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GL O S S A RY

apostasy the act of forsaking completely a previous loyalty,
such as a religious faith

atonement reconciliation of God and man through the sacrificial
death of Jesus Christ
condemnation blame; the act of pronouncing guilty

conditional dependent upon the terms of an agreement

conversion the act of turning from sin to the Lord Jesus for
forgiveness of sins, which includes a complete
turnabout involving every part of a person’s being

credit the balance in one’s favor; something entrusted
to another

determinism belief that God determined in eternity past that
some should be saved and have eternal life and
some should be eternally lost

election the divine choice of nations or communities for
special privileges with reference to the performance
of services; the divine choice of individuals to
a particular office or work; the divine choice of
individuals to be the children of God and heirs of
eternal life

fatalism belief that events are fixed in advance and that
human beings are powerless to change them; a
belief in or attitude determined by this doctrine
foreordination refers to God’s determination in eternity to save
those who accept His Son and the offer of salvation

glorification the work when God completes our salvation, making
us morally perfect for eternity and bringing us into
His presence in a body like Christ’s glorious body

intercession prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another

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