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Adoptionism

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false teaching that the man Jesus was not always the incarnate God. Instead he was “adopted” as the Son of God at some time during his earthly life.

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apollinarianism

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Christological heresy that taught that Christ took on a human body and soul but not a human mind

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arianism

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heretical teaching that the son of god was not fully god in the same sense that the father is god, but was instead the first thing that god created.

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docetism

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heretical teaching that claimed that Christ did not truly become human but only appeared to have a human body

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ebionism

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early Christological heresy that taught that Christ was merely a prophet and not true God. They believed that Jesus was anointed by God at his baptism because of his perfect obedience to God’s law.

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eutychianism

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confuses the divine and human natures of Christ. taught that the divine nature of Christ absorbed the humanity into itself

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gnosticism

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Jesus becomes human only for awhile, but escapes.

material is bad, escape from physical world and get to spirituality

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nestorianism

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completely separate 2 natures, together but no shring of characteristics

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subordinationism

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Son and holy spirit are generally seen as subordinate or less than the father

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universalism

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non-biblical teaching that asserts that all humans will be saved, regardless of their belief

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council of chalcedon

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discussed the 2 natures of Christ

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council of constantinople

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expanded the text of the confession, becoming what is commonly known today as the Nicene creed

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council of nicea

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condemned Arianism and produced most of what is commonly known as the Nicene creed

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apotelesmatic genus

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divine nature + human nature –> salvation

necessity of both natures to humanity’s salvation

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idiomatic genus

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human nature & divine nature –> person
both natures possess their own unique attributes and properties which are then communicated to the entire person of Christ

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majestic genus

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divine nature –> human nature

the divine nature communicates its attributes and prerogatives to the human nature of Jesus in the personal union

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exaltation

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after the saving work of Christ was complete, he resumed the full and constant use of the divine powers and prerogatives that he had voluntarily limited in his state of humiliation (in human nature no longer hides divine nature) uses full divine power

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humiliation

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Jesus Christ possessed the attributes and abilities that were his as true God, but for the sake of human redemption, he did not always or fully use these attributes (set divine characteristics aside in his human nature)

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immaculate conception

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Mary was born without the stain of sin

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impeccable

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because of his divine nature, Jesus Christ was incapable of sinning

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incarnation

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God’s assumption of human nature in the person of Jesus Christ

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quickening

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making alive or giving life to a lifeless body

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theotokos

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“God-bearer”. Refers to Mary and affirms that Jesus was truly God, eve while in her womb. rendered as “mother of God”

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personal union

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doctrine of the union of a human nature and a divine nature in the one person of Christ (hypostatic union)

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virgin conception

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work of the holy spirit whereby Mary miraculously conceived and bore Jesus while she was a virgin

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active obedience

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Christ’s complete fulfilling of the entire law of god for the rest of humanity

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atonement

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work of Christ in dealing with the problem of human sinfulness and reconciling humanity to God

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christus victor

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theory of the atonement that stresses Christ’s victory over sin, Satan, death, and hell. this victory brings freedom to human beings

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kingdom of glory

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Christ’s current and eternal rule in heaven

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kingdom of grace

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Christ’s rule in and over his church through the means of grace

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kingdom of power

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Christ’s rule over all creation by his almighty power

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melchizedek

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Jesus can be a priest without being from the levitical line

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messiah

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Hebrew word meaning anointed one

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moral influence theory

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depicts the purpose of Christ’s work as primarily a demonstration of God’s love for humanity. Seeing this great love, we are moved to love God and others

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office

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a particular calling in which a person is officially authorized and obligated to perform certain tasks

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passive obedience

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Christ’s redemptive work of suffering and dying for the sins of humanity

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priestly office

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portion of Christ’s work in which he offered himself as a sacrifice for humanity’s sin and in which he continues to intercede between God and humanity

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prophetic office

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portion of Christ’s work in which he reveals God’s truth to humanity

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royal office

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portion of Christ’s work in which he reigns over all creation, over believers, and over heaven

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vicarious

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substitutionary. usually used as part of a description of Christ’s atonement

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alien righteousness

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righteousness of Christ that is imputed to sinful humans from outside of themselves. They are declare righteous, but the righteousness belongs to Christ alone

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forensic justification

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description of Christ’s work as a legal or forensic act. For Christ’s sake, God declares human beings righteous in his sight, apart from any merit of our own.

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imputation

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God imputes or credits us with Christ’s righteousness

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indulgences

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a person could be delivered from purgatory by the purchase of indulgences

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infused righteousness

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God transforms a person and makes them holy so that he can love them and save them

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limited atonement

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Christ died only for the elect or for those who would eventually believe in him

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objective justification

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Christ’s work of reconciliation in which he justified the entire world by his death and resurrection

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subjective justification

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application of Christ’s work of justification of the whole world to an individual person. A person who is subjectively justified receives the benefits that Christ won in objective justification

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purgatory

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a place where person who are saved by Christ are able and required to pay for the debt of their sin and receive final purification for these sins before they enter heaven

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Grace

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God’s undeserved favor, love, and mercy towards humanity because of the work of Christ