Bible
Prescriptive Text
Descriptive Text
Trinity
God eternally exists as three divine persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; each person is fully God, and there is one God.
Providence
The doctrine of God's sovereign rule over all creation
Soteriology
The doctrine of salvation
Grace
Receiving something you don't deserve
Gospel Fluency Models
Who, what, who, what
God, you, Jesus, do
Credo-baptism
Practice of baptism in which the ordinance is performed after a public proclamation of faith in Jesus (believer's baptism)
Continuationism
The belief that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit are available for the believer today (prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues, healing, miracles)
Biblical Theology
Discipline of tracing themes throughout the Bible using its own historical setting, terms, categories, and understandings
Hermeneutics
The art and science of biblical interpretation
Arminianism
God's decisions are based upon foreseen knowledge of the future, electing to salvation those whom he knew would choose him.
God has sovereignly decreed all things that have and will come to pass, including salvation
Justification
Your legal stance as guiltless and righteous before God based on Christ's righteousness
Not receiving what you deserve
Mercy
The ongoing work of being made into the likeness of Christ
Progressive Sanctification
Pedo-baptism
Cessationism
The belief that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit were only applicable during the apostolic era as unique manifestations of power in establishing the early church
Reading meaning out of the text
Exegesis
Proof Texting
Cherry picking verses out of context to support an argument or topic you are passionate about
The unorthodox belief that God does not exercise sovereign control over the universe, nor does He possess an exhaustive knowledge of the future
Open Theism
Molinism
God created all things based upon his exhaustive knowledge of all achievable outcomes (middle knowledge) to obtain the best possible world where the most people would freely receive Christ
Sanctification
The process of being made holy or into the likeness of Christ
Antinomianism
The false teaching in which Christians are under no obligation to obey any of the laws or ethics given in Scripture (anti-law)
The false teaching in which obedience to the law or a set of rules is the pre-eminent principle in obtaining salvation and/or favor with God
Legalism
During the sacrament of communion, the basic substance of Christ's body and blood are present with the substance of the bread and wine, co-existing
Consubstantiationism
Complimentarianism
Men and women are equal in value, but have distinct roles in the church and home
Eisegesis
Reading meaning into the text
Systematic Theology
Discipline of addressing theological topics to understand what the Bible teaching on a particular doctrine.
God is three in purpose, but not in essence
Tri-Theism
Modalism
God takes on three different forms (or modes)
Expiation
The removal or cleansing of sins (made pious)
Penal Substitutionary Atonement
Jesus takes our place and bears the wrath we deserve, satisfying both the wrath and righteousness of God
Second Blessing
The belief that the baptism of the Holy Spirit will be subsequent conversion manifesting itself in the speaking of other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance
Memorialist
The ordinance of communion is something we do in remembrance of what Christ accomplished; the elements of his blood and body are not physically present at the table
Egalitarianism
Men and women are equal in value and in roles within the church and home
Inspiration
The supernatural work of the Holy Spirit upon the human authors of Scripture such that their writings were precisely what God intended them to write in order to communicate his truth, and as such, they are completely trustworthy and authoritative
Inerrancy
The God-breathed Scriptures are wholly true in all things that they assert in the original autographs and therefore function with the authority of God’s own words (everything that the Bible teaches or claims to be true we accept as true)
U - unconditional election
L - limited atonement
I - irresistible grace
P - perseverance of the Saints
Adoptionism
Jesus became diving at his baptism (some believe it occurred at his resurrection)
The act of appeasing God and being reconciled to him (made favorable)
Propitiation
The belief that Christians can reach a state of holiness in this life where we no longer sin
Entire Sanctification
Universalism
The heretical teaching that all people will ultimately be saved
Transubstantiationism
The bread and wine in communion become the literal body and blood of Jesus through consecration of an ordained priest (Roman Catholic view)
What is the role of a pastor?
Shepherd, rule, oversee