Hades (or Sheol) HADES, a literal place located in the Earth, contains four compartments: Paradise, where all departed Old Testament believers resided until Christ, after His crucifixion and resurrection, went there and led all believers to glory in Heaven. Torments, where the souls of all unbelievers reside (to this day) until the Great White Throne Judgement. Tartarus, the prison for…
Great White Throne Judgment This is the final judgment of unbelievers only. Unbelievers are not judged for their sins, but for not believing in Christ. Their “works” or “deeds” do not meet God’s perfect standard, and is therefore rejected under eternal condemnation (John 3:36; Revelation 20:11-15).
Grace Orientation This means to be oriented to the plan of God by inhaling the Mind of Christ and exhaling to a lost and dying world. Reference “Godliness” and “Occupation with Christ.” To be properly oriented, the believer is in fellowship, ready for life, and armed with God’s Word.
Grace Grace means all that God is free to do for humanity because of the cross-work of Christ. The manifestation of God’s love and mercy whereby God gave God to save man from His own wrath. Grace is the title for God’s PPG (Pre-designed Plan of God).
Gospel Gospel literally means “good news” for lost humanity. Jesus Christ, the Living God, died and rose from the dead for the unbeliever. That is fantastic news. Used also for angels as messengers of good news to mankind (John 3:15-18,36; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 1:13).
Godliness Godliness means we are imitators of Christ, and God produces the “Fruit of the Holy Spirit” in us and through us. We call this being “in fellowship” as in dining with the Lord as we would dine with family or friends; we sit at the table and eat and fellowship with one another (Reference Revelation 3:20). “Behold I stand…
God-Consciousness God-consciousness is when any person, anywhere, becomes conscious that God exists. If that same person desires to know God, God will make Himself known, regardless of the person’s circumstances, dialect, remote location, etc.
Gnosis 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…
Fruit of the Spirit 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…
Forty Grace Gifts 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“
Filling of the Holy Spirit “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…
Expiation Expiation is the finished work of Christ on the cross. The payment-in-full for all sin for all time.
Exegesis 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…
Evil 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.
Etymology The history of linguistic form (as a word) tracing its development through time and languages—its root.
Ethereal Relating to the regions beyond earth in the heavens. Lacking material substance. Also, Etheric.
Eternal Security 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…
Eternal Life 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…
Eschatology 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 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…