Glossary
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.