World Views Vocab 1 AHHHHHH

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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


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