† By the Grace of GOD

          What’s the difference between wisdom and knowledge? Sometimes in the Bible they are almost interchangeable. But generally knowledge is awareness of facts and wisdom is awareness of how to use those facts for good goals.
          God’s knowledge is unfathomably deep. He knows everything about everything. He knows things that we as mankind can't even conceive such as infinity.
          Not only God’s knowledge but also God’s wisdom is unfathomably deep. God is infinitely wise. That is, He has always been able to conceive and carry out plans that have good goals and that make use of all that knowledge to bring to pass what He purposes. He knows how to use all the facts of the universe and guide all the events of the universe to achieve the best end, namely, the salvation of His beloved creation, mankind.

          All the treasures of this wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ Jesus (Colossians 2:3). Christ is the Creator of all created reality: “All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). And Christ is the sustainer of all created reality. (Colossians 1:17), “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” And all created reality is for the sake of making Christ known and loved: “all things were created . . . for Him” (Colossians1:16 ).

† Therefore, all knowledge and all wisdom and all riches originate in Him, and are held in existence by Him, and are for the purpose of making Him known. Therefore, Christ Jesus is the final and ultimate meaning of all reality.

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† Anathema - anath·e·ma noun \ə-ˈna-thə-mə\

1. : a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication
2. : the denunciation of something as accursed
3. : a vigorous denunciation : curse

† Apologetics - apol·o·get·ics noun plural but singular or plural in construction \ə-ˌpä-lə-ˈje-tiks\

1. : systematic argumentative discourse in defense (as of a doctrine)
2. : a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity

† Apostasy - apos·ta·sy noun \ə-ˈpäs-tə-sē\

1. : renunciation of a religious faith
2. : abandonment of a previous loyalty

† Apostate - apos·tate adjective \ə-ˈpäs-ˌtāt, -tət\

1. : one who commits apostasy

† Apostle - apos·tle noun \ə-ˈpä-səl\

1. : one of an authoritative New Testament group sent out to preach the gospel and made up especially of Christ's 12 original disciples and Paul
2. : the first prominent Christian missionary to a region or group

† Apostolic - ap·os·tol·ic adjective \ˌa-pə-ˈstä-lik\

1. : of or relating to an apostle
2. : of, relating to, or conforming to the teachings of the New Testament apostles

† Atone - a·tone verb \ə-ˈtōn\

1. : to supply satisfaction for
2. : to make amends <atone for sins>

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† Baptism - bap·tism noun \ˈbap-ˌti-zəm, especially Southern ˈbab-\

1. : a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community
2. : an act, experience, or ordeal by which one is purified, sanctified, initiated, or named

† Beget - be·get transitive verb \bi-ˈget, bē-\

1. : to cause (something) to happen or exist
2. : to become the father of (someone)

† Blasphemy - blas·phe·my noun \ˈblas-fə-mē\

1. : the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
2. : the act of claiming the attributes of deity

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† Catholic - cath·o·lic adjective \ˈkath-lik, ˈka-thə-\

1. often capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the church universal
2. always capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it (ex. Roman Catholic Church)

† Communion - com·mu·nion noun \kə-ˈmyü-nyən\

1. capitalized : a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ
2. : the act of receiving Communion
3. : capitalized : the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received

† Consecrate - con·se·crate adjective \ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt\

1. : dedicated to a sacred purpose

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† Doctrine - doc·trine noun \ˈdäk-trən\

1. : something that is taught
2. : a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief

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† Ecclesiastical - ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal noun \-ti-kəl\

1. : of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
2. : suitable for use in a church

† Edification - ed·i·fi·ca·tion adjective \ˌe-də-fə-ˈkā-shən\

1. : archaic
   • : build
   • : establish
2. : to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge
   • : uplift
   • : enlighten, inform

† Eisegesis - eis·​ege·​sis noun \ˌī-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈī-sə-ˌjē-ˌ\

1. : the interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one's own ideas

† Eschatology - es·cha·tol·o·gy noun \ˌes-kə-ˈtä-lə-jē\

1. : a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind
2. : a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humankind; specifically : any of various Christian doctrines concerning the Second Coming, the resurrection of the dead, or the Last Judgment

† Evangelical - evan·gel·i·cal adjective \ˌē-ˌvan-ˈje-li-kəl, ˌe-vən-\

1. : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
2. : Protestant
3. : emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual

† Exegesis - ex·e·ge·sis noun \ˌek-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈek-sə-ˌ\

1. : a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text

† Exposition - ex·​po·​si·​tion noun \ˌek-spə-ˈzi-shən\

1. : a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing)
2. : discourse or an example of it designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand

† Expository - ex·​pos·​i·​to·​ry adjective \ˌik-ˈspä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē\

1. : of, relating to, or containing exposition

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† Firmament - fir·ma·ment noun \ˈfər-mə-mənt\

1. : the vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.

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† Hallowed - hal·lowed adjective \ˈha-(ˌ)lōd, ˈha-ləd, in the Lord's Prayer often ˈha-lə-wəd\

1. : holy or blessed
2. : highly respected

† Hermeneutic - her·me·neu·tic noun \ˌhər-mə-ˈnü-tik, -ˈnyü-\

1. plural but sing or plural in constr : the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible)
2. : a method or principle of interpretation

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† Judaism - Ju·da·ism noun \ˈjü-dē-ˌi-zəm, ˈjü-də-, ˈjü-(ˌ)dā-, British also ˈjü-ˌdi-zəm\

1. : a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions
2. : conformity to Jewish rites, ceremonies, and practices
3. : the cultural, social, and religious beliefs and practices of the Jews
4. : the whole body of Jews : the Jewish people

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† Liturgy - lit·ur·gy noun \ˈli-tər-jē\

1. : a fixed set of ceremonies, words, etc., that are used during public worship in a religion
2. often capitalized : a eucharistic rite
3. : a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
4. : a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances

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† Orthodox - or·tho·dox adjective \ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks\

1. : conforming to established doctrine especially in religion
2. capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting any of various conservative religious or political groups: such as Eastern Orthodox or, of or relating to Orthodox Judaism

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† Pious - pi·ous adjective \pī′əs\

1. : earnest compliant in the observation of religion; reverent or devout.
2. : showing or characterized by religious devotion.
3. : expressive of or used in religious devotion; devotional.

† Pneumatology - pneu·ma·tol·o·gy noun \no͞o′mə-tŏl′ə-jē, nyo͞o′-\

1. : the doctrine or study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the belief in spirits intervening between humans and God.
2. : the Christian doctrine of the Holy Ghost.

† Propitiation - pro·pi·ti·a·tion noun \prō-ˌpi-shē-ˈā-shən\

1. : the act of propitiating
2. : something that propitiates; specifically : an atoning sacrifice

† Protestant - prot·es·tant noun \ˈprä-təs-tənt\

1. : a member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth
2. : broadly - a Christian not of a Catholic or Eastern church

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† Repent - re·pent verb \ri-ˈpent\

1. : to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life
2. : to feel or show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right

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† Sacrament - sac·ra·ment noun \ˈsa-krə-mənt\

1. : a Christian rite (Baptism or Communion) that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality
2. : Religious action or symbol in which spiritual power is believed to be transmitted through material elements or the performance of ritual

† Sanctify - sanc·ti·fy transitive verb \-ˌfī\

1. : to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate
2. : to free from sin : purify
3. : to make productive of holiness or piety ie. observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it - (Deuteronomy 5:12)

† Soteriology - so·te·ri·ol·o·gy noun \sō-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jē\

1. : theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ

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