Biblical and Theological Terms

Vocabulary flashcards defining key biblical and theological terms from page 186 of the notes.

Regenerates

Causes there to be life where there was none.

Repentance

Literally, a military word meaning "about turn." Used to mean turning around to live the opposite way to previously.

Saints

Christians.

Samuel

Son of Hannah and Elkanah who became the prophet who anointed David as king. His story is told in 1 Samuel.

Sect

Small religious group that has separated from the main religion.

Seed

Descendant or offspring.

Sinai covenant

The binding agreement made by God, with his people, as they traveled from Egypt to the promised land. Sinai was a mountain in the desert where the law was given.

Sovereign

Royal; all-powerful.

Spiritual baptism

A baptism that involves receiving (for the first time, or in a deeper, more effectual way) the Spirit, subsequent to and separate from baptism in water.

Substitutionary

An act that involves a replacement, where someone (or something) stands in or is substituted for another.

Tabernacle

A large, tented area where the Israelites worshiped God, and where his presence symbolically dwelled (see Exodus 26; 40).

The baptism of John

The baptism performed or encouraged by "John the Baptist." This was a public means of acknowledging the need to turn back to live under God's rule and receive forgiveness; but (because John came before Jesus) it was not a public sign of pledging allegiance to Jesus Christ and placing one's trust in his death and resurrection to forgive sins. See Luke 3:1-3, 15-17.

Theological

Focusing on God's perspective and the truth about him.

Theophilus

The person (most likely a real person, though some scholars disagree) to whom both the Gospel of Luke and the book of…