Reformed Perspective Vocabulary
Used under permission Dr. Cornelius Plantiang Jr. Calvin Theolgical Semanary
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- Bible
- The book that contains the writings or scriptures that Christians recognize as the written word of God.
- Inspiration of Scripture
- The process by which God "breathed" into the biblical writers what He wanted them to write. God moved, influenced, and inspired them by the Holy Spirit. The same Holy Spirit now inspires us to receive and believe in the Bible.
- Triune
- Being a triple and a unit at the same time. To say that God is triune is to say that God is three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) but only one God. That is, God is a trinity.
- Confessions
- Carefully organized statements of doctrine approved by the church
- Image of God
- The likeness of God in human beings. We see the image of God in us by our ruling over creation, by our fellowship with each other and by any right actions we do. The image of God means being like Christ.
- God's word
- What God says in his speaking. Some of what Gods says is written down in the Bible. That is why the bible is sometimes called Gods word.Everything important about God is lived out by His Son Jesus Christ. That is why he is sometimes called the word of God.
- Doctrine
- The church's teachings about God and our salvation, based on the Bible
- Providence
- The care God shows for all his creation. God preserves our world, rescues his people, works for good, and controls history. Providence lets us trust and thank God.
- Greatness of God
- An attribute of God meaning that God is awesome. God's greatness is the power behind his goodness.
- Attributes of God
- God's characteristics or qualities such as goodness and greatness Describing God's attributes helps us understand, praise and imitate God
- God's Speaking
- Gods communication to us. God speaks in His word( including the Bible), and by His Son. God's speaking tells us that God is a personal, caring, and saving God. So when God speaks, we ought to respond.
- sovereignty of God
- The attribute of God which means that he is supreme and in control.
- Goodness of God
- An attribute of God meaning that he satisfies the needs of all his creatures.
- Creation
- The sovereign act of God by which He brought into being the whole universe from nothing. Creation shows God's sovereignty, goodness, greatness, and His image in us.
- Authority of scripture
- The power of the Bible to influence our believing and acting. Because the Bible is our authority, it can even give commands that we must obey. The Bible is authoritative because God is its author and because only in the Bible do we find Jesus Christ, our rescuer.