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Romans: The Salvation Plan of God Copyright ' 2002, Glenridge Church International

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THE SALVATION PLAN OF GOD 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DEF I NI T I ONS OF TH EOL OGI CAL TERM S FOUND I N ROM ANS Sin Falling away or missing the mark. Any action contrary to

Gods expressed will. From the Greek hamarthia meaning to transgress or miss the mark.

Faith From the Greek pistis meaning firm persuasion.

Heb 11:1: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. John Stott calls it a reasoning trust.

Grace From the Greek charis meaning graceful or agreeable.

In the New Testament it refers to the unmerited favour that God shows to sinners by forgiving them and treating them in a way that they do not deserve.

Righteousness Means to be in agreement with divine and moral law and be

free from guilt or sin. Salvationa In the New Testament this refers to Gods deliverance of

man from sin and its effects on body, soul and spirit, wrought through the cross.

Justification From the Greek dikaioo meaning to pronounce, accept

and treat as just. Refers to God absolving sinners and restoring them to a state of righteousness.

Sanctification From the Greek hagiasmos meaning to separate from that

which is sinful in order to devote to that which is holy. For Christians it refers to practically rejecting sinful involvements in order to be devoted to and used of God.

Glor ification In the scheme of salvation it refers to the eternal state of the

believer, after the resurrection of the dead, when we will dwell with God in the new heaven and new earth with our resurrected and glorified bodies.

a The interpretation of the word salvation in the Bible depends on the context. For example, in the context of Heb 9:28 the word salvation indicates the completion of the salvation process, that is, glorification. In Php 2:12 the context indicates the workings of salvation, that is, sanctification.


Reconciliation The restoration of an estranged relationship. Biblically this refers to the restoration of the relationship between God and man that was broken due to sin (originally the sin of Adam).

Atonement The work that Jesus did for us on the cross that makes the

restoration of fellowship between God and man possible. At-one-ment!

Redemption From the Latin redemptio meaning to buy back again. It

represents the understanding that Jesus bought back mankind by delivering us from the punishment of sin, therefore making salvation possible for us. The historical relevance of the word would relate to a slave-market trade whereby we were bought back from our slavery to sin and became the slaves of God.

Election Election has to do with Gods choosing of man for

salvation, service or for fulfilling an office. It has close connections with the word predestination.

Predestination From the Latin pre meaning before and destinare

meaning to destine. In theology, the teaching that God has decided (or foreordained) every event (or certain events), past, present and future. Theories of predestination regarding salvation: General predestination: God wills everyone to be saved

and foreknows who will respond in faith. Single predestination: God chooses those who will be

saved. Double predestination: God chooses who will be saved

and who will be damned. Resur rection Refers to the physical rising of both Jesus (past) and

believers (future) from the state of physical death. For the believer this will involve a glorified body that is immortal and incorruptible. Also includes the spiritual resurrection from being dead in transgression to being alive in Christ (same as regeneration ).

Revelation From the Latin revelare meaning to reveal or to unveil.

Basically means to make something known which was previously unknown. Subdivided as follows:


General revelation: Gods revelation about Himself available to all mankind through creation, history and His image in mankind.

Special revelation: More specific revelation from God through Jesus Christ, Scripture, angels, the Holy Spirit and so on.

Sovereigity of God The doctrine that God is supreme in rule and authority over

all things. Eschatology The study of the end times or last things. The four major

camps of opinion are: Dispensational premillennialism. Historic premillennialism. Postmillennialism. Amillennialism.

Dispensationalism The belief that God deals with man according to different

criteria during different periods of history. It generally involves strict, literal interpretation of Scripture, an abiding distinction between Israel and the Church and a premillennial eschatology. (I reject the dispensational concept.)

M illennium Refers to the thousand-year period spoken of in Rev 20:1-3.

Eschatological views vary based on different interpretations of this period.

Gospel From the Greek euangelion meaning good news. The

good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. Regeneration The resurrection of our dead, human spirit. The Bible

presents man as a body, soul and spirit (1Th 5:23). Before receiving Christ we are described as dead in sin (Eph 2:1) thus we are living corpses: alive in body and soul but dead in spirit. Upon receiving salvation we become alive in Christ (Eph 2:4). Thus we have an abundance of lifealive in body, soul and spirit. This term is synonymous with being born again (Jn 3:3,7).

Repentance To turn around and go the opposite direction. Repentance

involves acknowledging our sin (that we were wrong before


God) and making a choice to change by coming into agreement with God. Initial repentance is a prerequisite to salvation but the life of a believer involves a continuous attitude of repentance before God as deeper sins are revealed or when we submit to temptation (1Jn 1:9).

Arminianism A theological position developed by James Arminius (1560-

1609). Teaches that God gives salvation based on His foreknowledge to all who believe, not on a sovereign choice made before the foundations of the world of some to be saved and others to be damned as in Calvinism. Arminianism teaches that Christ died for all people, that saving grace is not irresistible and that believers can lose their salvation. It upholds the free will of man.

Calvinism A theological system associated with John Calvin (1509-

1564) and his followers. Calvinism upholds the doctrines of the sovereignty of God and predestination. This involves the beliefs that nothing happens without Gods council and that God has decided who will be saved and who will be damned before the foundations of the world. The theory can be summarised by the acronym TULIP: T: Total depravity of man. U: Unconditional election. L: Limited atonement. I: Irresistible grace. P: Perseverance of the saints.

Ecclesiology From the Greek ekklesia meaning church or called-out

ones and logos meaning the study of. Ecclesiology is the study of the Church and all its aspects. The Church (ekklesia) is called out of the world.

Hypostatic Union Refers to the union of Jesus divine and human natures

during the incarnation. Jesus was both fully God and fully man during his life on earth. Although he became man he never ceased to be God.

Intermediate State The period between a persons death and the final

judgement. There is a preliminary suffering for the wicked and preliminary blessing for the godly (see Lk 16:19-31).


Kenosis From the Greek kenosis meaning empty. The teaching

that Christ emptied Himself of His divine powers during the incarnation. This means that he operated as a man and did not use His divine qualities while on earth. This does not however mean that Jesus ever ceased to be God (see Php 2:6-9).

Omnipotence The teaching that God is all powerful. Omnipresence The teaching that God is present everywhere. Omniscience The teaching that God is all knowing.


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