Theological Terms Discussed in class and their Definitions Flashcards
Synergism
Man uses freewill to cooperate with God in salvation (We have a part in getting saved)
Monergism
God is the all-determining reality in Salvation
God does it all to save us
Pelagianism
Denies original sin and emphasizes man’s natural, moral abities
Semi-Pelagianism
Modified view of original sin but still believes man can initiate salvation
Compatibilist free will
Calvanist
free will that is compatible with God’s predetermination
Noncompatibilist free will
Arminian
free will to do whatever you want from rejecting God or accepting salvation
the Image
elements that enable the fulfillment of human destiny: personality, human interaction, thinking, reflecting, willing freely
It’s not what you have or are, but what you do
Monism
man is a single whole unit
Dichotomy
man is a physical being and an internal, immaterial being
Trichotomy
Man is body, soul, and spirit
Cosmological Monism
Only one kind of substance exists
Materialistic Monism
All reality is ultimately material or physical stuff
Spiritualist Monism
Everything is ultimately divine/spiritual stuff
Anthropological Monism
Man’s ontological nature is composed of only one kind of metaphysical stuff
Body
Physical being