Glossary for Lessons 1-4

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A

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.

C

Ceremonial Law

Aspect 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.

D

Darkness

Figure used by John in Scripture to indicate sin.

E

Ethics

Dr. 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.

Euthanasia

The practice of deliberately intervening to terminate someone's life in order to relieve their suffering.

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