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• Science and Faith

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Science and faith is a topic concerning the relationship between science, which explains nature through observation and experiment, and faith, which rests on belief in God's revelation. It is also called "science and religion."

• Christianity and Economics

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Christianity and economics is a field of theology and Christian ethics that seeks to understand economic life, including wealth, labor, property, and distribution, in the light of the Christian faith.

• Faith and Reason

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Faith and reason is a theological topic concerning the relationship between belief in God and the human capacity for thought and argument. Denominations and theologians differ on whether the two are in harmony and on which takes precedence.

• Nature and Grace

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Nature and grace is a theological topic concerning how created human nature and the world ("nature") relate to the free grace of God ("grace").

• The Rich Man and Lazarus

  [Bible]

  The Rich Man and Lazarus is a story told by Jesus in Luke 16:19–31. A rich man who lived in luxury and Lazarus, a beggar who lay at his gate, find their situations reversed after death. The story addresses wealth, care for one's neighbor, repentance, and the word of God.

• John 4:24

  [Bible Verses]

  John 4:24 records the words of Jesus to the Samaritan woman: "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." The verse teaches that true worship depends on something other than place, and it is frequently cited in discussions of the forms of worship.

• Rehum and Shimshai

  [People]

  Rehum and Shimshai were officials who served in the region of Samaria during the Persian period. According to Ezra 4, they sent a letter to King Artaxerxes accusing the Jews of rebuilding Jerusalem and thereby brought the work to a halt.

• Acts 28:3–6

  [Bible Verses]

  Acts 28:3–6 recounts how Paul was bitten by a viper on the island of Melita yet suffered no harm, so that the islanders' judgment of him shifted from "murderer" to "god." The passage is read as a demonstration of God's providence and protection and is frequently discussed in connection with the sign described in Mark 16:18.

• Ezekiel 36:26

  [Bible Verses]

  Ezekiel 36:26 records God's promise to give a new spirit, to take away the stony heart, and to give a heart of flesh. It is a principal Old Testament text on regeneration and the inward transforming work of the Holy Spirit, and it is frequently cited in discussions among denominations about how God's work and the human response relate to each other in conversion.

• Luke 18:24–27

  [Bible Verses]

  Luke 18:24–27 is the passage in which, immediately after His conversation with the rich ruler, Jesus says that it is hard for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God, uses the image of a camel and the eye of a needle, and answers, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." It is frequently cited in discussions of wealth and of salvation received by grace.

• Savoy Declaration

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The Savoy Declaration is a confession of faith adopted in 1658 by leaders of the Congregational (Independent) churches at the Savoy Palace in London, England. It is based on the Westminster Confession of Faith but revises its treatment of church government to accord with Congregationalism.

• Worship Team

  [Christian Life]

  A worship team is a ministry group within a church that leads the congregation's singing in worship services and gatherings through vocals and instruments. It typically consists of vocalists along with keyboard, guitar, bass, and drums.

• Song of Deborah

  [Bible]

  The Song of Deborah is a victory song recorded in Judges 5. Deborah, a prophetess and judge, sang it to God together with Barak after they defeated the army of the Canaanite commander Sisera.

• Proverbs 6:23

  [Bible Verses]

  Proverbs 6:23 compares a parent's teaching to a "lamp" and "light" and the "reproofs of instruction" to "the way of life." It is often quoted to express the idea that sound teaching and correction safeguard one's life, and it is commonly read alongside passages that liken the word of God to light.

• Hosea 6:6

  [Bible Verses]

  A declaration that God desires steadfast love rather than sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Jesus quoted the verse twice in disputes with the Pharisees, and it is a key text on the relationship between worship and life, and between ritual and love.

• Jeremiah 1:5

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse from the call narrative of Jeremiah in which God declares that He knew Jeremiah before forming him in the womb, sanctified him before he came forth, and ordained him a prophet to the nations. It is a representative verse on vocation and divine foreknowledge and is also cited in discussions of predestination and bioethics.

• Matthew 1:23

  [Bible Verses]

  Matthew 1:23 is Matthew's testimony that the prophecy that a virgin would bear a son, whose name would be called Emmanuel, "God with us," was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. It is one of the best-known Christmas verses and the central text in the debate over the virgin birth.

• Revelation 1:8

  [Bible Verses]

  Revelation 1:8 is a declaration near the opening of the Book of Revelation in which God identifies himself as "Alpha and Omega," the one "which is, and which was, and which is to come," and "the Almighty." It is a key verse on the eternity and sovereignty of God. Because the same titles are also applied to Christ, it is frequently cited in Christological discussion.

• 1 Corinthians 2:4–5

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul tells the church at Corinth that his preaching of the gospel was carried out not through eloquence but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. It is frequently cited in discussions of preaching, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the relationship between reason and faith.

• Malachi 3:8–10

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage the prophet Malachi rebukes the people for withholding tithes and offerings, charging that they have "robbed God," and urges them to bring all the tithes into the storehouse. It is among the passages most frequently cited in teaching on tithing, particularly in Korean churches, and how it should be applied today is a matter of debate.