predestination-purgatory Flashcards
predestination
GOd is sovereign and foreknows everything
premillenialism
millennium is after the return of Christ
presuppositionalism
a belief is built on foundational presuppositions (unproved assertions that must be believed to make the experience meaningful)
prevenient grace
priority of Gods gracious initiative on behalf of humans
priesthood of believers
there is no one standing between man and Christ. We can receive forgiveness without human intermediaries
progressive revelation
belief that God’s revealing of himself progressed from the OT era to the NT era. So, what we know about God from Jesus is more complete than what was given during the Law and prophets.
prolegomenon
methodological questions found in the opening sections of a systematic theology
propitiation
offering that turns away the wrath of God directed against sin
providence
refers to God’s superintending activity over human actions and human history, bringing creation to its divinely determined goal
purgatory
place of purification and maturation after death before the persecuted soul attains the beatific vision