Some words come up again and again when we read the Bible. Here is what they mean, in a sentence or two, with a verse to show where the Bible uses them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A<\/a> \u00b7 B<\/a> \u00b7 C<\/a> \u00b7 D<\/a> \u00b7 E<\/a> \u00b7 F<\/a> \u00b7 G<\/a> \u00b7 H<\/a> \u00b7 I<\/a> \u00b7 J<\/a> \u00b7 K<\/a> \u00b7 L<\/a> \u00b7 M<\/a> \u00b7 N<\/a> \u00b7 P<\/a> \u00b7 R<\/a> \u00b7 S<\/a> \u00b7 T<\/a> \u00b7 W<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n God takes those who trust in Christ into His own family, as His children, and gives them His Spirit, so that they can call Him Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, \u2018Abba! Father!\u2019\u201d<\/em> (Romans 8:15, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n What Christ did on the cross to deal with our sin: He took the punishment we deserved, so that God\u2019s anger against our sin is turned away and we can be brought back to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.\u201d<\/em> (1 John 4:10, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A believer is put under water and brought up again, as a public sign that he has turned to Christ, that his sins are washed away by Christ, and that he has died to his old life and been raised to a new one. It is for those who believe, and it is a step of obedience; it does not save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThose who embraced his message were baptized.\u201d<\/em> (Acts 2:41, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new life God gives by His Spirit, which no one can give himself. Without it, no one can enter God\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.\u201d<\/em> (John 3:3, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the world was made, God chose a people for Himself, not because of anything in them, but out of His love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence.\u201d<\/em> (Ephesians 1:4, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not a surname, but a title. It means \u201cthe Anointed One\u201d, the King God promised to send. In the Old Testament the same word is \u201cMessiah\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 16:16, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not a building, but the people God has saved, gathered together around Christ. Each local church is a family of believers who meet to worship, to learn, and to care for one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.\u201d<\/em> (Acts 20:28, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n To admit our sin honestly to God, without excuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\u201d<\/em> (1 John 1:9, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A solemn promise that binds two sides together. God makes covenants with His people and always keeps them. The new covenant is made through the blood of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.\u201d<\/em> (Luke 22:20, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wooden cross on which Jesus was put to death. Christians boast in it, because there Christ died for sinners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMay I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/em> (Galatians 6:14, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A follower and learner of Jesus, who puts Him first in everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.\u201d<\/em> (Luke 14:27, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only life that never ends, but life with God, knowing Him, which begins now for everyone who trusts in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.\u201d<\/em> (John 17:3, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trusting God and taking Him at His word: above all, relying on Christ alone to save us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.\u201d<\/em> (Hebrews 11:1, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happened when the first man and woman disobeyed God in the garden (Genesis 3). Sin and death came into the world, and every one of us is born a sinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSin entered the world through one man, and death through sin.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 5:12, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n God no longer holds our sins against us. He forgives because Christ has paid for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.\u201d<\/em> (Colossians 1:14, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The greatness and beauty of who God is, shown to us. We were made to see it and to give God the honour He deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.\u201d<\/em> (John 1:14, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood news\u201d: the message that Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again, and that everyone who turns to Him and trusts in Him is saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 1:16, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n God\u2019s kindness to people who do not deserve it. We cannot earn salvation; it is His free gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.\u201d<\/em> (Ephesians 2:8\u20139, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where God is, and where His people will be with Him for ever, in the new creation, with no more sin or sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe will wipe away every tear from their eyes.\u201d<\/em> (Revelation 21:4, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Set apart for God, and pure. God is perfectly holy, and He calls His people to be holy too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBe holy, because I am holy.\u201d<\/em> (1 Peter 1:16, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n God the Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity. He gives new life, lives in every believer, teaches us, and helps us to live for God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things.\u201d<\/em> (John 14:26, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every person is made to reflect God, to know Him, and to care for His world for Him. That is why every human life is precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo God created man in His own image.\u201d<\/em> (Genesis 1:27, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n One day everyone will stand before God, and He will judge justly. Those who trust in Christ will not be condemned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMan is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment.\u201d<\/em> (Hebrews 9:27, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Declared right with God, as a judge gives a verdict, because Christ\u2019s righteousness is counted as ours when we trust in Him. It is God\u2019s gift, not our achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSince we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 5:1, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n God\u2019s rule as King. Jesus came to bring it, and everyone who turns to Him enters it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!\u201d<\/em> (Mark 1:15, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A name for Jesus. In the Old Testament a lamb was sacrificed for sin; Jesus is the true Lamb, who died in the place of sinners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLook, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!