This week’s term: Arminianism – The system of doctrine which holds salvation is brought about by a cooperative effort between God and man. Again, Arminius was not the originator of this doctrine but simply became identified as the champion of it. Arminianism is a modification of Pelagianism, though most Arminians will deny that they are in …
This week’s term: Calvinism – The system of doctrine which holds salvation is strictly of grace and totally monergistic. This system is often wrongly attributed to John Calvin, and thus called after his name, though no one supposes or claims that he was the originator of it. Last week’s term: Pneumatology – the study of spirits …
This week’s term: Pneumatology – the study of spirits or spiritual phenomena. The doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Last week’s term: Christology – The study of God the Son as Christ the anointed one in His incarnate life and subsequent offices and ministries.
This week’s term: Christology – The study of God the Son as Christ the anointed one in His incarnate life and subsequent offices and ministries. Last week’s term: Theology (Proper) – The study of the person of God as to His attributes and activities. Theology (General) – The study of all things pertaining to God …
This week’s term (is rather redundant!): Theology (Proper) – The study of the person of God as to His attributes and activities. Theology (General) – The study of all things pertaining to God and His dealings with His creation as is revealed throughout scripture. Last week’s term: Christophany – A bodily appearance of Christ in the …
This week’s term: Christophany – A bodily appearance of Christ in the Old Testament before He was actually incarnated, such as in the case of the Son of God with the Hebrew children in the fiery furnace, or His appearance to Abraham on the plain of Mamre. Last week’s term: Anthropomorphism – The Biblical use of …
This week’s term: Anthropomorphism – The Biblical use of some element of the human (antrhop) body, which is used to describe an act or continuing activity of God, such as in Romans 10:21. Whereas, God is exclusively spirit and does not possess human body parts, these parts are attributed to Him in order to describe, …
This week’s term: Trichotomy – The theological view of man which holds that the soul and spirit are separate terms, and that thus man is a three-part being, made up of body, soul, and spirit. Last week’s term: Dichotomy – The theological view of man which holds that the soul and spirit are synonymous terms, and …
This week’s term: Dichotomy – The theological view of man which holds that the soul and spirit are synonymous terms, and therefore, a man is a two-part being, made up of body and soul. Last week’s term: Genealogy – From the Greek “Gena” (race or stock). The study of, or recorded descent of a family …
This week’s term: Genealogy – From the Greek “Gena” (race or stock). The study of, or recorded descent of a family or race of people from an ancestor or ancestors. In scripture, it usually deals with the lineage of Christ, or of Hebrew kings. Last week’s term: Anthropology – “Anthrop” (man). Anthropology is the knowledge or science …
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