Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:28 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Making Biblical Decisions (Making Biblical Decisions)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3

Perspicuity

In theology, this is another term for clarity, used in reference to the Scriptures.

Adiaphora

Term used by some theologians to refer to things that are morally indifferent.

Aquinas

Medieval theologian who believed that general revelation and existential revelation were sufficient to communicate many moral principles, and that the Scriptures supplemented those teachings.

Situational Perspective

Ethical perspective that considers the problem itself, the goals, and the consequences.

Euthanasia

The practice of deliberately intervening to terminate someone's life in order to relieve their suffering.

Ethics

Dr. Frame defines it for Christians as theology viewed as a means of determining which human persons, acts and attitudes receive God's blessing and which do not.