\u201d<\/em> (John 1:29, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunday, the first day of the week, the day Jesus rose from the dead, set apart for worship and rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn the Lord\u2019s day I was in the Spirit.\u201d<\/em> (Revelation 1:10, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The meal Jesus gave His church: bread and wine, eaten together to remember His death for us, until He comes again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord\u2019s death until He comes.\u201d<\/em> (1 Corinthians 11:26, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n God\u2019s pity for us in our need: holding back the punishment we deserve, and helping us when we cannot help ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ.\u201d<\/em> (Ephesians 2:4\u20135, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those who belong to Christ will never be punished by God for their sins, because Christ has already borne the punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 8:1, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking to God: praising Him, confessing our sins, thanking Him, and asking for what we and others need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\u201d<\/em> (Philippians 4:6, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brought back into peace with God after being His enemies. God makes the peace, through Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.\u201d<\/em> (2 Corinthians 5:20, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bought back, set free by the payment of a price. Christ paid that price with His own blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed.\u201d<\/em> (1 Peter 1:18, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n To turn away from sin and turn to God: not only to feel sorry, but to change direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRepent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.\u201d<\/em> (Acts 3:19, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus rising bodily from the dead on the third day; and, because of Him, the raising of His people\u2019s bodies at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.\u201d<\/em> (1 Corinthians 15:20, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being right with God, and doing what is right in His sight. We have none of our own to offer; God gives His righteousness to all who trust in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.\u201d<\/em> (Philippians 3:9, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not a specially good Christian, but every believer, set apart by God for Himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy.\u201d<\/em> (1 Corinthians 1:2, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being rescued by God from sin and its punishment, and brought to Him. It is found in Christ alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSalvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.\u201d<\/em> (Acts 4:12, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lifelong work of the Holy Spirit in a believer, making him more like Christ and less like his old self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor it is God\u2019s will that you should be holy.\u201d<\/em> (1 Thessalonians 4:3, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n One who rescues. Jesus Christ is the Saviour of sinners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!\u201d<\/em> (Luke 2:11, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bible, God\u2019s word, written by men as the Holy Spirit moved them, and so true in all it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness.\u201d<\/em> (2 Timothy 3:16, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Breaking God\u2019s law, and failing to live as He made us to live: in what we do, what we say and what we think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 3:23, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n God rules over everything, and nothing can stop Him doing what He has decided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 115:3, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is one God, who is three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each is fully God, and yet there is only one God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBaptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 28:19, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Giving God the honour, love and obedience He deserves, with our whole life, and together with His people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGod is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.\u201d<\/em> (John 4:24, BSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), which is in the public domain. They keep its American spelling.<\/small><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some words come up again and again when we read the Bible. Here is what they mean, in a sentence or two, with a verse to show where the Bible uses them. 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Atonement, atoning sacrifice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Baptism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Born again<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Chosen (election)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Christ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Church<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Confess<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Covenant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Cross<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Disciple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Eternal life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Faith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The fall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Forgiveness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Glory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Gospel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Grace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Heaven<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Holy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Holy Spirit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Image of God<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Judgement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Justified<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kingdom of God<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Lamb of God<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Lord's Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Lord's Supper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Mercy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
No condemnation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prayer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Reconciled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Redeemed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Repent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Righteousness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Saint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Salvation, saved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sanctification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Saviour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Scripture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sovereign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Trinity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Worship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n