Christian Life and Salvation
Learning to follow Jesus, become more like Him, and help others follow Him
Discipleship
The study of God.
Theology
The sacred writings of the Bible.
Scripture
Understanding and sharing another person's feelings.
Empathy
The main tune in a piece of music.
Melody
Turning away from sin and turning toward God.
Repentance
One God who exists as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Trinity
The study of how to interpret a text.
Hermeneutics
The study of how societies and groups function.
Sociology
The study of art, beauty, and how people experience them.
Aesthetics
God's undeserved gift of salvation and help.
Grace
The study of Jesus and who He is.
Christology
Finding the original meaning of a Bible passage.
Exegesis
Examining evidence and assumptions instead of blindly accepting ideas.
Critical Thinking
The study of where words come from and how their meanings change.
Etymology
The study of salvation.
Soteriology
God knows everything.
Omniscience
Giving reasons and explanations for what you believe.
Apologetics
Starting with a general rule and applying it to a specific case.
Deductive Reasoning
The art of effective and persuasive speaking or writing.
Rhetoric
The final stage of salvation when believers are transformed and live eternally with God.
Glorification
God created everything out of nothing.
Creation ex nihilo
The principle that a person sent carries the authority of the one who sent them.
Shaliah Principle
The belief that events and decisions are determined by forces outside our control.
Determinism
A set of logical steps used to solve a problem.
Algorithm