Repentance
Sorrow for sin, and turning away from that sin to serve God and do right. Repentance involves admitting before God…
Things
Resurrect
Resurrect. The return to life again after being dead. Two kinds of resurrection are mentioned in the Bible. One is…
Revelation, book of
The last book of the New Testament. John wrote it on the island of Patmos, where he had been exiled…
Revenge/Vengeance
Getting back at someone who wronged you. God established laws so that the people of Israel would not take revenge…
Righteous/Righteousness
Right and lined up with God’s will. Job and Noah were considered righteous men, but they weren’t perfect. In the…
Romans, book of
Written by Paul around AD 58 to Christians he had never met in the city of Rome. In this letter,…
Ruth, book of
An Old Testament book that tells the story of a romance between a foreign widow and the relative of her…
Salvation
Saved through the death of Jesus from the penalty and power of sin. Often in the Old Testament, salvation referred…
Samuel, 1 and 2
The two parts were one book until about 200 BC, when the Bible was translated into Greek. The translators then…
Scapegoat
On the Day of Atonement, two goats were chosen. One goat was sacrificed. The other goat was released into the…