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1 Corinthians 11:20-26
[Bible Verses]In this passage, Paul rebukes the Corinthian church because rich and poor members were divided at the Lord's Supper, and he hands on Jesus' words instituting the Supper. It is read at communion services in nearly every denomination and is a central text in debates over the meaning of the Lord's Supper.
Philippians 1:29
[Bible Verses]Philippians 1:29 is a verse in which Paul tells the church at Philippi that they have been graciously granted not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him. It is frequently cited as grounds for regarding suffering as a privilege and in discussions of whether faith is a gift of God.
Luke 11:20
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Jesus attributes his exorcisms (the casting out of demons) to "the finger of God" and declares that they are a sign that the kingdom of God has already come. It is frequently cited as a key text on the present reality of the kingdom of God.
Lucius of Cyrene
[People]Lucius is a figure of the early church named in Acts 13:1 as one of the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch. He was from Cyrene in North Africa.
Gergesa
[Bible]Gergesa is one of the names given to the region on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man. The name appears in some Greek manuscripts but not in others.
Charles Hodge
[People]Charles Hodge (1797–1878) was an American Presbyterian theologian. He taught at Princeton Theological Seminary for more than half a century and wrote a three-volume Systematic Theology, becoming the leading representative of "Princeton Theology."
Paul Chong Hasang
[People]Paul Chong Hasang (丁夏祥, 1795–1839) was a Catholic lay leader in late Joseon Korea. After the Sinyu Persecution, he worked to rebuild the shattered church and to bring clergy into the country. During the Gihae Persecution, he left behind the *Sang Jaesang Seo* (Letter to the Prime Minister) and was martyred. His baptismal name was Paul.
Deuteronomy 14
[Bible]Deuteronomy 14 sets out the regulations Israel was to observe as a holy people unto the LORD: mourning customs, the distinction between clean and unclean animals for food, the annual tithe, and the tithe brought every third year.
2 John 1:6
[Bible Verses]Second John 1:6 states that love consists in walking according to God's commandments, and that the commandment is to walk in love, as the readers have heard from the beginning. The verse is frequently cited for defining love and obedience in terms of each other.
2 Corinthians 3
[Bible]Second Corinthians 3 is the chapter in which Paul calls the Corinthian believers an "epistle of Christ" written on human hearts and, using the image of Moses' veil, compares the ministry of the old covenant engraved on tables of stone with the ministry of the new covenant carried out by the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 9
[Bible]2 Corinthians 9 is the chapter in which Paul urges the Corinthian believers to prepare in advance the collection for the saints in Jerusalem, and explains cheerful giving and the thanksgiving it produces.
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.
Philippians 2:5-8
[Bible Verses]A passage stating that Christ, though equal with God, "made himself of no reputation" (literally, "emptied himself"), took upon him the form of a servant, and became obedient unto death on the cross. It is the New Testament's most concentrated presentation of Christ's humiliation and became the starting point of the kenosis debate.
Luke
[People]Luke was a first-century coworker of Paul who is called "the beloved physician" in the Pauline epistles. Church tradition regards him as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
Romans 14:6–8
[Bible Verses]Romans 14:6–8 is a passage Paul wrote to the church in Rome, which was divided over questions of food and the observance of days. In it he confesses that believers belong to the Lord whether they live or die. The passage is cited as a basis for forbearance among believers and is frequently read as a word of comfort at funerals.
1 Corinthians 12:13
[Bible Verses]In this verse Paul tells the church at Corinth that all believers, whatever their ethnic origin or social status, have been baptized by one Spirit into one body. It is frequently cited in interdenominational discussions about the timing and meaning of Spirit baptism.
Korah
[People]Korah was a Levite who, according to Numbers 16, joined Dathan and Abiram in challenging the authority of Moses and Aaron and was judged for it. His descendants, the "sons of Korah," are named in the superscriptions of several psalms.
Matthew 18:18–19
[Bible Verses]After describing how to deal with a brother who has sinned within the community, Jesus gives the disciples the authority to "bind and loose" and promises an answer to prayer in which two agree. The passage is frequently cited as a basis for church discipline, for united prayer, and for "binding" prayer, and its interpretation varies among denominations.
Stoning
[Bible]Stoning is a method of execution in which an offender is put to death by a group of people throwing stones. The Old Testament law prescribed it for a number of grave offenses, and in the New Testament it appears in the account of the woman taken in adultery and in the martyrdom of Stephen.
Wolfhart Pannenberg
[People]Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928–2014) was a German Lutheran systematic theologian. He advanced the concept of "revelation as history," holding that God's revelation is disclosed through history as a whole, and he argued that the resurrection of Jesus was a historical event.