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97 matching topics · Showing 1–97Agnostic One who believes that the limits of human knowledge will not allow man to settle the question of God's existence or other spiritual truths.
Amen Used at the close of prayers, it means "let it be so."
An insult does not obligate you to respond in kind. Choose a truthful and restrained answer instead of multiplying injury.
APOSTASY: Matt 3:10, Jn 8:31, Gal 5:4, 2 Pet 3:16-18, Rev 2:4-5
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION: Matt 16:18; Eph 2:20; Rev 21:9-27
ARGUMENTS: 2 Tim 2:22-26
Armor of God: waist with truth, breastplate of righteousness, feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, sword of the Spirit…
Baptism The necessary dipping or immersing of a believing penitent person in water in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Baptism is the means…
BAPTISM/IMMERSION: Acts 8:38; 22:16; Rom 6:3-5; Col 2:11-13
BAPTISM/SAVES: Read 1 Cor 12:13; Mk 16:16; 1 Pet 3:21
BELIEF/IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU BELIEVE AS LONG AS YOU ARE SINCERE:
BENEVOLENCE: church: Acts 2:44,45; 4:32-5:11; 6:1-6; 11:27-30; Rom 15:25-27; 1 Co 16:1-4; 2 Cor 8:4; 9:1,12; 1 Tim 5:3-16. Individual: 1 Tim 5:4,8,16; Matt 15:4-6; 25:31-46; Ester 2:7;…
BIBLE/COMPLETE: Jn 16:13; 2 Pet 1:3; Jude 3
BIBLE/TRUSTWORTHY: Matt 24:35; 1 Pet 1:23-25; Gal 1:6-9
BIBLE/UNDERSTANDABLE: Eph 3:4; 5:17; Jn 8:32; Lk 10:25-28; Psa 19:7ff
BIBLE FACTS The Bible is a collection of writings produced across many centuries in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek and preserved through a large manuscript tradition. Archaeological discoveries can…
BIBLE STUDY: 2 Tim 2:15; I Pet 2:2; Heb 5:12-14; Col 3:16; Acts 20:32; 2 Pet 3:18; Eph 5:17; Acts 17:11. Open-mindedness and humility are essential to good…
A broken commitment can involve sorrow and difficult decisions. Speak truthfully and pursue peace without retaliatory slander.
BUDDHISM: Though there are a number of different branches of Buddhism, the four noble truths and the eightfold path are at the heart of this teaching. The four…
Present goods and services honestly. The command to truthful dealing applies even when exaggeration might produce a sale.
CATHOLIC CHURCH – Continuing Revelation from God??? Jn 16:13; Heb 1:1-2; Heb 2:1-4; Heb 12:25
CATHOLICS: How does God reveal His will to man??? Does He speak to us through the Bible alone or thru the Bible plus some other means??? How can…
Seek a congregation that follows apostolic teaching, and treat brethren honestly in a transition. Personal preference does not determine biblical truth.
CHURCH OF CHRIST: Rom 16:16
Learning requires attention and teachability. Treat teachers and classmates with truthful speech and consideration.
Confession to a Catholic Priest? The Bible DOES NOT teach any such NONSENSE about Confessing your sins to a priest. ONLY God has the power to forgive sins,…
Conscience The faculty in man by which he distinguishes the morally right from wrong, which urges him to do that which he recognizes to be right and restrains…
When you learn that your statement was false, correct it honestly. Loyalty to truth matters more than avoiding embarrassment.
Denomination The organized grouping of congregations with similar names, creeds, beliefs, structures and practices. This concept is foreign to the NT, since Jesus Christ only built one church.…
Denominational Doctrines
DENOMINATIONALISM CONTRARY TO THE SCRIPTURES: Jn 17:20-23; 1 Cor 1:10-13; Eph 4:4-6; Rom 16:16
Christian conduct includes how we speak and act online. Let truth and consideration govern what we publish and how we treat other people.
Truth should be spoken with love and patience. Courtesy does not settle a question, but contempt does not prove a position true.
Faith, The Used in the objective sense, this is the content of what is believed. Jude encouraged Christians to contend for "the faith," which was once for all…
Begin by listening rather than assuming motives. Gentle speech and patient responses can reduce strife without surrendering truth.
Correction should aim at another person's good. Truthful and gracious words are more useful than humiliation.
God / No God Before Him or After The Bible begins with God as Creator and reveals Him as eternal, holy, righteous, loving, truthful, knowing, powerful, and worthy…
GRACE AND WORKS – Ezra 9:8-9; James chapter 2
Heresy A false teaching that causes the church to divide. It is a teaching in contrast to the truth that was received from Jesus Christ in the New…
Holy Spirit baptism - Occurred twice (Matt 3:11; Jn 14:15-26; Jn 16:7-14; Lk 24:49)
Holy Spirit Baptism — John 3 Cross-Reference Jesus told Nicodemus that one must be born of water and of the Spirit to enter God's kingdom. The passage must…
Speak truthfully about what you know, including the limits of your experience. Do not offer false praise or an unfair accusation for personal advantage.
HYPOCRITES/ TOO MANY IN THE CHURCH: Would you refuse to go pick up your pay check simply because you heard there were counterfeit bills in circulation? Yes, there…
Small financial dealings are still matters of faithfulness. Present charges and requests truthfully rather than exploiting another person's trust.
Refuse to supply more fuel for malicious conversation. Redirect speech toward what is truthful and helpful.
