(Latin liberum arbitrium)…
The belief that the human will is free from any necessitating constraint (necessitas coactio). This is often referred to as “the power of contrary choice.” In this, whatever decisions are made, its alternative decisions are viable options. The alternative to libertarianism is fatalism, divine determinism, or self-determinism. The reformers believed that the faculty […]

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[sep-too’-uh-jint]
(Latin septuaginta, “seventy”)
Commonly, “LXX.” The Greek translation of the Old Testament produced around 200B.C. for the Hellenized Jews. By the New Testament times, the LXX was in common use. While the quality of the translation varies depending on the book, it serves as a valuable witness to the text of the Old Testament. The earliest […]

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[hap’-aks luh-gawm‘-uh-nawn’]
(Greek hapax, “once” + Greek legein, “to count” or ”to say” = ”once said”)
This is a word that only occurs once in a particular body of literature. With regards to the Scriptures, exegetes will often find a word that only appears one time. In the New Testament alone, there are 1,932 words that occur […]

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Philosophical movement rising out of the early 20th century which espoused that the only propositions worthy of belief were those that could be verified empirically (through the senses) by means of a finite procedure. Logical positivists rejected any theological or metaphysical propositions believing that they could not be verified by their method of inquiry. Logical […]

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(Greek leitouria, “work of the people”)
Describes the traditional way in which people conduct their worship. This includes the process in which services are conducted by the leadership and the response of the laity. Liturgies can be very elaborate and dogmatic such as in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox church, or more traditionally driven such […]

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(Latin liberum arbitrium)
The belief that the human will is free from any necessitating constraint (necessitas coactio). This is often referred to as “the power of contrary choice.” In this, whatever decisions are made, its alternative decisions are viable options. The alternative to libertarianism is fatalism, divine determinism, or self-determinism. The reformers believed that the faculty […]

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(From Latin liber, “book” or “document”)
The Libellatici were those Christians who, during the persecutions of Decius (A.D. 250-251), purchased certificates (libelli) which (falsely) indicated that they had made the proper sacrifice in order to avoid persecution and martyrdom. The Libellatici were admitted back into the church after repentance was made. The sacrificati were those who […]

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