Key Terms
Any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, attitude, or nature
What is sin?
A term that referring to something that is similar but not identical to the thing it represents
What is likeness?
What is the glory of God?
Term that is used to describe all of humanity
What is man?
Man is like God and represents God
The idea that God counts all people guilty because of Adam' sin
What is inherited guilt/original guilt?
A key text that describes the formation of man, having the breath of life
What is Genesis 2:7?
This view affirms that the image of God in man has to do with our exercise of dominion over creation
What is the functional view?
A real, historical figure that is important to understanding the doctrine of sin
Who is Adam?
The sinful nature which all people inherit because of Adam's sin. This idea entails that: 1) in our natures we totally lack spiritual good before God; 2) in our actions we are totally unable to do spiritual good before God.
What is inherited corruption/original sin?
The guilt and the tendency to sin that all people inherit because of Adam's sin
What is inherited sin?
A text that reveals that man was made for God's glory
What is Isaiah 43:7?
This view affirms that the image of God in man has to do with our capacity for community or meaningful involvement with others
What is the relational view?
The unpardonable sin
What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?
To think of as belonging to someone, and therefore to cause it to belong to that person.
What is imputation?
The idea that both God and the material universe have eternally existed side by side as two ultimate forces in the universe. It implies that there is an eternal conflict between God and the evil aspects of the material universe.
What is dualism?
A text that reveals that man is redeemed for God's glory
What is Ephesians 1:11-12?
This view usually affirms that the image of God in man has to do with man’s nature
What is the substantive view?
Specific aspects of our likeness to God
What is moral, spiritual, mental, relational, and physical?
A sacrifice that bears the wrath of God to the end and in so doing changes Gods wrath toward us in favor.
What is propitiation?
The term used by some theologians to indicate a point in a person's life before which (according to their view) he is not held responsible for sin and is not counted guilty before God.
What is age of accountability?
A text that describes double imputation
What is 2 Corinthians 5:21?
The progressive storyline of Scripture
What is creation, distortion, redemption, and restoration?
A fifth century monk who taught that man has the ability to obey God's commands and can take the first and more important steps toward salvation on his own
Who is Pelagius?