| belief |
Trust in someone or something |
| blasphemy |
To dishonour God or to give other a reason to disrespect God's name |
| blessings |
God's favour (consequences of obedience) |
| calling |
A special command from God |
| circumcision |
The cutting of the foreskin of a male Israeli baby according to Abraham's covenant. |
| consecration |
The process of making something holy |
| covenant |
An agreement or treaty between 2 parties that stipulate conditions expected |
| curses |
God's judgement (consequences of sin) |
| end-times |
How the world would end according to prophecies |
| faith |
Trust in someone or something |
| fellowship |
Partnership with other |
| forgiveness |
Cancelling debt, giving up judgement or releasing someone |
| glory |
A high level of honour offered to God |
| heaven |
The sky |
| hell |
A place where it is expected that the wicked would be tormented forever |
| holy |
A sacred person or thing that is consecrated for God's purpose |
| humility |
Voluntarily serving other |
| idolatry |
Having faith in anything else than God (Exodus 20:3-5) |
| iniquity |
Build-up of planned transgressions (Revelation 17:4) |
| love |
4 different Greek words are commonly translated to the same English word "love" |
| Kingdom of God |
God's Kingdom over all realms |
| offering |
Voluntary gifts or contributions |
| justification |
Treat as righteous and worthy of salvation |
| mystery |
The lack of a revelation from God. (Deuteronomy 29:29; Jeremiah 33:3) |
| name |
An identity, authority or reputation |
| prayer |
Communicating with God |
| rapture |
Jesus teleporting Christians to a secret location to meet him |
| repentance |
The conviction, confession and turning away from sin |
| righteousness |
Righteousness is right standing (peace) with God (Romans 5:1) |
| sacrifice |
Giving up something valuable for the sake of something else |
| salvation |
Saving souls from eternal condemnation (Jonah 2:8-9) |
| sanctification |
The act of making something or someone holy |
| serve |
Same English word "serve" has multiple meanings in Greek. |
| Shema |
Jewish prayer and declaration of believing in only 1 God (Deuteronomy 6:4, Mark 12:29) |
| sin |
Lawlessness (1 John 3:4) |
| spirit |
The "breath" or life giving force of a living being. |
| testimony |
Believers ought to testify in public that Jesus is the Lord |
| tithing |
Some churches claim 10% from their members' income |
| transgression |
Deliberate sin (Psalm 32:5) |
| trials |
The trial and judgement of the Lord (Luke 12:49-53) |
| word |
God's command (Genesis 1:1-3; Psalm 33:6, 148:5; Isaiah 45:12) |