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Apostle, Apostolicity

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From his many followers Christ chose 12 whom designated as “apostles” along with the apostle Paul as one “abnormally born”

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apostasy

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a biblical concept that generally refers to those who fall away from belief

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appropriation

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a general term used in theology to speak of the integration or application of an aspect of the Christian belief system into Christian practice

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Aquinas, Thomas (1225-1274

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Medieval Italian theologian *summa Theologica, *Five ways

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Arminianism, Arminius

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Unlike Calvinists, who saw predestination as an unconditional action of Gos in electing individuals to *salvation, Arminius taught that predestination was based on God’s foreknowledge in seeing whether an individual would freely accept or reject Christ

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ascension

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When Christ had finished his earthly ministry, he entered the presence of the Father

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Asceticism

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The teaching that spiritually is attained through renunciation of physical pleasures and personal desires while concentrating on “spiritual” matters

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Assurance

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The doctrine that teaches the possibility of Christians’ knowing that they are the children of god

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Athanasius

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an early church apologist, theologian and bishop of Alexandria

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atheism

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a system of belief that asserts categorically that there is no God

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