Definitions Flashcards
The act of Christ whereby He took upon Himself the guilt, and paid the penalty of our sin, and then bestowed His righteousness upon us.
Substitution
The bringing of mercy, by the covering and thereby cleansing of the guilt of our sin, by the shed and applied blood of Christ; appeasing the just wrath of God on sin and rendering the believing sinner pardoned, purged, and forgiven of sin and reconciled to God.
Atonement
In general, it is an accounting term which speaks of the adding or subtracting of something to someone’s account. This bookkeeping term is also translated “counted” or “reckoned”. Theologically, it means the act of God whereby He places our guilt upon the account of Jesus Christ, and places Christ’s righteousness upon our account.
Imputation
The undeserved love or unmerited favor of God.
Saving Grace
The grace enabled act of man, in salvation, involving a voluntary change of mind and heart, including a turning of sin to Christ.
Conversion
The response of the believing sinner’s heart, when convicted by the Spirit of his guilt and lostness before God, causing him to have a grace enabled, voluntary, and sincere change of mind and heart leading to a turn from his sin to Christ.
Repentance
Is the response of the believing sinner’s heart when confronted by the Spirit with the person of Christ and the truth of the gospel, causing him to have a voluntary and sincere change of mind and heart leading to a turn from his sin of unbelief to faith in Christ.
Faith
The act of God whereby He replaces the state of enmity between God and man with a relationship of friendship through the peace purchased by the death of Christ on the cross, now placing man in a favorable position with God through the covering of the guilt of our sin with His blood.
Reconciliation
The forgiveness, removal, cleansing, and putting away of our sins.
Remission
Briefly, It is to be declared righteous and just. Theologically, it is the judicial act of God whereby He legally declares the believing sinner to be innocent of all sin and as perfectly righteous as Christ.
Justification
Briefly, it is from the same word as holiness, as separation, as saint, meaning “separated one”. Theologically, it is the act of God whereby the believing sinner is set apart from sin (its penalty at salvation, its power in our lives, and its presence in eternity) and to God, Christ and righteousness.
Sanctification
Is the act of God, whereby the Holy Spirit gives a spiritual new birth to the believing sinner, thereby imparting to them a new nature, and a new heart, and giving the spiritually dead new life.
Regeneration
Is the act of God whereby He gives the believing sinner his position, standing, legal rights, inheritance as a joint-heir with Christ, and all the full privileges of a son of God.
Adoption
The act of Christ whereby He appeals for believers as our “defense attorney” or advocate, defending us against Satan’s accusations of our sinfulness, thus guaranteeing the security of our salvation and giving us the right to approach God in prayer.
Intercession
Is the ultimate and absolute physical, mental, and spiritual perfection and transformation into the image of Christ of all believers.
Glorification
