World Views Vocab 1 AHHHHHH
explicit command
a direct order
referring expressions
a noun phrase that points out or refers to something definite
surety
a person who contracts to be responsible for the debt of another; a pledge or security for payment or performance
formal education
a planned and detailed course of study with a specific goal in mind.
morality
a standard of right and wrong
truth
a statement of belief which corresponds to the reality; a fact as the object of correct belief; reality.
repentance
a turning with sorrow from a past course of action.
moral relativism
a type of subjectivism which holds that moral truths are based upon one's personal opinions or preferences.
aspectual verb
a verb that indicates the starting or stopping of an action
Christophany
a visible Old Testament manifestation of God in the form of Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity.
theophany
a visible manifestation of God
precedent
an act or instance capable of being used as a guide or standard in evaluating future actions.
Abba
an affectionate term a child uses toward his father; it recognizes a famly relationship
humility
an awareness of one's dependence upon God; a recognition of who we are without His grace
implicit command
an indirect order
moral
behavior in relation to right or wrong
immanent
close; indwelling
rational
conforming to reason, to the sensible
tolerance
forbearance in judging opinions, customs, or acts of others.
anarchy
lawless disorder and political confusion
transcendent
of very high and remarkable degree; surpassing.
mind
our conscious intelligence; having to do with our intellect, contemplation; our considerations, thoughs, opinions, and conclusions.
abundant
plentiful; of great quantity and quality; ample
subjective
relating to, proceeding from, or taking place within an individual's mind or emotions.
general revelation
revelation that comes to man in the facts, forces, and laws of nature.
redemption
salvation from sin through the payment of a debt or obligation
presupposition
something implied as a necessary antecedent (earlier, former) condition; a basic assumption which influences our view of the world
assumption
something taken for granted
materialism
the belief that facts are all to be explained by laws of physical or material substance
moral absolutism
the belief that moral rules are created outside one's opinions or preferences
soteriology
the branch of theology that deals specifically with slavation through Jesus Christ
brain
the enlarged portion of the central nervous system contained within the skull
regeneration
the impartation of spiritual life by divine grace
original sin
the natural corruption and depravity inherent in all mankind; a consequence of Adam's first sinful choice.
direct communication
the revelation of God directly to men by way of an audible voice; the internal operation of the Holy Spirit; dreams and visions.
special revelation
the revelation of God in Scripture
authority
the right to command and enforce obedience
relativism
the theory that absolute knowlege of things is impossible because it depends upon the mind's purely subjective way of relating to those things.
manage
to direct the affairs of, to carry on business, render supervision, carry out.
quicken
to make alive
communicate
to make another partaker of; to impart; to give a share of; to make known
objective truths
truths free from personal feelings, opinions, and prejudices
grace
unmerited, undeserved, unearned favor
cherubim
winged celestial beings; angels
reason
(noun) that which is thought or alleged as the basis or gorund for any opinion, determination, or action; (verb) to examine by means of reason; to use reasoning or prove by reasoning; to be able to give account according to reason.
immutablity
God's unchanging, unalterable nature and character