, of the same essence as the Father. Together with his humanity, it lies at the heart of Christology.

• Prophetic Office of Christ

  The prophetic office of Christ is the office by which Jesus Christ reveals and makes known to humanity the will of God and the way of salvation. Together with his priestly and kingly offices, it constitutes the threefold office (munus triplex) of Christ.

• Kingship of Christ

  The kingship of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ, as King, rules over the church and the whole world. Protestant theology describes it as one of the three offices of Christ, alongside the prophetic and priestly offices.

• INRI

  INRI is the abbreviation of the Latin inscription "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum" (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews), which was placed on the cross above Jesus as the notice of the charge against him.

• Romans 10:9-10

  A passage teaching that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." It preserves one of the oldest confessions of faith of the early church and is widely used in evangelism and in the sinner's prayer.

• Acts 16:31

  In this verse Paul and Silas answer the jailer of the prison at Philippi: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Widely cherished as a verse of hope for the salvation of one's family, it has prompted discussion of two questions: whether "thy house" is a promise concerning the whole family, and whether household baptisms support infant baptism.

• Healing of the Man Born Blind

  The healing of the man born blind is a miracle in which Jesus restored the sight of a man who had been blind from birth by anointing his eyes with clay and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. It is recorded in John 9.

• Jude (Brother of the Lord)

  Jude is a figure named in the New Testament as a brother of Jesus. He is traditionally identified with "Jude, the brother of James," the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude.

• Healing of the Centurion's Servant

  The healing of the centurion's servant is a miracle in which Jesus, at Capernaum, healed the sick servant of a Roman army centurion by his word alone. Recorded in Matthew 8 and Luke 7, the account is known for Jesus' commendation of a Gentile's faith.

• Healing of the Royal Official's Son

  The healing of the royal official's son is the event in which Jesus, while at Cana in Galilee, healed by his word alone the son of a royal official in Capernaum. It is recorded in John 4:46-54, and the Gospel of John calls it the "second sign."

• Empty Tomb

  The empty tomb refers to the event in which women went to Jesus' tomb early on the first day of the week, the third day after his crucifixion and burial, and found the stone moved away and his body gone. All four Gospels record it.

• Census (Luke 2)

  The census in Luke 2 was a registration of inhabitants carried out by order of the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus. Because of this census, Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born.

• Healing of the Deaf Man with a Speech Impediment

  The healing of the deaf man with a speech impediment is a miracle in which Jesus, in the region of the Decapolis, healed a man who could not hear and could not speak properly by saying "Ephphatha." It appears only in Mark 7:31-37.

• Teresa of Ávila

  Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish Catholic nun and mystic (one who seeks direct union with God). She reformed the Carmelite Order, founding the Discalced Carmelites, and wrote The Interior Castle. In 1970 she became the first woman to be proclaimed a Doctor of the Church.

• Gospel

  The gospel means "good news." In Christianity it refers to the message that God saves people through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• Acts 4:12

  Acts 4:12 records Peter's declaration before the Jewish supreme council, the Sanhedrin: "Neither is there salvation in any other." It is a leading text for the confession that Jesus Christ alone is the way of salvation and is often cited in discussions of the salvation of adherents of other religions and of those who have never heard the gospel.

• Luke 7:22

  In this verse, when the imprisoned John the Baptist asks whether Jesus is "he that should come," Jesus answers by pointing to acts of healing and to the preaching of the gospel, which recall the prophecies of Isaiah. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of Jesus' messiahship, divine healing, and the gospel for the poor.

• Nature Miracles

  "Nature miracles" is a theological term for biblical miracles that directly affected the natural world, such as wind, water, food, and plants. Representative examples include the calming of the storm and the feeding of the five thousand.

• Infancy Gospel of Thomas

  The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian apocryphal work that collects miracle stories from the childhood of Jesus between the ages of five and twelve. It is thought to have been written around the second century. Despite the similar name, it is a different book from the Gospel of Thomas found at Nag Hammadi.