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Monday, 6 May 2024, 7:24 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: We Believe in Jesus (We Believe in Jesus)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2

Yahweh

Name often used for God in the Old Testament, often translated as "Lord." It comes from the phrase, "I am that I am."

Trinity

Theological term used to express the fact that God is one essence in three persons.

Economic

Term that means "relating to household management." It is used to refer to the Trinity when speaking of how the three persons relate to each other.

Ontological

Term that means "related to being." It is used to refer to the Trinity when speaking of the fact that all three persons possess divine attributes.

Eternal counsel

Refers to God's plans for the universe which were set before His work of creation.

Foreknowledge

Refers to God's knowledge, prior to creation, of events that would occur in the course of history.

Depravity

Refers to man's sinful nature after the Fall.

Christ

Means "Anointed one." Comes from the translation of the Hebrew word "Messiah."

Messiah

Hebrew word meaning "Anointed one." Translated into Greek as "Christos."

Incarnation

Refers to Jesus' permanent assumption of a human nature.