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Eirene
[Bible]Eirene (εἰρήνη) is the Greek word for "peace." In the New Testament it refers to reconciliation with God, peace between people, and inner peace of heart. Through the Septuagint it also came to carry the broad meanings of the Hebrew shalom.
1 Samuel 4
[Bible]1 Samuel 4 is the chapter in which Israel suffers a heavy defeat at the hands of the Philistines at the battle of Aphek and loses the ark of the covenant. Eli and his two sons die, and the wife of Phinehas gives birth to a son and declares, "The glory is departed from Israel."
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").
1 Corinthians 10:13
[Bible Verses]This verse teaches that God is faithful and "will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able," but will "make a way to escape." It is frequently cited as a comfort in times of trial, though interpreters debate whether "temptation" here refers to enticement to sin or to suffering.
Jeremiah 27
[Bible]Jeremiah 27 is the chapter in which Jeremiah wears a yoke on his neck and tells Judah and five neighboring nations to serve the king of Babylon. He also warns that prophecies of the temple vessels' imminent return from Babylon are false.
Infralapsarianism
[Doctrine & Theology]Infralapsarianism is the view within Reformed teaching on predestination that God chose to save some from among humanity considered as already fallen.
Double Predestination
[Doctrine & Theology]Double predestination is the doctrine that God decreed from eternity to elect some people to salvation and to leave others to perdition. It is taught chiefly in the Calvinist tradition and is not accepted by denominations in the Wesleyan tradition.