Theo I

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Day-Age Theory

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Day-age creationism, a type of old Earth creationism, is an interpretation of the creation accounts in Genesis. It holds that the six days referred to in the Genesis account of creation are not ordinary 24-hour days, but are much longer periods (of thousands or millions of years).

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Gap Theory

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a form of old Earth creationism that posits that the six-day creation, as described in the Book of Genesis, involved literal 24-hour days, but that there was a gap of time between two distinct creations in the first and the second verses of Genesis

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Literary Framework

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the seven-day creation account is not a literal or scientific description of the origins of the universe, rather, it is an ancient religious text which outlines a theology of creation. The seven day "framework" is therefore not meant to be chronological but is a literary or symbolic

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Young Earth Creationism

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God created the Earth in six 24-hour days, using a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative as a basis

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Theistic Evolution

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God is the creator of the material universe and (by consequence) all life within, and that biological evolution is simply a natural process within that creation. Evolution, according to this view, is simply a tool that God employed to develop human life

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Substantive View of image of God

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relates the image of God to a psychological or spiritual aspect of humanity

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Relational View of image of God

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image is exemplified in a relationship with Christ

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Functional View of image of God

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image of God imprinted on us resides in function rather than in form or relationship, this function being primarily our task of ruling over earth. Genesis 1:26 speaks of humankind being made in the image of God and given the function of naming and ruling over the fish of the sea and the animals on land, reflecting God’s rule over all the universe

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Hierarchicalism

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equality is limited to salvation and that we are equal in the eyes of God. But they refuse practical equality in the eyes of man

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Complementarianism

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men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, religious leadership, and elsewhere. assigns leadership roles to men and support roles to women

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Egalitarianism

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all human persons are created equally in God's sight—equal in fundamental worth and moral status.

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Satan/Demons

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The personal name of the head of the demons/an evil spirit or devil

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Nephilim

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the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" according to Genesis 6:4; and giants who inhabited Canaan according to Numbers 13:33. A similar biblical Hebrew word with different vowel-sounds is used in Ezekiel 32:27 to refer to dead Philistine warriors

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Trichotomism

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man is made up of three parts: body, soul, spirit

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Dichotomism

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man made up of two parts: body & soul/spirit

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Non-reductionistic physicalism

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Non-reductive physicalism is the idea that while mental states are caused by physical states they are not reducible to physical properties

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Traducianism

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an individual's soul is derived from the souls of the individual's parents

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Pre-existentianism

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pre existence of the soul

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Federal Headship

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used to explain the concepts of the covenants found in the Bible. In particular, it has been applied to passages such as Romans 5:12-21, explaining the relation of all humanity with Adam, as well as the relation of redeemed humanity with Jesus Christ, who is called the last Adam. According to this understanding, as humanity's federal head Adam brought the entire human race into sin, misery, and death due to his disobedience

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Pelagianism

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man has ability to obey God's commands and can take the first and most important steps toward salvation on his own

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Age of Accountability

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a point in a person's life before which he is not held accountable for sin and not counted guilty before God