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• God-fearers

  "God-fearers" is a term for Gentiles in the New Testament era who believed in the God of the Jews and took part in synagogue worship but did not convert to Judaism by receiving circumcision. The expression appears frequently in the Book of Acts.

• Presence of God

  The presence of God refers to God's being with a particular place, person, or community. Denominations differ in their emphases on how this presence is experienced and understood in worship and prayer.

• Wrath of God

  The wrath of God is a theological term for God's holy opposition to and judgment upon sin and unrighteousness. It appears throughout the Bible and is an important theme in explaining the doctrines of atonement and salvation.

• Glory of God

  The glory of God refers to the majesty and beauty of God's being and character and to their manifestation in the world. The term can also denote the act of human beings exalting and praising God.

• Sovereignty of God

  The sovereignty of God is the doctrine that God, as Creator, rules the whole world, history, and salvation according to his own will. Protestants share this confession, but denominations differ in how they understand its relationship to human freedom.

• Love of God

  The love of God refers to the goodwill and self-giving disposition that God extends to His creatures, especially to human beings. In Christian theology it is treated as one of the attributes of God.

• Eternity of God

  The eternity of God is the doctrine that God has neither beginning nor end and is not bound by the passage of time. It is one of the fundamental topics in the doctrine of God, which treats the divine attributes.

• Omniscience of God

  The omniscience of God is the attribute by which God fully knows all things, past, present, and future, including the inner thoughts of the human heart. Denominations differ in how they understand the relationship between God's foreknowledge, predestination, and human freedom.

• Omnipotence of God

  The omnipotence of God is the doctrine that God has the power to accomplish everything He wills. It is widely known through the confession of the Apostles' Creed: "God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth."

• Kingdom of God

  The kingdom of God is a Christian term for God's reign as king and the realm over which that reign extends, and it is the central theme of Jesus' proclamation. In Korean churches it is also widely referred to as cheonguk ("heaven" or "the kingdom of heaven").

• Church of Almighty God

  The Church of Almighty God (全能神教會) is a religious group that originated in China in the early 1990s and is also known as "Eastern Lightning" or Quannengshen ("Almighty God sect"). It believes a Chinese woman to be the returned Christ, and its status as a heretical group has been confirmed by formal resolutions of several Korean denominations.

• Image of God

  The image of God is the biblical teaching that God created human beings in his own image. It is a central concept in Christian anthropology that explains human dignity and humanity's relationship with God.

• Lamb of God

  The Lamb of God is the title John the Baptist applied to Jesus, recorded in John 1. Conveying the idea of a sacrifice offered for sin, it became one of the principal expressions for the death and atoning work of Jesus.

• Son of God

  "Son of God" is a biblical expression denoting a special relationship with God. In the Old Testament it refers to angels, Israel, and the king; in the New Testament it refers chiefly to Jesus Christ and is also applied to believers.

• Names of God

  The names of God are the proper name and the various titles by which God is called in the Bible. In Scripture a name is regarded not merely as a form of address but as a revelation of the character and authority of the one who bears it.

• Man of God

  "Man of God" is a biblical title for a person who belongs to God, proclaims His word, and is entrusted with His work. In the Old Testament it is applied to Moses and to prophets such as Elijah and Elisha; in the New Testament it is applied to Timothy.

• Attributes of God

  The attributes of God are the essential qualities that reveal who God is. They are also called the character of God, and Reformed theology commonly divides them into communicable and incommunicable attributes.

• Doctrine of God

  The doctrine of God (theology proper) is the branch of systematic theology that addresses who God is: His existence, names, attributes, and triune nature, together with His works such as creation and providence.

• Immutability of God

  The immutability of God is the doctrine that God does not change in his being, attributes, will, or promises. It is one of the attributes of God and is confessed in common by many Protestant denominations.

• Holiness of God

  The holiness of God is the divine attribute by which God is set apart from all creatures and is perfectly pure, unmixed with sin. On the basis of this holiness, Scripture calls God's people to live holy lives as well.