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Chalcedon

City where a council was held that resulted in a creed that expresses that Jesus was "truly God and truly man," and that His two natures were distinct.

Christ

Means "Anointed one." Comes from the translation of the Hebrew word "Messiah."


Church

The core of God’s kingdom on earth in the present age. A principal instrument to establish the kingdom.

Cultural mandate

Command to fill the earth and subdue it, turning the whole creation into something for God's glory

Cyrus

The Persian emperor who decreed that the Israelites could return to the Promised Land