Vocab Worldview Flashcards
The belief that Christ is a created being, therefore denying the doctrine of the Trinity.
Arianism
The work of God in Christianity by which He restores the broken relationship between Him and sinners through the life, death, and resurrection of jesus Christ
Atonement
The concentration of power in a self-appointed leader or group that demands total submission to its authority
Authoritarian
A rule or standard of judgment; an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture
Canon
Ahumanistic philosophy/reli- gion that is deeply rooted in Chinese culture. It stresses social order, family structure, as wellas ancestor and nature worship
Confucianism
The active presentation of the gospel with the intent of bringing others into a saving relationship with jesus Christ. (Often used by Adventists to simply mean the effort
to bring people into the Adventist Church
Evangelism
The hypothesis that all life forms have, through a natural process, gradually developed from simpler forms
Evolution
An act of undeserved kindness . Saving grace is unmerited favor, the sinner receiving the imputed and imparted righteousness of Christ
Grace
Aphiliosophy that stresses a human being’s essentialgoodness and that he is “the measure of all things.” It regards the cosmos as uncreated, self-ex isting, and se lf-sus- taining
Humanism
A Roman Catholic doctrine that affirms that Mary, the mother of jesus, was preserved sinless from the moment of conception in her mother’s womb
Immaculate conception
Allowing individua l rights to take precedence over group rights.
Individualism
Remission of part or all the pun- ishment that, according to Roman Catholics, is due for sin committed but forgiven
Indulgences
One’s personal conviction as to what life is all about and how it should be lived
Life philosophy
Aritual or a group of rites prescribed for public worship
Liturgy
An intervention by a supernatural power that transcends but does not violate natural law.
Miracle
