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Revelation 14
[Bible]Revelation 14 is the chapter of Revelation that presents the Lamb standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000, the proclamations of the three angels, the blessing on those who die in the Lord, and two harvest visions: the reaping of grain and the gathering of grapes.
Biblical Canon
[Doctrine & Theology]The canon is the list of books that the church has recognized as the Word of God and the standard for faith and life. Protestants regard sixty-six books as canonical and refer to certain books excluded from the canon as the Apocrypha.
Minister Without Charge
[Church Offices]A minister without charge is a title used in Presbyterian constitutions for an ordained minister who retains ministerial standing but has no church or institution in which he or she is assigned to serve.
Plumb Line
[Bible]A plumb line is a cord with a weight attached, used to check whether a wall stands straight. Because it appears in Amos 7, in a vision of God measuring Israel for judgment, it came to signify God's standard and His judgment.
Ananias (High Priest)
[People]Ananias was a Jewish high priest who appears in Acts 23–24. He ordered those standing by to strike Paul on the mouth as Paul made his defense before the council, and he later brought charges against Paul before the governor Felix.
Pastoral Theology
[Doctrine & Theology]Pastoral theology is a branch of practical theology that studies, from a theological standpoint, the principles and practice of pastoral ministry, in which pastors teach, care for, and lead their congregations.
Biblical Counseling
[Doctrine & Theology]Biblical counseling is an approach to Christian counseling that addresses human problems by treating Scripture as the sufficient standard for counseling. In a narrower sense, the term refers to the nouthetic (admonitory) counseling movement proposed by Jay Adams.
Spirit and Flesh
[Bible]Spirit and flesh are a pair of terms the Bible uses to describe human beings as they stand before God. They may refer to the constitution of the human person (spirit, soul, and body), and in the Pauline epistles they can also denote the opposition between a life that follows the Holy Spirit and a life inclined toward sin.
Colossians 2
[Bible]In Colossians 2, Paul urges the Colossian believers to stand firm in Christ and warns against teaching that promotes philosophy, human tradition, regulations about food and festivals, and the worship of angels.
Eastern Orthodox Church
[Denominations]The Eastern Orthodox Church is one of the three major traditions of Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. It is a communion of Eastern churches that take the tradition of the early church and the decisions of the seven ecumenical councils as their standard of faith. It is also commonly called the Orthodox Church.
Ok Han-heum
[People]Ok Han-heum (玉漢欽, 1938–2010) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong). He founded SaRang Community Church, and through his book *Called to Awaken the Laity* he spread lay discipleship training in the local church throughout Korean Christianity.
Augsburg Confession
[Doctrine & Theology]The Augsburg Confession is the confession of faith that the Lutheran princes presented to Emperor Charles V at the Imperial Diet of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire in 1530. It is the foundational doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church.
Cooperating Pastor
[Church Offices]A cooperating pastor is an ordained pastor who is affiliated with a church or institution and assists the senior pastor in ministry. The title is used mainly in Presbyterian churches, and its conditions of service and standing within the presbytery vary according to each denomination's constitution.
Abortion and the Church
[Controversies]Abortion and the Church refers to the debate, both within and outside the church, over how abortion (induced termination of pregnancy) should be judged from the standpoint of faith. The central issues are whether priority should be given to the life of the unborn child or to the decision of the pregnant woman, and how the state should address the matter in law.
Bible Translation Debate
[Controversies]The Bible translation debate, as discussed among Korean Protestants, concerns which Korean translation of the Bible should be used in worship and personal Bible reading, and how the original texts should be rendered. Views on the New Korean Revised Version, the Revised New Korean Standard Version, and the Saehangeul Bible differ by denomination and by generation.
1 Corinthians 1:18
[Bible Verses]"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." This verse declares that the cross stands at the center of the gospel and is frequently cited as a text that sets the direction for preaching and theology.
Song of Solomon 8:6–7
[Bible Verses]This passage, which declares that love is strong as death and that many waters cannot quench its fire, forms the climax of the Song of Solomon. It is a favorite reading at wedding services and also exemplifies a long-standing interpretive question: whether the Song should be read as a song of human love or as a portrayal of the love between God and his people.
Isaiah 7:14
[Bible Verses]Isaiah 7:14 is the prophecy that a virgin will conceive and bear a son and call his name Immanuel. The Gospel of Matthew cites it as a prophecy of the birth of Jesus. A long-standing translation debate concerns whether the Hebrew word almah should be rendered "virgin" or "young woman."
Malachi 3:10
[Bible Verses]A verse in which God commands His people to bring all the tithes into the storehouse and prove Him, promising to open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing. It stands at the center of debates over tithing, and in Korean Protestant churches it is the principal text for teaching on the tithe.
Matthew 5:39
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:39 is the verse in which Jesus teaches his hearers not to resist an evil person and, if someone strikes them on the right cheek, to turn the other also. It stands at the center of interpretive debates that extend beyond the prohibition of personal retaliation to questions of war, violence, and military service.