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• Cornelius

  Cornelius is a Roman centurion stationed at Caesarea who appears in Acts 10. After hearing Peter's preaching, he received the Holy Spirit and was baptized, and he is remembered as the central figure in the event through which the gospel was opened to the Gentiles.

• Corinth

  Corinth was a Roman-era port city on the isthmus connecting mainland Greece with the Peloponnese. Paul founded a church there and later wrote 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians to it.

• Cornerstone

  A cornerstone is an important stone set at the corner of a building to align its walls and stabilize its structure. It appears in Psalm 118 and Isaiah 28, and the New Testament takes up the term as a reference to Jesus Christ.

• Corban

  Corban is a Hebrew word meaning "an offering given to God." In the New Testament it appears in Mark 7:11, in a passage where Jesus criticizes the practice of using a vow to avoid supporting one's parents.

• Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

  A cornerstone laying ceremony (Korean *jeongchosik*, 定礎式) is a service held during the construction of a new sanctuary or church building, in which the cornerstone (foundation stone) is set upon the foundation. In Korean churches it is commonly called a "cornerstone-laying service" (*jeongcho yebae*) or "headstone service" (*meoritdol yebae*).

• Cornelius Van Til

  Cornelius Van Til was a Dutch-born American Reformed theologian. He taught apologetics for many years at Westminster Theological Seminary and is known as the originator and chief advocate of presuppositional apologetics.

• Corrie ten Boom

  Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) was a Dutch Reformed Christian and watchmaker. During World War II she and her family hid Jews, for which she was imprisoned in a concentration camp. After surviving, she became known for her memoir The Hiding Place and her worldwide speaking tours.

• Coretta Scott King

  Coretta Scott King (1927–2006) was an American civil rights activist, singer, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. After her husband's assassination in 1968, she carried on his nonviolent movement for nearly forty years.

• 2 Corinthians

  Second Corinthians is the eighth book of the New Testament and Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth. It addresses Paul's defense of his apostleship, comfort amid suffering, and the collection for the church in Jerusalem. Its verse 13:13 (13:14 in the KJV and many other English Bibles) is used as the benediction in worship.

• First Epistle to the Corinthians

  First Corinthians is the seventh book of the New Testament, a letter from the apostle Paul to the church in the Greek port city of Corinth. It addresses divisions within the church, ethics, worship and the Lord's Supper, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the resurrection.

• 1 Corinthians 1:18

  "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." This verse declares that the cross stands at the center of the gospel and is frequently cited as a text that sets the direction for preaching and theology.

• 1 Corinthians 6:9–10

  A passage that lists a series of sins and declares that the unrighteous "shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Disputes over the translation of two Greek words in the list have made it a central text in the debate over homosexuality. It also figures in discussions of how assurance of salvation relates to the conduct of the Christian life.

• 1 Corinthians 6:19–20

  This passage declares that "your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God," and that believers "are bought with a price"; they are therefore to glorify God in their body. It serves as a foundation for sexual ethics and is widely used to encourage health and self-control.

• 1 Corinthians 10:13

  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.

• 1 Corinthians 10:31

  The verse that reads, "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." As a proof text for the first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, it serves almost as a motto of the Reformed faith and is widely cited as a passage on the holiness of everyday life and work.

• 1 Corinthians 11:3

  A verse stating that the head of every man is Christ, "the head of the woman is the man," and the head of Christ is God. The meaning of "head" (kephalē) remains disputed in debates over the roles of men and women, the ordination of women, and order within the Trinity.

• 1 Corinthians 13:8–10

  This passage declares that prophecies will fail, tongues will cease, and knowledge will vanish away, but love endures forever, and that "when that which is perfect is come," that which is in part shall be done away. It is a key text in the division between cessationism and continuationism, which turns on how "that which is perfect" is understood.

• 1 Corinthians 13:13

  The verse reads, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" (KJV). It is widely known as a summary of the three Christian virtues, and several explanations have been offered for why love (rendered "charity" in the KJV) is the greatest.

• 1 Corinthians 14:34–35

  A passage instructing that women "keep silence in the churches" and that, if they wish to learn anything, they should ask their husbands at home. It is a central text in debates over the ordination of women and the role of women in the church, and its position in the manuscripts is also debated.

• 1 Corinthians 15:3–4

  A summary of the gospel stating that Christ died for our sins "according to the scriptures," was buried, and rose again the third day. The passage is regarded as containing one of the earliest forms of Christian confession in the New Testament and is a central basis of faith in the resurrection.