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Communicable Term used to describe attributes of God that can be communicated to man, at least in some degree, such as reason and love | |
Covenant Grace The forbearance and benefits that God gives to everyone that is part of his covenant people, even if they are not true believers | |
CyprianBishop of Carthage in the third century. In Epistle 73, he wrote that traditional teachings of the Church should not have more authority than the Scriptures, because the Church can make theological mistakes. In this letter he wrote, "...custom without truth is the antiquity of error." | |
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EconomicTerm used when speaking theologically of the Trinity in the sense of the particular role that each person has. In the economic perspective of the Trinity, each person has a unique and distinct role. | |
EkklesiaGreek word (transliteration) for "church." Literally it means assembly or gathered people. | |
El ElyonBiblical name of God meaning God Most High | |
El ShaddaiBiblical name of God meaning Almighty God | |
Ex nihiloLatin phrase meaning "out of nothing," used to explain that God created everything out of nothing | |
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General RevelationGod’s use of the natural world and its workings to make his existence, nature, presence, actions and will known to all humanity | |