Saturday, 18 May 2024, 6:21 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Apostles' Creed (The Apostles' Creed)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
Sola ScripturaLatin phrase meaning "Scripture alone," one of the basic principles of the Reformation |
CatholicTerm which originally meant "universal," and was used in the Apostles' Creed to describe the Church as including all believers from all places and throughout all of history. The term later came to be used in reference to the Roman Church as an organization, but this was not the original meaning as it was used in the creed. |
GnosticismEarly heresy from the first centuries after Christ. Among other things, they believed that material things were evil, including the human body, which was a prison of the human soul. They consequently believed that God would never take on the form of human flesh, and therefore denied that Jesus was both God and man. |
Nicene CreedCreed written by a council held in the city of the same name, in 325 A.D. This creed was basically an expansion of the Apostles' Creed. |
SingularityWhen used in theology in reference to God, it means that He is the only true God. |
MonotheismBelief in one true God |
PolytheismBelief in multiple gods |
AtheismBelief that there is no God |
HenotheismBelief in the existence of many gods, but offering special dedication on one primary god |
Undifferentiated monadTerm used to describe the belief that god is absolutely one, with no distinction between persons |