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  2. Metanoia (theology) - Wikipedia

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    The Greek term metanoia denotes a change of mind, a reorientation, a fundamental transformation of outlook, of man's vision of the world and of himself, and a new way of loving others and God. In the words of a second-century text, The Shepherd of Hermas , it implies "great understanding", or discernment.

  3. Matthew 7:12 - Wikipedia

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    This verse is considered to be a summation of the entire sermon. Some editions append it to the end of Matthew 7:7-11, and the rule does seem to be an expansion on the teaching about prayer in that section. However, the word therefore and the mention of the law and the prophets implies that this is a more far reaching teaching.

  4. Disciple (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    The term "disciple" represents the Koine Greek word mathētḗs (μαθητής), [3] which generally means "one who engages in learning through instruction from another, pupil, apprentice" [4] or in religious contexts such as the Bible, "one who is rather constantly associated with someone who has a pedagogical reputation or a particular set of views, disciple, adherent."

  5. Jesus eats with sinners and tax-collectors - Wikipedia

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    Jesus eats with sinners and publicans by Alexandre Bida. This narrative is told in Matthew 9:10-17, Mark 2:15-22, and Luke 5:29-39. [1] The Pharisee rebuke Jesus for eating with sinners, to which Jesus responds, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick."

  6. Ethics in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Ethics in the Bible refers to the system(s) or theory(ies) produced by the study, interpretation, and evaluation of biblical morals (including the moral code, standards, principles, behaviors, conscience, values, rules of conduct, or beliefs concerned with good and evil and right and wrong), that are found in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles.

  7. Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    It is considered compatible with God's justice and mercy because God will not interfere with the soul's free choice. [140] Only in the King James Version of the bible is the word "Hell" used to translate certain words, such as sheol (Hebrew) and both hades and Gehenna(Greek). All other translations reserve Hell only for use when Gehenna is

  8. Shepherding movement - Wikipedia

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    The Shepherding movement (sometimes called the discipleship movement) was an influential and controversial movement within some British, Australian and American charismatic churches. The movement was also called the Christian Growth movement. [ 1 ]

  9. First Epistle to the Corinthians - Wikipedia

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    This is translated into English as "charity" in the King James version; but the word "love" is preferred by most other translations, both earlier and more recent. [86] 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 contains a condemnation of what the authors consider inappropriate behavior at Corinthian gatherings that appeared to be agape feasts.