Glossary for Lessons 1-2
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Glossary for lessons 1 and 2. SCROLL DOWN to review key names and terms. You may also search for a term by clicking on its first letter below.
Sunday, January 18, 2026, 6:38 AM
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Course: Building Systematic Theology (eBST)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
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SanctificationThis term can refer to several different aspects of righteousness: a. first righteousness, or definitive righteousness for Christians, b. progressive ongoing holiness in Christians, and c. being set apart from the rest of the world, even though a person is not a Christian. |
ScholasticismSchool of theology during the medieval period, that put great emphasis on the use of Aristotelian logic |
SoteriologyThe doctrine of salvation |
SyllogismA logical argument in which two or more premises lead to a conclusion. For example, "1. All men are mortal. 2. Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Socrates is mortal." |
SyncretismThe practice of mixing religions or mixing philosophy with religion. |
Systematic TheologyA systematic presentation of all the doctrinal truths of the Christian religion. |