PolytheismThe belief in many gods |
Prescriptive WillPhrase used to refer to God's commands |
ProvidenceTerm used to describe how God preserves and sustains everything |
Second CausesCreated beings or objects that perform real, but secondary roles in causing events to occur |
SovereigntyAttribute of God meaning that He is in total control of creation |
SpecialTerm used for revelation given through supernatural means |
SublapsarianismIn the debate regarding God's decrees, this view sustains that the decree to save came after the decree to permit the Fall, and also that the decree to save came after the decree to offer redemption. |
SupralapsarianismIn the debate regarding God's decrees, this view sustains that the decree to save His people came before the decree to permit the Fall of humanity. |
TheodicyThe vindication of God's goodness in view of the existence of evil |
TheophanyA visible appearance of God |