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1 John 3:17–18
[Bible Verses]This passage teaches that if a person who has material possessions ignores a brother in need, the love of God cannot be said to dwell in him, and it urges believers to love not in word but in deed and in truth. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and practice and of almsgiving.
Job 14:4
[Bible Verses]Job 14:4 is part of Job's appeal to God concerning human frailty, in which he says that a "clean thing" cannot come out of an "unclean." In the Christian tradition, the verse is often cited as a proof text for original sin and the corruption of human nature.
Total Depravity
[Doctrine & Theology]Total depravity is the doctrine that, since the Fall, every part of human nature has been affected by sin, so that people cannot by their own power turn to God or attain salvation.
Revelation
[Doctrine & Theology]Revelation is a term in Christian theology for God's act of disclosing and making known his own being and will, which human beings cannot know by their own efforts.
The Bondage of the Will
[Doctrine & Theology]The Bondage of the Will is a 1525 book by Martin Luther refuting Erasmus's On Free Will, and the name also refers to the position it argues. It holds that the will of fallen humanity is bound by sin and cannot choose salvation of itself, and that salvation depends entirely on the grace of God.
Job 23
[Bible]Job 23 is the first part of Job's reply to Eliphaz's third speech. Job longs to come before God and present his case, but he laments that he cannot find God, and he confesses the fear he feels before God's will.
Psalm 49
[Bible]Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm of the sons of Korah. It teaches that even those who trust in wealth cannot escape death or buy their own lives, and it confesses that God will redeem the psalmist's soul from the grave (Sheol).
Psalm 125
[Bible]Psalm 125 is the sixth of the "Songs of Degrees." It declares that those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, and that the LORD surrounds and protects His people.
Interpretation of Tongues
[Bible]The interpretation of tongues is a gift of the Holy Spirit mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14. It refers to explaining the meaning of speech in tongues that others cannot understand, so that the congregation may understand it.
Hosea 11
[Bible]Hosea 11 portrays God's love through the image of a father who raised Israel as a young son. Though Israel turns away, God confesses a compassion that cannot finally abandon them: "How shall I give thee up?"
Romans 2
[Bible]Romans 2 declares that those who judge others, as well as Jews who possess the law, cannot escape God's righteous judgment, and it teaches that the true Jew and true circumcision are matters of the heart.
1 Corinthians 10
[Bible]First Corinthians 10 warns against idolatry, holding up the failures of Israel in the wilderness as an example. It then declares that believers cannot partake of both the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils, and on the question of food offered to idols, it sets forth the conscience of one's neighbor and the glory of God as the guiding standards.
Hebrews 12
[Bible]Hebrews 12 builds on the witnesses of faith in chapter 11 and exhorts readers to run the race with patience, looking unto Jesus. It addresses the meaning of the Lord's chastening, the warning example of Esau, the contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion, and the kingdom that cannot be moved.
Jezreel Valley
[Bible]The Jezreel Valley is a broad plain in northern Israel between the hill country of Galilee and the hill country of Samaria. It is the setting for the stories of Gideon, Saul, Ahab, and Jehu, and in the Book of Hosea it becomes a symbol of both judgment and restoration.
Emil Brunner
[People]Emil Brunner (1889–1966) was a Swiss Reformed theologian. With Karl Barth he was a leader of dialectical theology, also known as neo-orthodoxy, and in 1934 he engaged in a controversy with Barth over natural theology.
Assurance of Salvation
[Controversies]A discussion of whether a person who has once been saved can lose salvation, and of the grounds on which a person may be assured of being saved.
Romans 8:28
[Bible Verses]A verse declaring that "all things work together for good to them that love God." It is among the passages most widely quoted for comfort in suffering, and discussion centers on what "good" means and whether "all things" includes evil and pain.
John 14:12–14
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Jesus says that whoever believes in him will do the works he does and "greater works than these shall he do," and promises to do whatever is asked in his name. Discussion centers on what the "greater works" are and on what it means to pray in Jesus' name.
Numbers 11:29
[Bible Verses]Numbers 11:29 records Moses' reply to Joshua, who had urged him to stop Eldad and Medad from prophesying in the camp. Moses answers that he wishes the LORD would put his Spirit on all the people so that all might be prophets. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, spiritual gifts, and lay ministry.
Acts 15:28–29
[Bible Verses]The conclusion of the letter that the Jerusalem Council sent to Gentile believers. It does not impose circumcision or the whole Law, but it directs them to abstain from meats offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of law and freedom, dietary regulations, and blood transfusion.