Intro To Pentecostal Doctrine Vocab Flashcards
Antichrist
A false Christ revealed in the Tribulation; claims to be God and demands worship.
Advocate
A legal term identifying a person who pleads the case for another person.
Apocalyptic literature
Writings that predict or reveal future events related to the end of the world.
Apostasy
A deliberate denial or abandonment of an individual’s faith
Apostolic ministry
A leadership ministry recognized by an entire movement; demonstrates supernatural gifts, brings Christ to unreached peoples, models responsibility and accountability, and teaches sound doctrine; title of ‘Apostle’ never to be self-assigned.
Armageddon
site of the final battle when Christ completely defeats Satan and Antichrist at the end of the Tribulation
Arminians
People who believe the theological position of Jacobus Arminius who opposed the absolute predestination taught by John Calvin and maintained that salvation was offered to all. This is the position of the Assemblies of God
Atheistic evolution
A theory that denies the existence of God and assumes that plants, animals, and humans have developed out of earlier forms through changes in succeeding time periods.
Calvinists
People who believe the theological teaching attributed to John Calvin. They emphasize the sovereignty of God, the depravity of humankind, and predestination
Cardinal
Of basic importance, foundational.
Cessationism
Belief the supernatural gifts of the Spirit, including healing, ended with the first century.
Charismata
Greek word for spiritual manifestations or gifts of the Spirit
Charismatic
A special dynamic activity of the Holy Spirit; applied to persons who have experienced the baptism in the Holy Spirit but choose not to be called Pentecostals, who have more church structure
Counselor
One who gives advice or counsel
Daniel’s Seventienth Week
The final “week” of seven years coming at the end I the Church Age (rapture of the saints); identifies the Great Tribulation for premillenialists
Day of The Lord
Period of time, from the rapture through the Tribulation and Millenium and into new heavens and earth.
Dichotomy
Divisible into two parts; as applied to humans–body and soul
Doctrine
Something taught or held to be true, a statement of faith