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Glossary

Review the lesson glossary terms below. Glossary terms may be included in quiz questions.

Holiness

In the highest sense, holiness belongs to God (Isa 6:3) and to Christians as consecrated to God’s service, insofar as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom 6:19). Personal holiness is a work of gradual development.

Holiness

In the highest sense, holiness belongs to God (Isa 6:3) and to Christians as consecrated to God’s service, insofar as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom 6:19). Personal holiness is a work of gradual development.

Propitiation

(Greek hilasterion, “to bring together,” “to make favorable,” or “to win reconciliation”) – Propitiation properly signifies the turning away of wrath by an offering. A sacrifice of propitiation brings human beings near to God. It reconciles them to God by atoning for their transgressions (1Jn 2:2; 4:10).

Propitiation

(Greek hilasterion, “to bring together,” “to make favorable,” or “to win reconciliation”) – Propitiation properly signifies the turning away of wrath by an offering. A sacrifice of propitiation brings human beings near to God. It reconciles them to God by atoning for their transgressions (1Jn 2:2; 4:10).

Redemption

The purchase back of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom.

Redemption

The purchase back of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom.

Sanctification

The process of growing in conformity to God’s moral standards.

Sanctification

The process of growing in conformity to God’s moral standards.

Sin

That which separates one from God; acts of disobedience to God’s commandments; the resulting human nature that is alienated from God.

Sin

That which separates one from God; acts of disobedience to God’s commandments; the resulting human nature that is alienated from God.