Glossary for Lessons 1-4

Printer-friendly version

Glossary for all 4 lessons. SCROLL DOWN to review key names and terms. You may also search for a term by clicking on its first letter below.
Browse the glossary using this index

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

Page: (Previous)   1  2  3  4  (Next)
  ALL

P

Polytheism

The belief in many gods

Prescriptive Will

Phrase used to refer to God's commands

Providence

Term used to describe how God preserves and sustains everything

S

Second Causes

Created beings or objects that perform real, but secondary roles in causing events to occur

Sovereignty

Attribute of God meaning that He is in total control of creation

Special

Term used for revelation given through supernatural means

Sublapsarianism

In 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.

Supralapsarianism

In 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.

T

Theodicy

The vindication of God's goodness in view of the existence of evil

Theophany

A visible appearance of God

Page: (Previous)   1  2  3  4  (Next)
  ALL