Chapter 2 Vocab
Doctrine Categories
Chapter 1 Vocab
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100

Twisting God’s grace to excuse one’s lawless disregard of God’s requirements for moral living.

 License

100

a methodically organized way of studying God’s Word according to topical categories

Systematic Theology

100

the loves or inclinations (formed by your values) that direct your soul (mind, will, and emotions)

affections

100

What should motivate me to study doctrine? (1st reason)

to gain knowledge with a purpose to shape your beliefs

100

the application of the Bible’s principles to a situation by a person (with the proper motives)

wisdom

200

Reading one’s own ideas back into the text of Scripture

Eisegesis

200

the study of the unfolding of the Bible’s unified storyline, the study of a book’s or biblical author’s themes, or the study of themes as they develop
throughout the Bible

Biblical Theology

200

replacing God as the object of honor and worship with other people or things

idolatry

200

What should motivate me to study doctrine? (2nd reason)

to allow Bible doctrines to change your life

200

a conclusion based on biblical data or necessary logical inference from that data, often in answer to pressing questions

doctrine

300

Adhering rigidly to external regulations of human tradition in order to achieve a higher standing with God

Legalism

300

Doctrine of man and angels

Doctrine of Creation

300

a reverence for God grounded in a love that respects Him, motivating a person to please God and avoid grieving Him in all that he or she does

fear of the Lord

300

What should motivate me to study doctrine? (3rd reason)

Avoiding pitfalls

300

the study of God and His Word

theology

400

Supporting a conclusion based on a Bible passage taken out of context

Prooftexting

400

Doctrine of last things

Doctrine of the Triumph of God

400

false teaching so severe that if someone knowingly and willingly follows it, he cannot be considered a genuine follower of Christ

heresy

400

What should motivate me to study doctrine (4th reason)

The benefit of learning doctrine is that it provides stability.

400

selecting all relevant data and fitting it together; rightly ordering all Bible knowledge on a given topic and coming to a conclusion about what the Bible teaches

harmonization

500

Reading out of a Bible passage what the author intended to communicate

Exegesis

500

Doctrine of Israel and the Church

Doctrine of the People of God

500

those who cause division in the body of Christ, usually by trying to recruit followers for belief systems that contradict the most basic and important teachings of Scripture

heretics

500

Why should I study doctrine? (Ultimate reason)

A right biblical motivation for all you do is love. 

A love for God that seeks to live for His glory.

500

a topic a person has an unhealthy preoccupation with resulting in an overemphasis that ignores other factors

hobbyhorse

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