Biblical Concepts
| Concept | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belief | Confidence in a truth |
| blasphemy | To dishonour God or to give other a reason to disrespect God's name |
| blessings | God's favour (consequences of obedience) |
| curses | God's judgement (consequences of sin) |
| faith | Confidence in a truth |
| fellowship | Partnership with other |
| glory | A high level of honour offered to God |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| repentance | The conviction, confession and turning away from sin |
| righteousness | Righteousness is right standing (peace) with God (Romans 5:1) |
| salvation | Saving souls from eternal condemnation (Jonah 2:8-9) |
| Shema | Jewish prayer and declaration of believing in only 1 God (Deuteronomy 6:4, Mark 12:29) |
| sin | Lawlessness (1 John 3:4) |
| testimony | Believers ought to testify in public that Jesus is the Lord |
| transgression | Deliberate sin (Psalm 32:5) |
| trials | The trial and judgement of the Lord (Luke 12:49-53) |
| Trinity | 1 Godhead consist of 3 equal Gods namely the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit |
| Word | God's command (Genesis 1:1-3; Psalm 33:6, 148:5; Isaiah 45:12) |
In addition, there are also certain Bible codes, metaphors and numbers.
Ceremonies
| Ceremony | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baptism with fire | The trial and judgement of the Lord (Luke 12:49-53) |
| baptism with water | The baptism of Repentance (Luke 12:49-53) |
| communion | A ceremony in remembrance of the Lord's death |
| lot casting | A method of solving quarrels (Proverbs 18:18) |
| praise | To publicly express respect, honour and thanks |
| The Lord's Supper | A ceremony in remembrance of the Lord's death |
| tithing | Some churches claim 10% from their members' income |
| worship | To fall down or sacrifice to God |
Roles
| Role | Meaning |
|---|---|
| angel | A messenger or an angelic being from God |
| Christ | The promised anointed one (saviour, king, priest, prophet) |
| Christian | A name to associate those who follow Christ |
| firstborn | The most important child in the family |
| God | Could refer to the Godhead, the Almighty God, a powerful spiritual being, a mighty human king/leader/warrior/hero or an idol |
| Godhead | A unified God consisting of 3 equal Gods namely the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit |
| God-man | The view that Jesus was both 100% god and 100% man |
| Lord | "Lord" could refer to the Almighty God, to any other god, to Jesus or to any person in authority. |
| Melchizedek | The original high priest of God Most High |
| Messiah | The Hebrew transliteration for Christ |
| Spirit of Jesus/Christ | The Spirit that enabled Jesus or the Christ |
| Word | The view that Jesus is God or at least a member of the Godhead |