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• Calming the Storm

  [Bible]

  Calming the Storm is the miracle in which Jesus, in a boat crossing the Sea of Galilee, rebuked the wind and the waves and made them still. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Healing of the Paralytic

  [Bible]

  The healing of the paralytic is a miracle in which Jesus, in a house in Capernaum, declared the forgiveness of sins to a paralyzed man who had been lowered through the roof, and then raised him up so that he walked. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Cursing of the Fig Tree

  [Bible]

  The cursing of the fig tree is an event in which Jesus, after entering Jerusalem, cursed a fig tree that was full of leaves but bore no fruit, after which the tree withered. It is recorded in Mark 11 and Matthew 21.

• Virgin Birth

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The virgin birth is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, without the involvement of a man, and was born of the Virgin Mary. It is confessed in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.

• Sinlessness of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The sinlessness of Christ is the Christian teaching that Jesus Christ, though he lived as a true human being, never sinned in thought, word, or deed.

• Sirach

  [Bible]

  Sirach is a book of wisdom literature generally attributed to Jesus ben Sira, a teacher of the law in Jerusalem in the early second century BC. The Catholic and Orthodox churches regard it as canonical, while most Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha.

• Simon the Pharisee

  [People]

  Simon the Pharisee was the host who invited Jesus to a meal at his house in Luke 7. When a woman known as a sinner anointed Jesus' feet with ointment, Simon inwardly objected, and Jesus answered him with the parable of the two debtors.

• Passion Predictions

  [Bible]

  The passion predictions are the occasions on which Jesus told his disciples in advance that he would suffer and be put to death in Jerusalem and would rise again after three days (on the third day). They are recorded three times in the Synoptic Gospels.

• Humanity of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  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

  [Doctrine & Theology]

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

• Prophetic Office of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  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

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  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

  [Doctrine & Theology]

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

• Romans 10:9-10

  [Bible Verses]

  Romans 10:9–10 teaches 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." The passage 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

  [Bible Verses]

  Acts 16:31 records the answer of Paul and Silas to the jailer of the prison at Philippi: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." The verse is widely cherished as a text of hope for the salvation of one's family. It raises two questions: whether "thy house" is a promise to the whole family, and whether household baptisms support infant baptism.

• Healing of the Man Born Blind

  [Bible]

  The healing of the man born blind is a miracle in which Jesus restored the sight of a man 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)

  [People]

  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

  [Bible]

  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

  [Bible]

  The healing of the royal official's son is the miracle 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 miracle" or sign that Jesus performed after coming into Galilee.

• Empty Tomb

  [Bible]

  The empty tomb is the event in which women went to the tomb of Jesus 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.