This week’s term: Perfection (Non-Communicable) – The quality or condition of being absolutely without flaw, or necessity. Concerning God, it is not to be seen as a goal, or an attainment; but the basic state of His being from which the standard of perfection is derived. Last week’s term: Triunity (Non-Communicable) – The triune nature …
This week’s term: Triunity (Non-Communicable) – The triune nature of God, i.e., that God is three distinct persons in one divine essence. The doctrinal position that there are three persons in the Godhead, and that they are in total unity, as to purpose, nature, character and essence. Last week’s term: Unity (Non-communicable) – The state …
This week’s term: Unity (Non-Communicable) – The state of being one, or untied; oneness;singleness. Something complete in itself; single, a separate thing. The quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose, etc.; harmony, agreement; concord; uniformity. Last week’s term: Independency (Non-Communicable) – The state or quality of being independent; freedom from influence, control, determination, or …
This week’s term: Independency (Non-Communicable) – The state or quality of being independent; freedom from the influence, control, determination, or accountability for, or upon action to, any other being. Think about that! God is not accountable to you or to me. Last week’s term: Non-Communicable Attributes – Those attributes which are exclusively of divine nature …
This week’s term: Non-Communicable Attributes – Those attributes which are exclusively of divine nature and, by virtue of their nature, and the nature of all creatures as finite beings, are not communicable. Last week’s term: Communicable Attributes – Those attributes of God which may be communicated, or in some measure transmitted to His creatures through …
We are beginning a new category of terms this week called, “Words and Terms Describing the Attributes of God”. This week’s term: Communicable Attributes – Those attributes of God which may be communicated, or in some measure transmitted, to His creatures through divine grace, either in general, or by sovereign dispensation. It should be understood …
This week’s term: Sabellianism – The teaching of Sabellius. He taught that the Trinity of the Godhead was not, in fact, three persons, but merely three manifestations of God, that is, as one man is a brother, a father, and a son. Also known as “modalism”. Last week’s term: Gnosticism – The teaching of the …
This week’s term: Gnosticism – The teaching of the Gnostics. They taught God was utterly remote from the material creation, and that He ruled intermediately through other beings (gods) who diminished in dignity according to their nearness to the world of created matter. Review time! Here’s last week’s term: Arianism – The teaching of Arius …
Last week’s term: Pantheism – The denial of the personality of God. The belief that God and the universe are synonymous, as opposed to God being a personality. This week’s term: Arianism -The teaching of Arius (AD 250-336) denying that Jesus Christ was co-eternal, co-equal, and co-essential with God. Many other doctrines are affected by …
Last week’s term: Hylozoism – the doctrine that all matter is endued with life. This doctrine is friendly to Materialism, and is the philosophical companion to Hinduism. This week’s term: Pantheism – The denial of the personality of God. The belief that God and the universe are synonymous, as opposed to God being a personality. …
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