Gnosis is Bible doctrine learned but not believed. Therefore it was not transferred to the human spirit as Truth. When Bible doctrine is perceived, it is received in the left lobe of the mentality of the soul. When it is believed (faith) it is transferred to the human spirit (right lobe) where it becomes epignosis which is “metabolized doctrine (wisdom),”…
When the believer is in fellowship with God he is “filled with the Spirit” which means led by or controlled by the Holy Spirit. When the believer is filled with the Spirit, the Holy Spirit produces the “fruit of the Spirit.” This fruit is expressed in Galatians 5:22-23. Rewards in Heaven are based on the accomplishments of the Holy Spirit…
At the split-second when a person trusts in the finished work of Christ on the cross, God gives the newborn believer forty fantastic grace gifts. They are not earned (grace) because they are given immediately at the moment of salvation. Reference “Forty Grace Gifts of Salvation – Summary“
“Be filled (the filling of) with the Holy Spirit” is commanded of every believer for empowerment (Ephesians 5:18). The filling of the Holy Spirit is quenched (1 Thessalonians 5:19) or grieved (Ephesians 4:30) when the believer sins. The believer is filled again, back to capacity from a diminished state, by naming his/her personal sin(s) to the LORD (1 John 1:9)…
Expiation is the finished work of Christ on the cross. The payment-in-full for all sin for all time.
A word-by-word, verse-by-verse study of the grammar, syntax, and etymology of the original languages of the Bible. Etymology is the study of the history of a language. Isagogics is the historical setting when the Scripture was written. It is every pastor’s God-given responsibility to properly exegete the passages of scripture and to teach (not just preach) the truths from the…
Evil is satan’s system of rulership over this, his world (handed over to him by Adam and Eve when they sinned in the Garden). Human good is evil because satan uses it to blind humanity to the Gospel. Human good is produced from the flesh, which is corrupt. Sin is in the flesh. Reference the term Religion.
The history of linguistic form (as a word) tracing its development through time and languages – its root.
Relating to the regions beyond earth in the heavens. Lacking material substance.
At the point of faith in Christ, God permanently imputes eternal life and His own Righteousness to every believer and declares him righteous or justified (Romans 3:21-28). Eternal life is eternal security. Eternal security rests in God’s absolute integrity. God accepted the cross-work of Christ as full and unconditional payment for sin and therefore he declares the believer righteous because…
This is the imputation of God’s own eternal life to the believer at salvation, so we can live with God forever as eternal beings. In the original Koiné Greek, the word for eternal life is age-during. There is a difference that separates eternal and everlasting: eternal has no beginning and no end; everlasting has a beginning and no end. God…
The doctrine of last things, involving future events or prophecy such as: The kingdom and coming again of Christ; immortality and eternal life; judgment – Heaven and hell; Christ in us – the hope of eternal life; the hope of glory. Eschatology concerns the vindication of God’s purposes as proclaimed in Scripture.
Epistemology is the distinction between belief and knowledge. A study of, or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge, especially its limits and validity. For study purposes here: the substantiation of doctrinal claims and concepts. Epistemology is the Biblical balance between faith and knowledge which is critical to truth and justification. WOTM does not claim immunity from criticism…
The Hebrew word for God is Elohim. The im is plural in Hebrew. El is always used in the singular when referring to the essence of God (reference “Trinity” for additional explanation). Old Testament references to the Trinity include the pronoun Us where God refers to Himself in the plural (Genesis 1:26a, 27a). Note: Elohim is used in the Old…
Efficacious Grace is produced by God and revealed by the Holy Spirit through (in) Jesus Christ. Efficacious means: producing a desired effect, and grace means: everything that God did/does for mankind based on the Cross-work of His Son. Therefore, efficacious grace means: God produces the exact effect of His plan while we are yet in sins. The Holy Spirit makes…
Edification means instruction in righteousness, the “building up” as in the erection of a structure – to build a storehouse of Bible doctrine in the soul. The foundation of this edification structure is the Word of God and the Cornerstone is Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:20-22). We sometimes refer to this as your own, private Grace Place.
Right after birth, the new born baby soon learns that crying will get it what it wants. Since it cannot talk, crying is also the baby’s only way to communicate that it is wet, or hungry, or something is wrong. When over-sensitive parents overreact to every little peep from their precious possession, they soon learn that that was a mistake….
Ecumenicalism seeks to unite all faiths into a brotherhood of humanity with the same doctrine. This erroneous concept would remove freedom in the presentation of the Gospel and would mandate belief and interpretation of a world religion. Ecumenicalism is satanic in origin and is anti-Christ, anti-faith. It is a repeat of historical blunders in which man imposes himself on man…
Dying grace is a state of peace and spiritual blessing when the believer is called home to glory to remain forever in the presence of the Lord, regardless of the amount of suffering – the peaceful awareness of God in death. Dying Grace is a walk across the majestic golden spaces of eternity into the Throne Room of The Father,…
Categories of systematic Biblical concepts related to the Pre-designed Plan of God. See also “Bible Doctrine.”
