Christian Beliefs Exam #1 Flashcards
distinct Christian teaching (about how to read and interpret it better about how to understand the bible as a whole and imagine a way of life that is faithful to the God whose Word it is)
Doctrine
comes from Greek Oikoumene which means “the entire inhabited earth” this term reminds Christians that Gods salvific love applies to the whole world every nation every tribe and every person ( representing a number of different Christian Churches)
Ecumenical
conversation about scripture: about how to read and interpret it better about how to understand the bible as a whole and imagine a way of life that is faithful to the God whose Word it is,
study of the things of God and God who loves the world is a discipline for all Christians, Greek word logo translate to speech, Greek word theos translate to reason….together means God
theology
Christian teaching at the highest level of authority and trustworthiness shared ecumenically across Christian communities teaching that we have good reason to trust teaching most central to the faith
dogma
John Wesley one of the 18 century revivalist at the root of evangelism 4 side theory scripture tradition reason and experience
Wesleyan quadrilateral
“scripture alone”
sola scriptura
the most widely shared and authoriative Christian tradition comes from early summaries of Christian Doctrine known as
rule of faith
the most widely shared and authoritative Christian tradition comes from early summaries of Christian Doctrine known as rule of faith, which took mature form in ecumenical ______
creeds
the creeds provide us with standards of ____ or right Christian belief
____ doctrine is contrasted with false doctrine or hersey, beliefs that have been rejected by the church as contrary to scripture
orthodoxy
simply a doctrine that has been found, in the spirit-guided judgement of God’s people to be wrong
heresy
intentional practices meant to help us grow deeper in the spiritual life….this is because humans are embodied souls, faithful living will always happen through the body
spiritual disciplines
means of grace
general revelation
special revelation
natural theology
ongoing continuity
apologetics
natural law
unveiled continuity
inspiration
illumination
hermeneutics
canon
maricon
Montanist controversy
council of Trent
second Vatican Council