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Apostle, Apostolicity
From his many followers Christ chose 12 whom designated as “apostles” along with the apostle Paul as one “abnormally born”
apostasy
a biblical concept that generally refers to those who fall away from belief
appropriation
a general term used in theology to speak of the integration or application of an aspect of the Christian belief system into Christian practice
Aquinas, Thomas (1225-1274
Medieval Italian theologian *summa Theologica, *Five ways
Arminianism, Arminius
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
ascension
When Christ had finished his earthly ministry, he entered the presence of the Father
Asceticism
The teaching that spiritually is attained through renunciation of physical pleasures and personal desires while concentrating on “spiritual” matters
Assurance
The doctrine that teaches the possibility of Christians’ knowing that they are the children of god
Athanasius
an early church apologist, theologian and bishop of Alexandria
atheism
a system of belief that asserts categorically that there is no God