Terms

Question 1

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.

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Substitution

Question 2

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.

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Atonement

Question 3

The satisfaction of God’s righteous demand for justice, for the payment of the due penalty of our sins, by the death of Christ.

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Propitiation

Question 4

God buying us back from our slavery to sin and setting us free from its control and consequences.

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Redemption

Question 5

An accounting term which speaks of the adding or subtracting of something to someone’s account.

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Imputation - General Definition

Question 6

The act of God whereby He places our guilt upon the account of Jesus Christ and places Christ’s righteousness upon our account.

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Imputation - Theological Definition

Question 7

The undeserved love or unmerited favor of God.

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Saving Grace

Question 8

The grace enabled act of man in salvation involving a voluntary change of mind and heart including a turning from sin to Christ.

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Conversion

Question 9

“turning from”

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Repentance

Question 10

The response of the believing sinner’s heart when convicted by the Spirit of his guilt and lostness before God, causing hm to have a grace enabled, voluntary and sincere change of mind and heart leading to a turn from his sin to Christ.

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Repentance

Question 11

“turning to”

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Faith

Question 12

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.

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Faith

Question 13

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.

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Reconciliation

Question 14

The forgiveness, removal, cleansing, and putting away of our sins.

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Remission

Question 15

To be declared righteous and just.

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Justification - Brief Definition

Question 16

The judicial act of God whereby He legally declares the believing sinner to be innocent of all sin and as perfectly righteous as Christ.

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Justification - Theological Definition

Question 17

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.

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Sanctification

Question 18

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.

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Regeneration

Question 19

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.

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Adoption

Question 20

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.

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Intercession (prayer)

Question 21

The ultimate and absolute physical, mental, and spiritual perfection and transformation into the image of Christ of all believers.

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Glorification