ISLAM Matt 1:21, Jn 8:24, 14:6, Acts 4:12, 10:43, 1 Tim 2:5-6
IS THE CHURCH OF CHRIST A CULT? It is not uncommon for Christians -defined here as those who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as revealed in the…
Jesus Christ / Blood Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught God's truth, suffered, died…
Jesus Christ / Coming Back Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught God's truth, suffered,…
Jesus Christ / God Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught God's truth, suffered, died…
Jesus Christ / Good Man but Not God? Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught…
Jesus Christ / Obedience To Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught God's truth, suffered,…
Jesus Christ / Our Example Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught God's truth, suffered,…
Jesus Christ / Resurrection Jesus is the promised Christ, the Son of God and eternal Word who became flesh. He lived without sin, taught God's truth, suffered, died…
JEWS/CHANGE THE CUSTOMS OF MOSES? Acts 21:21, 28
John 3:5 — Spirit Jesus told Nicodemus that one must be born of water and of the Spirit to enter God's kingdom. The passage must be read in…
John 3:5 — Water Jesus told Nicodemus that one must be born of water and of the Spirit to enter God's kingdom. The passage must be read in…
JOINING THE CHURCH? (No such thing – The bible speaks of men “obeying the truth”): 1 Pet 1:22-23; Rom 6:17-18; 2 Thes 1:7-9; Acts 2:41, 47, 5:14; Jn…
Lord's Supper A term referring to the memorial Christians observe each Lord's Day, consisting of unleavened bread and fruit of the vine. The bread calls to memory the…
Lord's Supper / Spirit and Truth Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper with bread and the cup as a memorial of His body and blood. The church observes it…
Love One Another Biblical love seeks another's true good according to God's truth. God demonstrated His love by giving His Son. Jesus commands love for God, neighbor, disciples,…
Miracle A mighty work, beyond the normal functioning of nature and beyond the ability of man. Miracles evoke awe and amazement. Their purpose is twofold: to evoke faith…
Myth A story through which people seek to encapsulate a religious idea. When Biblical scholars speak of myths in the Bible, they are usually using the technical term…
Necessary Inference (Drawing a conclusion based on Exegesis and not Isogesis – reading into Scripture) Acts 8:26-38, Matt 22:31-32. A truth that is based on another statement of…
New Testament: Did the Catholic Church give us the NT? The Bible is inspired and has authority, NOT because the Catholic Church declared it so, but because God…
Once Saved, Always Saved The unscriptural, Calvinist doctrine that once a predestined child of God has been saved, he cannot for any reason thereafter be lost.
Pagan One who is thought to be unenlightened as to the truth, an alien (Eph 2:12). It is often used of primitive religions but may be used of…
Parable (lit., "to cast (lay) alongside") At its simplest, it is an extended metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life used to illustrate a spiritual truth.…
Represent your work honestly and acknowledge the work of others. These passages teach truthfulness and honest provision; they do not name modern academic procedures.
Pope (not found in Scripture) The bishop of Rome and leader of Roman Catholicism. Roman Catholics see him as the successor of Peter and the vicar (representative) of…
PREMELLENIALISM: Matt 13:24-30 (Explained 36-43) Verse 39 – End of the Age; 1 Cor 15:23-28; Josh 21:43; Neh 9:7-8; Jer 19:11, 22:30; Rev 3:21; 2 Tim 4:1; Heb…
Do not treat suspicion as established fact. Truthful judgment requires a fair hearing and resistance to slander.
Pursue peace honestly and acknowledge your own wrongs. Reconciliation requires attention to truth and conduct, and peace is not always within one person's control.
Ritual A symbolic action, usually in the context of worship, that points to a spiritual truth.
SALVATION/CONDITIONAL: Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 8:36-38; Rom. 10:9-10
Singing Eph 5:19; Col 3:16
Sola Scriptura?
Speech carries moral responsibility. Acknowledge harmful words and seek to replace them with truthful and useful speech.
Notice faithful labor and express sincere gratitude. Respect for those who serve encourages the work without making any person the standard of truth.
The Holy Spirit and the Word – Neh 9:30, Acts 7:51
Tradition The religious teachings and practices passed on from generation to generation. While there are inspired, authoritative traditions that have been delivered (1 Cor 11:2,23; 2 Thes 2:15;…
Trinity Within the one essence of the Godhead we have to distinguish three persons who are neither three gods on the one side, not three parts or modes…
TRUTH & ERROR (SPIRIT OF): 1 Jn 4:6
Truth / Brilliant People Can Be Wrong Truth is grounded in God and His revelation rather than popularity, sincerity, intelligence, culture, or human tradition. Jesus' word is truth…
TRUTH/DETERMINED BY CULTURE? 1 Cor 6:9-11
TRUTH/DETERMINED BY TIME? Rev 21:8; Jn 12:48; Matt. 24:35
TRUTH/HAS BOUNDARIES: 2 Jn 9; 1 Cor. 4:6
TRUTH/OBJECTIVE: Rom 10:1-2; 16:17; 1 Cor. 4:4
Truth / Objective Truth is grounded in God and His revelation rather than popularity, sincerity, intelligence, culture, or human tradition. Jesus' word is truth and will judge; believers…
WORD OF GOD:
WORKS: Jas 2:14-17, 19, 24, 26, Jn 12:42, 14:15; Gal 5:6; Acts10:34-35; Matt 7:21; Heb 5:9; Psalm 119:172; 2 Cor 7:1
WORSHIP: The heartfelt offering up of praise, adoration and thanksgiving to God through singing, prayer, giving, partaking of the Lord's Supper, and Bible study. Worship is primarily vertical…
Written words deserve the same care as spoken ones. Choose language that communicates truth and seeks another person's good.
Zeal Alone Does Not Save Religious zeal by itself does not establish that a person is right with God. Paul desired Israel's salvation and testified that they had…
Sincerity and energy should be guided by truth. Learn carefully rather than assuming that strong conviction makes a course right.
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