Heirship
Heirship We (believers) are all heirs of God because of Christ. We are joint heirs with Christ. We are heirs because we become children of God at salvation. Heirship is sonship (John 1:12; Romans 8:16,17; Hebrew 9:15; Titus 3:7).
Category: Terms and Definitions
Heathenism
Heathenism Heathenism is the rejection of the Gospel; the rejection of the one true God; the apostasy of the unbeliever. Reference the entire chapter of 2 Peter 2. God is omniscient and is totally aware when any unbeliever becomes God-conscious, no matter how deep the jungle or how far removed from civilization.
Heart
Heart Throughout most of Scripture, the nouns for “heart” usually refer to the right lobe of the soul (and not a “feeling in your heart”). The right lobe is the dominant lobe of the mentality of the soul. The Greek word is kardia (heart). The right lobe consists of: Frame of reference—memory center; Conscience—norms and standards. The left lobe is…
Hamartiology
Hamartiology Hamartiology is the doctrine of sin. To truly appreciate the price that Christ paid for our salvation, every believer should study sin.
Hades (or Sheol)
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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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 Expiation is the finished work of Christ on the cross. The payment-in-full for all sin for all time.
Exegesis
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 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
Etymology The history of linguistic form (as a word) tracing its development through time and languages—its root.
Ethereal
Ethereal Relating to the regions beyond earth in the heavens. Lacking material substance. Also, Etheric.