Review Flashcards

Flashcards from lecture notes

Wesleyan Quadrilateral

A theological method emphasizing Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience.

Regula Fidei

Rule of Faith; emphasizes the Trinitarian foundation (Father, Son, Holy Spirit).

Council of Nicaea (AD 325)

Addressed the Trinitarian issue initiated by Arius, affirming that the Son and Father have the same nature (homoousion).

Council of Constantinople (AD 381)

Affirmed the Nicene Creed and further discussed the Holy Spirit's divinity.

Biblical Canon

The standard for truth; the Old Testament has 39 books, and the New Testament has 27 books.

Apocrypha

Means 'hidden'; included in Protestant Bibles until the 1800s.

Canonicity

Inspired, communicated God's voice, Apostolic (written by apostles or close associates), Catholic (recognized and used Universally by Churches in the ancient world), and Orthodox (aligning with the church's historic teachings).

Transcendence

God is almighty and stands apart from creation, not depending on it.

Immanence

God is engaged with creation and present in time and space.

Providence

God's governance over the world.

Cosmology

The nature of the universe.

Cosmogony

How the universe began.

Young Earth Creationism

God created the Earth thousands of years ago appearing as an old earth.

Old Earth Creationism

God created Earth progressively over billions of years, with Adam and Eve created more recently.

Evolutionary Creation

God created the earth through evolution.

Apollinarianism

Argues Jesus was fully divine but only had a human body.

Nestorianism

The divine son and human Jesus are distinct.

Filioque

And the Son; a point of debate regarding the Holy Spirit in the Eastern and Western Churches.

Substantive View (of Human Nature)

Humanity possessible image.

Functional View (of Human Nature)

God creates humans in His image, so they may rule over his creation as stewards.

Original Sin

Sin of Adam.

Total Depravity

Every part of humanity is affected by sin.

Salvation/Redemption

How God fixed what sin broke.

Monergism

God's will alone effects salvation.

Synergism

Divine and human wills work together in salvation.

Exclusivism

Only those who have faith in Jesus are saved.

Inclusivism

Salvation is possible through Christ without explicit knowledge.

Pluralism

All religions are equal paths to salvation.

Annihilationism

Punishment is real, but those separated from God are eventually destroyed.

Universalism

All will be reconciled with God.

Eschatology

The study of the end times.