Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:12 AM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: Making Biblical Decisions (eMBD)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
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Abrogate To repeal or do away with a law or agreement. |
Adiaphora Term used by some theologians to refer to things that are morally indifferent. |
Amoral Not subject to ethical evaluation |
Aquinas Medieval theologian who believed that general revelation and existential revelation were sufficient to communicate many moral principles, and that the Scriptures supplemented those teachings. |
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Ceremonial LawAspect of the law that gives instructions for worship and the sacrificial system. |
Civil Law Aspect of the law that gives principles for governing society. |
Civil Use Use of the law to restrain sin in society. |
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DarknessFigure used by John in Scripture to indicate sin. |
E
EthicsDr. Frame defines it for Christians as theology viewed as a means of determining which human persons, acts and attitudes receive God's blessing and which do not. |
EuthanasiaThe practice of deliberately intervening to terminate someone's life in order to relieve their suffering. |