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C

Communicable

Term used to describe attributes of God that can be communicated to man, at least in some degree, such as reason and love

Continuationist

Name given to those who hold the view that the supernatural gifts that were manifest in the time of the New Testament, such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, and miraculous healing, continue even today

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

Cyprian

Bishop 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."

E

Economic

Term 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.

Ekklesia

Greek word (transliteration) for "church." Literally it means assembly or gathered people.

El Elyon

Biblical name of God meaning God Most High

El Shaddai

Biblical name of God meaning Almighty God

Ex nihilo

Latin phrase meaning "out of nothing," used to explain that God created everything out of nothing

G

General Revelation

God’s use of the natural world and its workings to make his existence, nature, presence, actions and will known to all humanity


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