BASIC BIBLICAL TERMS
Repentance - (Gr. metanoia) - literally 'change of mind' - turning away from conduct contrary to God's principles, disapproval for sin motivated by obligatory love (piety)
Conversion - (Gr. epistrofe) - literally 'change of direction' - repentance-based approval for God's principles, positive assessment of righteous behaviour
Consecration - 1) separation from sin, 2) service for the Word of God in its study, teaching and evangelization
New creation - new mind shaped by development in the knowledge of the Word of God and maturity in its application
Begettal of the spirit - the beginning of the new creation by the spirit of service for the Word of God, which is given to the elect on the condition of repentance in the name of Jesus Christ
Birth of the spirit - 1) the beginning of the new personality effected by the new creation and its work towards imprinting the pattern of truth in the character, 2) resurrection to the spiritual nature
Baptism in the spirit - literally 'immersion into the teaching'. Development of character based on maturity of understanding and application of the truth
Body of Christ - the community of all believers in Jesus Christ
Royal priesthood - believers who, through their devoted service to the Gospel, have the hope of resurrection to the spiritual nature, where they will take positions in the governance of the kingdom of Christ
Calling - 1) proclamation of the Gospel inviting listeners to repent and convert to God through Jesus Christ, 2) God's granting of the spirit of new birth to the elect who listen to the Gospel and repent
Justification - the process of a reform of character until full compliance with God's justice
Redemption - Jesus Christ's provision of the equivalent price for Adam's transgression - the price of perfect obedience to God in bearing witness to the truth
Earnest of the spirit - agape - the love of truth, which is the source of renewal 1) of the mind through a deepening understanding of the Word of God and 2) of character through continual application of the principles of the truth
Judgement Day - the period of the thousand-year reign of Christ, during which resurrected humanity will be judged in all four meanings of judgment encompassing teaching, testing, correction and final sentence
Resurrection - regeneration of 1) the material body - restoration of the physical shell of man, 2) the spiritual body - rebirth of the character, change of the way of thinking/ acting brought about by repentance and conversion
Inward man - personality: the spirit of the mind and the body of character (Rom. 7:22,23)
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