Sunday, 19 May 2024, 4:07 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Making Biblical Decisions (Making Biblical Decisions)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-6
Richard Ramsay
Creation OrdinanceA command revealed through God's first acts of creation when He made the heavens and the earth. |
Cultural MandateGod's command that humans expand his kingdom to the ends of the through the development of human culture. |
Darkness Figured used by John in Scripture to indicate sin. |
EthicsDr. 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. |
EuthanasiaThe practice of deliberately intervening to terminate someone's life in order to relieve their suffering. |
Existential Perspective Ethical perspective that considers the person, the motives, and the inner leading of the Holy Spirit. |
Existential Revelation Revelation through persons |
General Revelation Revelation through creation and history |
Great CommissionChrist's appointment of the eleven faithful apostles as his authoritative representatives, and his charge to them to spread the kingdom of God throughout the whole world. |
Hyperbole The use of exaggeration to make a point. |