Week 7 Flashcards
animism
a perspective that sees spiritual powers/forces as residing in and controlling the natural world
Romans 16: 17 – 18
“I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites.”
atonement
reparation for an offense or injury; Christian doctrine that Christ has in some way solved the problems created by human sinfulness
covenant
mutually binding relationship between two or more parties
doctrine
a principle or position in a branch of knowledge or system of belief
orthodox
of, relating to, or constituting any of various conservative religious or political groups
paradigm
a pattern of thinking and explanation embodied in the practices and assumptions that are taken for granted by a particular scientific community
providence
loving care and governance that God exercises over the created universe