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Genesis 1:26–27
[Bible Verses]This passage states that God created humankind "in our image" as male and female. It is the starting point for the doctrine of the image of God, which grounds human dignity, and interpreters differ over why God refers to himself as "us."
Genesis 1:28
[Bible Verses]Genesis 1:28 is the verse in which God blesses humankind, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion." The Reformed tradition calls it the "cultural mandate," and it is frequently cited in debates over responsibility for the environmental crisis.
Acts 17:26
[Bible Verses]A statement from Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Athens declaring that God made all the nations of humankind from one source and determined the times and the boundaries of their dwelling. It is frequently cited in discussions of humanity's common origin and of divine providence, and it also figures in debates about race.
Psalm 14
[Bible]Psalm 14 is a psalm of David that describes the corruption of "the fool" who says there is no God and declares that there is none among humankind who does good. It closes with a longing for the salvation of Israel to come out of Zion.
Adam
[People]Adam is the first human being described in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. According to the biblical account, God formed him from the dust of the ground, and he was expelled from the Garden of Eden after he and his wife Eve ate the forbidden fruit.
Genesis 5
[Bible]Genesis 5 is a genealogy spanning ten generations, from Adam to Noah and his three sons. The same formula recurs throughout, interrupted by separate notes on Enoch, who walked with God, and on the meaning of Noah's name.
God-fearers
[Bible]"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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Heresies & Cults]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
[Doctrine & Theology]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
[Bible]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
[Bible]"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.