This week’s term: Synergism – From Greek synergos (working together). It is the doctrine held chiefly by Arminianism, which believes and propagates the philosophy of a cooperative effort between God and man in man’s salvation. Last week’s term: Autosoterism – The religious philosophy of self-salvation as promoted by Pelagius and his followers, both declared and …
This week’s term: Autosoterism – The religious philosophy of self-salvation as promoted by Pelagius and his followers, both declared and undeclared. Last week’s term: Soteriology – Soter (health) -ology (science or study). When used theologically, soteriology deals with the Biblical doctrines of salvation. Under this heading rightly fall all of the issues which both demand and …
We are beginning a new heading this week! The next twenty-eight terms will be “Words and Terms Describing the Saving Activities of God”. There are some great terms in this section! I hope you’ll join me for this systematic study. This week’s term: Soteriology – Soter (health) -ology (science or study). When used theologically, soteriology …
This week’s term: Sufferance – The activity, or passivity, of God in allowing wicked deeds to be carried out, with the limitations of eternally purposed restraints. Last week’s term: Forbearance – The patient activity of God, by which He allows violators of His holy law and revealed will to continue until the fulfillment of their iniquity …
This week’s term: Forbearance – The patient activity of God, by which He allows violators of His holy law and revealed will to continue until the fulfillment of their iniquity or their conversion. Last week’s term: Providence – God’s governing and guiding power over all things in the universe, in providing, guiding, and restraining all …
This week’s term: Providence – God’s governing and guiding power over all things in the universe, in providing, guiding, and restraining all forces within His creation, so as to effect His eternal decree. Last week’s term: Foreordination – The activity of God in setting in order the motives, forces, and restraints necessary to bring to …
This week’s term: Foreordination – The activity of God in setting in order the motives, forces, and restraints necessary to bring to pass all things which He has eternally decreed, whether by restraining sinful men, or by placing before them opportunity to exercise their depravity. Last week’s term: Logical and Chronological Order – Chronological means the …
Today’s term hinges on the points of last week’s term. This week’s term: Logical and Chronological Order – Chronological means the order of events as they occur in time. Logical means the order of events as they relate to each other in cause and effect. While the teachers of the above orders of decree (see …
This week’s term: Lapsarian – A lapsarian is one who believes man fell from his first estate of innocence and holiness by the act of sinning. While various divisions of lapsarians are in error, this general view is Biblically accurate. The divisions of lapsarianism essentially address what they feel to be the logical (but not …
We are beginning a new heading this week. The next seven terms will be Words and Terms Describing the General Activities of God. This week’s term: Eternal Decree – All things which God has eternally purposed, which must include all things that shall ever come to pass. We should never think in terms of divine …
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