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| Accredited: Northwest College of the Bible is not regionally accredited, so class credit cannot be transferred to Porland State University or other regionally accredited schools. Our class content is different from what most others offer. However, our classes and degrees can usually be transferred to other Christian Colleges connected with the Restoration Movement. We have been operating as a school for more than 50 years.
Our four-year graduates are serving the Lord in many fields of labor including the academic area. It is not possible to complete degree work entirely through online studies. We encourage readers to sign in and enjoy classes, either for self-enrichment or for college credit. |
| Acts: Fifth book of the New Testament. It was written by Luke the physician from Rome about A.D. 61. It is important to note that the instructions for being saved in Acts 2:37-38 were passed from person-to-person throughout the Roman Empire. It was more than 20 years before any part of the New Covenant Scriptures were written. NT 103 is a 29-lesson course on Acts. Also see the Library. |
| apostle: A person sent with a commission. The apostles of Christ were the 12 that he commissioned to spread the message of the resurrection. |
| apostolicity: Written by an apostle or with the authority of an apostle. Double-click to listen (MP3 audio) |
| Aramaic: It was a Semitic language related to Hebrew, widely used in Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia. The Persians extended its use to India, central Asia, and Asia Minor. It was spoken at Jerusalem and was the childhood language of Jesus. |
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| baptism: Always immersion in water unless another medium is specified in the context. Since the death and resurrection of Jesus, it is a step in the process of being saved from our sins. Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21. All of the books of the New Testament were written 20 or more years after Peter spoke as recorded in Acts 2:38. This repentance and baptism plan was all the emerging church knew about. "Receiving Christ" as ones personal Saviour has no equivalent in Scripture. The point is further developed in this article. |
| Bible: Used to describe the 66 inspired books that comprise it. Related to the outer coat of the papyrus reed of Egypt that was used to make pages that could be written on. Scripture is an alternate word for Bible. | |
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| canon: It is the measuring rod, the straightedge, the testing rule or critical standard by which each book of the Bible was tested before it was admitted as part of the Sacred Scriptures. |
| church: The word church in the Greek language means a called out assembly. The church in Scripture is usually God's called out assembly in any given city consisting of baptized believers. |
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| Deuteronomy: Due-ter-ahn-o-mee. Book five of the Bible, it was written by Moses. It means the second giving of the law. Double-click to listen (MP3 audio) Also see the Library. | |
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