Glossary of Theological Terms
Alphabetical order
- active obedience of Christ
- adoption
- adoptionism
- analogy of faith
- analogy of scripture
- anthropomorphism
- anthropopathism
- Apollinarianism
- Arianism
- ascension of Jesus
- asceity
- assurance of salvation
- Augustinianism
- authority of scripture
- being
- born again
- canon of scripture
- Christ alone
- circumincession
- clarity of scripture
- coinherence
- compatibilism
- conversion
- cosmological argument
- covenant
- creation ex nihilo
- definite atonement
- deity of Christ
- divinity of Christ
- docetism
- double imputation
- dynamic monarchianism
- economic Trinity
- effective call
- effectual call
- eisegesis
- election
- essence
- essential Trinity
- eternal security
- eternality
- eternity
- Eutychianism
- ex nihilo
- exegesis
- external call
- faith alone
- fall (of man)
- five solas
- glorification
- glory to God alone
- goodness (of God)
- gospel call
- grace
- grace alone
- holiness
- humanity of Christ
- hypostatic union
- image of God
- imago Dei
- immanence
- immanent Trinity
- immersion
- immutability
- impeccability
- imputation
- inability
- incarnation
- independence
- inerrancy of scripture
- infinitude
- infinity
- inspiration of scripture
- intercession of Christ
- internal call
- irresistible grace
- justification
- king (as an office of Christ)
- limited atonement
- love (as an attribute of God)
- mercy
- modalism
- modalistic monarchianism
- monophysitism
- moral argument
- Nestorianism
- new birth
- offices of Christ
- omnipotence
- omnipresence
- omniscience
- ontological argument
- ontological Trinity
- ordo salutis
- order of salvation
- original sin
- panentheism
- particular redemption
- passive obedience of Christ
- Pelagianism
- penal obedience of Christ
- penal substitution
- perichoresis
- person
- perseverance of the saints
- perspicuity of scripture
- preceptive obedience of Christ
- priest (as an office of Christ)
- progressive sanctification
- prophet (as an office of Christ)
- propitiation
- providence
- quickening
- ransom
- reconciliation
- redemption
- regeneration
- repentance
- resurrection of Jesus
- righteousness (of God)
- sacrifice
- sanctification
- saving faith
- scripture alone
- self-existence
- Semi-Pelagianism
- sola fide
- sola gratia
- sola scriptura
- solus Christus
- soli Deo gloria
- soteriology
- spiritual birth
- substitutionary atonement
- sufficiency of scripture
- teleological argument
- theodicy
- threefold office(s) of Christ
- total depravity
- Trinity
- truthfulness
- veracity
- vicarious atonement
- virgin birth
- wrath
By Subject
Anthropology
Apologetics
Defective Theology
- adoptionism
- Apollinarianism
- Arianism
- docetism
- dynamic monarchianism
- Eutychianism
- modalism
- modalistic monarchianism
- monophysitism
- Nestorianism
- panentheism
- Pelagianism
- Semi-Pelagianism
God’s Nature and His Work
- anthropomorphism
- anthropopathism
- asceity
- creation ex nihilo
- eternality
- eternity
- goodness
- grace
- holiness
- immanence
- immutability
- independence
- infinitude
- infinity
- love (as an attribute of God)
- mercy
- omnipotence
- omnipresence
- omniscience
- providence
- righteousness (as an attribute of God)
- self-existence
- theodicy
- Trinity
- truthfulness
- veracity
- wrath
Person and Work of Christ
- active obedience of Christ
- adoptionism
- Apollinarianism
- Arianism
- ascension of Jesus
- Christ alone
- definite atonement
- deity of Christ
- divinity of Christ
- docetism
- double imputation
- dynamic monarchianism
- Eutychianism
- humanity of Christ
- hypostatic union
- impeccability
- incarnation
- intercession of Christ
- justification
- king (as an office of Christ)
- limited atonement
- monophysitism
- Nestorianism
- offices of Christ
- particular redemption
- passive obedience of Christ
- penal obedience of Christ
- penal substitution
- preceptive obedience of Christ
- priest (as an office of Christ)
- prophet (as an office of Christ)
- propitiation
- ransom
- reconciliation
- redemption
- resurrecton of Jesus
- sacrifice
- solus Christus
- substitutionary atonement
- threefold office(s) of Christ
- vicarious atonement
- virgin birth
Reformed Theology
- active obedience of Christ
- assurance of salvation
- Augustinianism
- authority of scripture
- Christ alone
- clarity of scripture
- compatibilism
- covenant
- definite atonement
- double imputation
- effectual call
- election
- external call
- faith alone
- five solas
- glory to God alone
- gospel call
- grace alone
- inability
- irresistible grace
- limited atonement
- particular redemption
- perseverance of the saints
- perspicuity of scripture
- preceptive obedience of Christ
- scripture alone
- sola fide
- sola gratia
- sola scriptura
- solus Christus
- soli Deo gloria
- sufficiency of scripture
- total depravity
Salvation
- active obedience of Christ
- adoption
- assurance of salvation
- Augustinianism
- born again
- Christ alone
- conversion
- definite atonement
- double imputation
- effective call
- effectual call
- election
- external call
- faith alone
- glorification
- gospel call
- grace
- grace alone
- imputation
- intercession of Christ
- internal call
- irresistible grace
- justification
- limited atonement
- new birth
- offices of Christ
- ordo salutis
- order of salvation
- particular redemption
- passive obedience of Christ
- Pelagianism
- penal obedience of Christ
- penal substitution
- perseverance of the saints
- preceptive obedience of Christ
- progressive sanctification
- propitiation
- quickening
- ransom
- reconciliation
- redemption
- regeneration
- repentance
- resurrection of Jesus
- sanctification
- saving faith
- Semi-Pelagianism
- sola fide
- sola gratia
- solus Christus
- soteriology
- spiritual birth
- substitutionary atonement
- sufficiency of scripture
- threefold office(s) of Christ
- vicarious atonement
Scripture
- analogy of faith
- analogy of scripture
- anthropomorphism
- anthropopathism
- authority of scripture
- canon of scripture
- clarity of scripture
- eisegesis
- exegesis
- inerrancy of scripture
- inspiration of scripture
- perspicuity of scripture
- scripture alone
- sola scriptura
- sufficiency of scripture
Trinity
- adoptionism
- Arianism
- being
- circumincession
- coinherence
- deity of Christ
- divinity of Christ
- dynamic monarchianism
- economic Trinity
- essence
- essential Trinity
- immanent Trinity
- modalism
- modalistic monarchianism
- ontological Trinity
- perichoresis
- person
- Trinity
Work of the Holy Spirit