Flashcards: Christian soteriology

Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul.

In Christian theology, divinization (deification, making divine, or theosis) is the transforming effect of divine grace, the spirit of God, or the atonement of Christ.

Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from Genesis concerning Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16–17.

Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh.

In theology, divine providence, or just providence, is God's intervention in the world.

Adiaphoron (plural: adiaphora from the Greek ἀδιάφορα "indifferent things") is a concept of Stoic philosophy that indicates things outside of moral law—that is, actions that morality neither mandates nor forbids.

Arminianism is based on theological ideas of the Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius (1560–1609) and his historic supporters known as Remonstrants.

Monergism is the position in Christian theology that God, through the Holy Spirit, works to bring about the salvation of an individual through spiritual regeneration, irrespective of the individual's cooperation.

In Christian hamartiology, eternal sins, unforgivable sins, or unpardonable sins are sins which will not be forgiven by God.

("Expiation" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Expatiation.) Propitiation, also called expiation, is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution.

Redemption is an essential concept in many religions, including Judaism and Christianity.

Dual-covenant or two-covenant theology is a school of thought in Christianity regarding the relevance of the Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament.

Doctrine of election, the doctrine that the salvation of a persondepends on the election of God.

In Christianity, eternal life traditionally refers to continued life after death, as outlined in Christian eschatology.

In Eastern Orthodoxy deification (theosis) is a transformative process whose goal is likeness to or union with God.

Palamism or the Palamite theology refers to the teachings of Gregory Palamas (c.1296–1359), whose writings defended the Orthodox notion of Hesychasm against the attack of Barlaam.

Salvation in Christianity, is the saving of the soul from sin and death.

Justification, in Christian theology, is God's act of removing the guilt and penalty of sin while at the same time declaring a sinner righteous through Christ's atoning sacrifice.

Adoption, in Christian theology, is the admission of a believer into the family of God.

In Christianity, the term state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers.

Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity.