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1 Corinthians 12
[Bible]1 Corinthians 12 teaches that one Spirit distributes various gifts to each person and, comparing the church to a single body with many members, calls the members to care for one another.
Galatians 6
[Bible]Galatians 6 is the final chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians. It urges believers to restore an erring brother gently and to bear one another's burdens, teaches that a person reaps what he sows, gives a final warning against those who compel circumcision, and closes with Paul's words written in his own hand.
Galatians 1
[Bible]Galatians 1 is the first chapter of Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia. Immediately after the greeting, Paul rebukes believers who have turned to "another gospel." He then defends his apostleship and his gospel as coming not from man but by the revelation of Jesus Christ, recounting his activities after his conversion.
Galatians 5
[Bible]Galatians 5 is the chapter in which Paul urges believers to stand fast in the liberty they have in Christ, warns against seeking justification through circumcision, and calls them to use that freedom to serve one another in love, contrasting the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 4
[Bible]1 Thessalonians 4 is the chapter in which Paul urges the church at Thessalonica to live holy lives, to love one another as brethren, and to work diligently, and teaches them to comfort one another with the hope that believers who have died will rise again at the coming of the Lord.
2 John 1
[Bible]2 John 1 is the whole of 2 John, a book consisting of a single chapter. In this short letter "the elder" urges the elect lady and her children to love one another and warns them against deceivers who deny that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.
1 Peter 4
[Bible]1 Peter 4 urges believers to follow the example of Christ's suffering by abandoning their former way of life and, mindful that the end is near, to love and serve one another. It encourages them not to be ashamed of suffering that comes because they are Christians.
1 John 4
[Bible]1 John 4 is the chapter of 1 John that sets out the criteria for discerning spirits and teaches that, because God is love, those who have received his love ought to love one another.
Church Constitution
[Organization & Polity]A church constitution is the foundational body of rules in which a denomination codifies its principles of confession of faith, church government, offices, worship, and discipline. Depending on the denomination, it may be called a "constitution," *The Doctrines and Discipline*, or another name.
Particular Church
[Organization & Polity]A particular church is an individual local church that belongs to the whole church throughout the world, the universal church. The term is used chiefly in Presbyterian church constitutions. In Korean Protestant usage, the corresponding term can also refer to a branch congregation that a megachurch establishes in another area.
Heresy Designation
[Heresies & Cults]A heresy designation is a formal determination by a denominational general assembly or an interdenominational church body, made after investigating the teachings of a particular individual or group, that those teachings have departed from orthodox doctrine. Because each denomination makes its own determinations, conclusions and their severity can differ from one denomination to another.
General Assembly Moderator
[Church Offices]A general assembly moderator is the person who represents and presides over the general assembly, the highest deliberative body of a denomination. The office exists in many denominations, including Presbyterian, Holiness, and Baptist churches, and its term and authority vary from one denomination to another.
Ephesians 5:19-21
[Bible Verses]This passage describes how being filled with the Spirit (5:18) is expressed through song, thanksgiving, and mutual submission. It is often cited as a basis for worship music, and interpreters differ over how the "submitting yourselves one to another" of verse 21 relates to the instructions to wives and husbands that follow.
Proverbs 22
[Bible]Proverbs 22 contains the final portion of the collection of Solomon's proverbs (10:1–22:16) and the opening of a new collection, "the words of the wise" (22:17 onward). Its teachings include training children, protecting the poor, and avoiding becoming surety for another's debts.
John 13
[Bible]John 13 is the chapter in which, on the evening before the Passover, Jesus washes his disciples' feet, foretells the betrayal by Judas Iscariot and the denial by Peter, and gives the new commandment to love one another.
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.
Colonialism and Missions
[History]Colonialism and missions refers to the historical relationship in which European overseas expansion and Christian missionary work became intertwined from the fifteenth century onward. The term also covers the criticism and reassessment surrounding that relationship.
Substitutionary Atonement of Christ
[Doctrine & Theology]The substitutionary atonement of Christ is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ, by dying on the cross, paid in humanity's place the price of sin that people owed and delivered them from sin and death. It is often called simply substitutionary atonement.
Laying On of Hands
[Worship & Rites]The laying on of hands is the act of placing one's hands on a person's head or body while praying. In Protestant churches it is practiced when installing church officers such as pastors, elders, and deacons, and in prayers for blessing or healing.
1 Corinthians 6:9–10
[Bible Verses]1 Corinthians 6:9–10 lists a series of sins and declares that the unrighteous "shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Disputes over how to translate two Greek words in the list have made it a central text in the debate over homosexuality. The passage also figures in discussions of how assurance of salvation relates to the conduct of the Christian life.