Terms Flashcards
Terms and definitions that must be known for the exam.
Amillenial
The rejection of the belief that Jesus will have a literal, thousand-year-long, physical reign on the earth.
Apocrypha
Books written during the period between the Book of Malachi and the birth of Jesus. The Jews did not include them in the Hebrew Bible and the Protestant Reformers rejected them as not being inspired.
Arianism
A third-century A.D. heresy denying the divinity of Christ.
Autographs
The original, hand-written manuscripts produced by the human authors of Scripture. These were probably circulated and copied so many times that they wore out. None of them are known to exist. However, copies from close to the time they were written do exist.
Calvinism
John Calvin (1509-1564) taught God’s absolute sovereignty demanded absolute predestination of those who should be saved and who should be lost.
Canon
The list of books accepted by the Church as Scripture inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Deism
A belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene and is disinterested towards the created universe.
Eternal
Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
Immutable
Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
Incarnation
The act by which the eternal Son of God became a human being without giving up His deity.
Justification
God’s act of declaring and accepting persons as righteous in His sight - just as if they had never sinned.
Millennial Reign
The thousand-year reign of Christ on earth.
Omnipotent
Having unlimited power; able to do anything.
Omnipresent
God is everywhere present and nothing is hidden from Him.
Omniscient
Knowing everything.
Polytheism
The belief in or worship of more than one god.
Postmillennial
Refers to the teaching that the millennium is the Church Age or an extension of the Church Age, with Christ ruling but not personally present.
Premillennial
Teaches that Jesus will personally return at the end of the Church Age and will establish His Kingdom on earth for a thousand years.
Ransom
The price Jesus paid for the salvation of humankind.
Reconciliation
The bringing of people to God in a restored fellowship.
Redemption
Refers to Christ paying the penalty for sins by His death on the cross and the shedding of His blood.
Regeneration
The Holy Spirit’s work of giving new life to the sinner who repents and believes in Jesus.
Repentance
From the Greek metanoia, “a change of mind.” That is a change of basic attitudes toward God and Christ that involves a turning away from sin and a seeking of God’s rule and righteousness.
Sabellianism
Followers of Sabellius (third century A.D.), who taught that God is one Person who revealed Himself in three forms, modes, or manifestations, in succession.
Sanctification
The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believers from sin and evil and dedicates them to the worship and service of the Lord. There is an initial act of sanctification as we cooperate with the Holy Spirit in putting to death wrong desires.
Vicarious
Totally for the benefit of another, or as a substitute for another.
Virgin Birth
The birth of Jesus Christ brought about by God’s creative act through the Holy Spirit so that Mary became His mother without Him having a human father.
