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Body of Christ
The Body of Christ is a New Testament expression that likens the church to a single body with Jesus Christ as its head and believers as its members. It is used to describe both the unity and the diversity of the church.
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- Malcolm FenwickPeople
Malcolm C. Fenwick (1863–1935) was a Canadian independent missionary to Korea. In 1906, at Ganggyeong in South Chungcheong Province, he founded the Church of Christ in Corea (Daehan Gidokgyohoe), the parent body of the Korea Baptist Convention. He is regarded as the founder of the Baptist church in Korea.
- Baptism in the Holy SpiritDoctrine & Theology
Baptism in the Holy Spirit refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit upon a believer. Denominations differ in their understanding: some hold that every believer receives it at conversion, while others regard it as a distinct experience received after conversion.
- Paschal CandleWorship & Rites
The Paschal candle is a large candle lit at Easter whose light represents Christ risen in victory over death. It is used chiefly in churches of liturgical traditions, such as the Catholic and Anglican churches, and some Protestant churches also use it.
- Fivefold MinistryDoctrine & Theology
The fivefold ministry is a collective term for the five offices named in Ephesians 4:11: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. Denominations and theological traditions differ on whether these offices continue today.
- United Christian Churches of KoreaInstitutions
The United Christian Churches of Korea (UCCK; Korean abbreviation Hangyochong) is an ecumenical body of Protestant denominations in South Korea, launched in 2017 on the foundation of the Council of Korean Church Denominational Heads. Its members are denominations rather than individual congregations, and they include major Presbyterian, Methodist, and Pentecostal denominations, among others.
Verses in the King James Version 16, showing 6
- Romans 7:4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
- 1 Corinthians 10:16Explained
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
- 1 Corinthians 12:27
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
- Ephesians 4:12Explained
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
- Romans 8:10
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
- Romans 12:5
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
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