Biblical Concepts Explained
Clear explanations of key Bible terms and doctrines. Understand what Scripture teaches about salvation, grace, the Trinity, and more.
Core Doctrines
Foundational teachings about salvation, grace, and redemption
What is salvation?
Salvation is God's deliverance of humanity from sin and its consequences through faith in Jesus Christ, restoring our relationship with God and granting eternal life.
What is grace?
Grace is God's unmerited favor and lovingkindness toward humanity - the free gift of salvation and blessing that we could never earn or deserve.
What is faith?
Faith is complete trust and confidence in God - believing His promises, accepting His truth, and committing one's life to Him even when circumstances seem contrary.
What is redemption?
Redemption is God's act of purchasing believers out of slavery to sin through the payment of Christ's blood, setting them free to belong to Him.
What is justification?
Justification is God's act of declaring guilty sinners righteous based on Christ's perfect righteousness, received through faith - as if they had never sinned.
What is sanctification?
Sanctification is the ongoing process by which God transforms believers to become more like Christ in character and conduct, separating them from sin for holy purposes.
What is atonement?
Atonement is the reconciliation of God and humanity through Christ's sacrificial death, which satisfied divine justice and removed the barrier of sin between us and God.
God & Trinity
Understanding the nature of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
What is the Trinity?
The Trinity is the Christian doctrine that God eternally exists as three distinct persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - who are one in essence, equal in power and glory.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity - fully God - who convicts of sin, regenerates believers, indwells them, and empowers them for godly living and service.
What is the sovereignty of God?
God's sovereignty means He has supreme authority and power over all creation - nothing happens outside His control, and He works all things according to His perfect will and purposes.
Covenant & Law
God's agreements with His people and moral guidelines
What is a covenant?
A covenant is a solemn, binding agreement between God and His people, establishing a relationship with promises, obligations, and signs - the framework through which God relates to humanity.
What is the Law in the Bible?
The Law (Torah) refers to God's commandments given through Moses, including moral, ceremonial, and civil regulations that revealed God's standards and Israel's need for a Savior.
What are the Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments are God's foundational moral laws given to Moses on Mount Sinai, summarizing our duties to God (commandments 1-4) and to our neighbor (commandments 5-10).
What is the Sabbath?
The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week set apart by God for rest and worship, commemorating His rest after creation and Israel's deliverance from Egypt.
Biblical Terms
Key words and concepts used throughout Scripture
What is a parable?
A parable is a short story using everyday imagery to teach spiritual truths - Jesus' primary teaching method for conveying deep truths about God's kingdom in memorable ways.
What is prophecy?
Prophecy is God's message delivered through human spokesmen - it includes both foretelling future events and forth-telling God's will for the present.
What is an apostle?
An apostle is one 'sent with authority' - specifically, the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus plus Paul, who laid the foundation of the church through their eyewitness testimony and teaching.
What is a disciple?
A disciple is a learner or follower who commits to learning from and imitating a teacher - in Christianity, one who follows Jesus Christ, learning His teachings and way of life.
What is the Gospel?
The Gospel is the 'good news' of salvation through Jesus Christ - that God became man, died for sins, rose again, and offers forgiveness and eternal life to all who believe.
End Times
What the Bible teaches about death, resurrection, and eternity
What is heaven?
Heaven is the dwelling place of God and the eternal home of believers - a place of perfect joy, worship, and fellowship with God, free from sin, suffering, and death.
What is hell?
Hell is the place of eternal separation from God and conscious punishment for those who reject His salvation - a destiny Jesus warned about more than anyone else in Scripture.
What is resurrection?
Resurrection is the bodily rising from the dead - Christ's resurrection is the foundation of Christian faith, and believers will be raised with transformed, immortal bodies at His return.
What is divine judgment?
Divine judgment is God's righteous evaluation of all people - both His temporal judgments in history and the final judgment when all will stand before Christ to receive according to their deeds.
What is eternal life?
Eternal life is the gift of endless, unbreakable fellowship with God through faith in Jesus Christ - beginning now and continuing forever in the resurrection.
Christian Practice
Practices and observances in the Christian faith
What is baptism?
Baptism is the Christian rite of water immersion or application, symbolizing union with Christ in His death and resurrection, cleansing from sin, and public identification with Him.
What is Communion?
Communion (the Lord's Supper or Eucharist) is the Christian practice of eating bread and drinking wine in remembrance of Christ's body and blood given for our salvation.
What is worship?
Worship is the reverent response of the whole person to God - ascribing to Him the glory, honor, and praise due His name through adoration, prayer, obedience, and service.
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