Bible Flashcards
Complete reliance upon someone or something
Faith
Changing one’s mind and actions.
Repentance
New and divine life given by god to those who believe upon The Lord Jesus Christ
Regeneration
Deliverance from sin’s penalty and power
Salvation
Guilt and punishment for a crime committed
Condemnation
Someone who stands in the place of another
Substitute
Conformity to God’s holy standard
Righteousness
The act by which something is laid aside or put away
Remission
The act of being declared righteous
Justification
Set free by the payment of a ransom
Redemption
Having one’s sin cleansed and fellowship with God restored
Forgiveness
Restoration to friendship or harmony
Reconciliation
Perfect; completely separate form sin and evil
Holy
Rescued from sin and judgment by Jesus Christ.
Saved
Not rescued from sin and in danger of God’s judgment
Unsaved
A church ceremony, instituted by Christ, in which a new believer is dipped under ater to symbolize Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection
Baptism
To completely rely upon someone or something
Believe
The God-given confidence that you are His child
Assurance
Doing what pleases the Lord and keeping His commands
Obedience
A heart-felt commitment to someone or something
Love
The laws or rules that God wants us to obey
Commands
A strong desire
Lust
To verbally acknowledge something to be true
Confess
The perfect, inspired record of God and His dealing
So with mankind
Bible
God des playing Himself through His actions or speech
Revelation
God breathing-out His Word to the biblical writers (through the Spirit) so that what the wrote was the Word of God
Inspiration
Requiring obedience
Authoritative
A covenant or agreement; the term used as the name for two halves of the Bible (the Old Testament and New Testament)
Testament
A God-given forth-telling of truth (preaching) or fore-telling of the future (prediction)
Prophecy
The doctrine the God has worked to keep His Word from being lost or destroyed
Preservation
The study of the remains of past civilization
Archaeology
An agreement between two individuals or groups
Covenant
The first five books of the Bible which are written by Moses; it is also known as the Pentateuch or the Law
Torah
Contains five books of the Old Testament which were read aloud at various Jewish festivals; also known as the “five scrolls”
Megillah
The new agreement recorded in the New Testament that God has made with all who repent and believe on Jesus Christ, who has fulfilled all of the covenants demands
New Covenant
Literally meaning “good news;” the name given to the four books of the New Testament which portray the person and work of Jesus Christ
Gospels
Letters of the New Testament written to explain and apply the truth about Jesus Christ to Christian living
Epistles
Canon
collection of 66 bible books which God has inspired
Apocrypha
Books written during the period between the Old and New Testaments which are not inspired by God and not accepted in the canon
Septuagint
Greek translation of the Old Testament, this translation was used by Jesus and many others in the first century
Apostolic
Related to the apostles or having their authority or approval
Providence
Gods guidance of all things in nature and human history according to His plans
Preservation
The doctrine that God has worked to keep His Word from being lost or destroyed
Original Manuscripts
The original documents penned by the biblical authors
Manuscripts
Hand-written copies of old documents, specially those which contain part or all of the Scriptures
Transmission
The copying and passing down of biblical manuscripts through history
Scribe
A person who hand-copied and studied the Old Testament Scriptures
Zeal
An enthusiasm for something
Lust
A strong desire
Conviction
understanding of personal guilt
Parable
An earthly story with a spiritual lesson
Meditate
To consider carefully
Cultivate
To encourage growth
Incorruptible
Never dying or decaying
Vow
To commit to do something
Blessed
Happy; enjoying the favor of God ; a deep, lasting joy and satisfaction
Adoration
Loving, cherishing, and pressing God, particularly for who he is
Confession
Admitting to and repenting of sin before God
Thanksgiving
An expression of gratitude to God
Supplication
Telling God ones needs and asking for Him to meet them
Worship
A personal response acknowledging and delighting in who God is
Revere
To hold in high regard
Commune
To fellowship with
Joy
The delight that God gives his children
Sin
Missing the mark of God-likenesses
Righteousness
Right with God (forgiven); Christ-likeness
Kingdom of God
God’s presence and rule in the lives of believers
Hindrance
An obstacle that prevents something from working the way it is supposed to
Fellowship
Enjoyment of the relationship you have with God and other believers
Submission
Yielding to God as your authority
Compassion
Love and tender care
Delight
Take great joy or pleasure in something
Glory
The excellencies or perfections of God
Trinity
The doctrine that the one true God exists as three coequal persons
Glorify
To declare the perfections and value of God
Gospel
The great message that God has provided a Redeemer in His Son Jesus Christ, who died for our sin and rose again according to the Scriptures
Dependence
Complete reliance on God and the gospel
Sanctification
daily Christian growth by which a person becomes more like Jesus
Conversation
The point when a person first turned from his sin (repentance) and turned to Christ (faith) for salvation
