Vocab Detailed

Question 1

The belief that Christ is a created being

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Arianism

Question 2

The concentration of power in a self- appointed leader or group

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Authoritarian

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A rule or standard of judgement

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Canon

Question 4

A humanistic philosophy/ religion that is deeply rooted in Chinese culture

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Confucianism

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The active presentation of the gospel with the intent of bringing others into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ

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Evangelism

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The hypothesis that all life forms have, through natural process, gradually developed from simpler forms

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Evolution

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An act of undeserved kindness

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Grace

Question 8

A philosophy that stresses a human beings essential goodness and that he is “the measure of all things”

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Humanism

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Allowing individual rights to take precedence over group rights

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Individualism

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Ones personal conviction as to what life is all about and how it should be lived

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Life philosophy

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Prescribed for public worship

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Liturgy

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An intervention by a supernatural power

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Miracle

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A state of mind or a reality beyond reason

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Mysticism

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Primary focus was the infinite potential of every individual

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New thought

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That which is supernatural

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Paranormal

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Disciplinary measures and self punishment in the Roman Church

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Penance

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Spiritual mediums, Witch doctors, or medicine men

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Shamans

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The state religion of Japan

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Shintoism

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A Bielefeld that arose during the nineteenth century that declared that humankind is always evolving toward divinity through reincarnation

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Theosophy

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A philosophy that reflects Eastern thought and advocates direct contact between humanity and God

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Transcendentalism

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An altered state of consciousness that is designed to turn off the mind

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Transcendental meditation

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A denomination that teaches that God exists as one person rather then a trinity

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Unitarianism

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A religion of ancient Persia

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Zoroastrianism

Question 24

Denies the doctrine of the trinity

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Arianism

Question 25

The work of God in Christianity by which he restores the broken relationship between Him and sinners through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

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Atonement

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Leader or group that demands total submission to its authority

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Authoritarian

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An authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture

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Canon

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It stresses social order, family structure, as well as ancestor and nature worship

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Confucianism

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Often used by adventists to simply mean the effort to bring ppl into the Adventist Church

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Evangelism

Question 30

Saving Grace in unmerited favor, the sinner receiving the imputed and imparted righteousness of Christ

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Grace

Question 31

It regards the cosmos as uncreated, self existing, and self sustaining

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Humanism

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A Roman catholic doctrine that affirms that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved immaculate (sinless) from the moment of conception in her mother’s womb

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Immaculate conception

Question 33

Individuality becomes individualism when one becomes preoccupied with self interest

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Individualism

Question 34

Remission of part or all the punishment that, according to Roman Catholics, is due for sin committed but forgiven

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Indulgences

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A ritual or group of rites

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Liturgy

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It transcends but does not violate natural law

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Miracle

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Focus on direct communication with God that tends toward occult or visionary experiences

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Mysticism

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A philosophy that arose in the 19 path century with the power of positive thought

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New thought

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Not scientifically explained

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Paranormal

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Asked of those who are seeking restoration and forgiveness

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Penance

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One who claims to cure diseases and communicates with the spirit world

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Shamans

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It consists of ones devotion to ancestors, nature deities, and the emperor

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Shintoism

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Humankind can save themselves through the knowledge gained from many religions and from the spirit world

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Theosophy

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It is a mystical philosophy that emphasizes the spiritual over the material and points a person onward to oneself and to nature as the source of all truth

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Transcendentalism

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Enabling one to experience God consciousness

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Transcendental meditation

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The Roman Catholic view that the bread and wine are actually changed (in substance) into the body and blood of Christ be the priest during the Eucharist

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Transubstantiation

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Everyone in the end will be saved

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Unitarianism

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Teaches that the world is engaged in a conflict between the forces of “light” and the spirit of “darkness”

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Zoroastrianism

Question 49

Unity with the divine

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Transcendental meditation