Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:04 AM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: Making Biblical Decisions (eMBD)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-10
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HopeFaith directed toward the future aspects of our salvation in Christ |
Hyperbole The use of exaggeration to make a point. |
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Image Term used in theology to express the fact that man is made to be similar to God, but not equal. Man is God's representative on earth. |
ImaginationThe ability to form mental images of things that are beyond our experience |
Immutable Unchanging. The term is used in theology to explain that God does not change in His attributes. |
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Light Figure used by John in Scripture to indicate righteousness. |
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Machiavelli Sixteenth century author who wrote The Prince. Known for arguing that "the end justifies the means." |
Metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase represents something else. |
Moral Law Aspect of the law that gives general ethical principles, often identified with the Ten Commandments. |
Motive There are two senses of the term: 1) a purpose or goal for an action, or 2) an inward cause of an action. As a cause, it is an inward disposition that moves us to action. |