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Bethphage
[Bible]Bethphage was a village near the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Synoptic Gospels present it as the place where Jesus Christ, just before entering Jerusalem, sent his disciples to bring him a donkey.
Covenant of Grace
[Doctrine & Theology]The covenant of grace is a theological term for the covenant in which God promised to grant salvation freely, through Jesus Christ, to humanity fallen into sin. It is a central concept of Reformed covenant theology.
Obed
[People]Obed is the son of Boaz and Ruth in the Book of Ruth. He was the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David, and his name also appears in the genealogies of Jesus Christ in Matthew and Luke.
Merit
[Doctrine & Theology]Merit is a theological term for an act that serves as the ground for receiving a reward or salvation from God, or for the value of such an act. Because it bears directly on the place of human works in salvation, it is one of the principal issues that divided Catholicism and Protestantism.
Kyrios
[Bible]Kyrios (κύριος) is a Greek word meaning "lord" or "master." The Septuagint used it to render the name of God, and in the New Testament it is the principal title for Jesus Christ.
Old Covenant
[Bible]The Old Covenant is the name given to the covenant God made with Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai, in contrast to the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ. The name "Old Testament" derives from it.
Hezron
[People]Hezron, the son of Perez and grandson of Judah, is an Old Testament figure whose name appears in the genealogies of David and of Jesus Christ. The clan of the Hezronites within the tribe of Judah descended from him.
Redemption
[Doctrine & Theology]Redemption is the act of paying a price to release a slave or captive and set that person free. In Christianity, it refers to the teaching that Christ paid the price through his death on the cross and thereby set people free from sin and death.
Lent
[Feasts & Seasons]Lent is a season of the church year lasting forty days before Easter, excluding Sundays, during which Christians meditate on the sufferings of Jesus Christ and prepare for Easter through repentance and self-denial.
Old Testament
[Bible]The Old Testament is the first part of the Christian Bible, containing the history, law, prophecy, and poetry concerning God and Israel before the coming of Jesus Christ. Protestants accept thirty-nine books as canonical.
Colossians
[Bible]Colossians is the twelfth book of the New Testament. It is a letter from the apostle Paul to the church at Colossae in Asia Minor, emphasizing that Christ is preeminent over all things and sufficient for salvation.
2 Peter
[Bible]Second Peter is one of the General Epistles of the New Testament, a three-chapter letter written in the name of the apostle Peter. It warns against false teachers and urges believers to live godly lives as they await the return of Christ.
Romans 3:21–26
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul states that all have sinned, yet the righteousness of God is received freely, apart from the law, through faith in Jesus Christ. As a central text for the doctrine of justification, it is frequently cited and has been the subject of considerable interpretive debate.
Gethsemane
[Bible]Gethsemane was a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. It is where Jesus Christ prayed and was arrested on the night before his crucifixion. Its name is generally understood to mean "oil press."
Prophet
[Bible]A prophet is a person called by God to receive His word and deliver it to the people on His behalf. Many prophets were active in the Old Testament, from Moses to Malachi, and the New Testament regards Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of the prophetic office.
High Priest
[Bible]The high priest held the foremost position among the priests of Old Testament Israel, an office whose holder entered the Most Holy Place on the Day of Atonement to make atonement for the people. The New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews presents Jesus Christ as the eternal High Priest.
Replacement Theology
[Doctrine & Theology]Replacement theology is the theological view that God's covenant relationship with Israel was transferred to the church after Jesus Christ. It is also called supersessionism.
Nahshon
[People]Nahshon was the leader of the tribe of Judah during the wilderness period after the Exodus. The son of Amminadab and the brother-in-law of Aaron, he appears in the genealogies of David and of Jesus Christ.
Patmos
[Bible]Patmos is a small island in the Aegean Sea. In Revelation 1:9 it appears as the place where John was staying "for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ" and where he received his revelation.
Romans 5
[Bible]Romans 5 describes the peace with God and the hope enjoyed by those who have been justified by faith, and it contrasts the sin and death that entered through Adam with the grace and life that come through Jesus Christ.