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Atonement: To pay for sin; to make something right. Jesus did this for all people when He died sinless on the cross.
Belief (see also- Faith, Repentance): The commitment of one to something without reservation. This is done by changing one's mind from one way of thought to another. In the context used in this blog, it will almost always refer to the only condition for our salvation (Acts 16:31- "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved") and will be used synonymously in that way with faith. It may be understood through the illustration of a chair- one does not have faith in that chair until they actually take a seat in the chair. Trying to sit on two chairs that are nestled against each other (in this illustration, faith in Jesus Christ and doing good works) demonstrates no real faith in either one. A person must place their eternal dependence (only hope) on Jesus in order to be saved from the certain spiritual judgment in Hell that they would have received otherwise (Romans 3:23, 6:23).
Faith (see also- Belief, Repentance): The commitment of one to something without reservation. This is done by changing one's mind from one way of thought to another. In the context used in this blog, it will almost always refer to the only condition for our salvation (Acts 16:31- "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved") and will be used synonymously in that way with belief. It may be understood through the illustration of a chair- one does not have faith in that chair until they actually take a seat in the chair. Trying to sit on two chairs that are nestled against each other (in this illustration, faith in Jesus Christ and doing good works) demonstrates no real faith in either one. A person must place their eternal dependence (only hope) on Jesus in order to be saved from the certain spiritual judgment in Hell that they would have received otherwise (Romans 3:23, 6:23).
Gospels, the: The first four books of the New Testament; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Hell: A place of judgment for sin. There will be people and spiritual beings (Satan, demons) who are there. There are technically differences between Hell, the Lake of Fire, etc., but for the purposes of this blog, the term "Hell" will be used inclusively of the place of eternal judgment for sin unless otherwise noted.
Redeemed / Redemption: To be relieved of the debt of sin (Romans 6:23) by the payment made when Jesus died sinless on the cross.
Revelation: Something that has been revealed. In this blog, it will be used in regard to God's revelation of Himself to mankind. In a general context, that was done through creating the universe where we see the hand of the Creator. In a special and specific context, that was done through Jesus Christ and the writing of the Bible.
Repentance (see also- Belief, Faith): To change one's mind completely. It involves a 180* turn of the mind. With regard to salvation, it is the part of faith where one turns from their sinful way of thinking about salvation (through the church, through doing more good than bad, etc.) to relying on Christ for salvation; thus, in this context, it is a way of describing the same idea as belief/faith.
Saved / Salvation: To be spiritually rescued from eternal punishment in Hell to eternal joy in Heaven. This comes by accepting Jesus Christ as Savior based on His payment for our sins. There is no other way.
Sin: Things that are done that do not please God. These can be found by studying the Bible.
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