Terminology Tuesday: Conscience
CONSCIENCE. The idea of a human conscience “has existed over since the final verdict of guilt was spoken within man himself, when the true Furies were recognized as the consc
Terminology Tuesday: Guilt
Guilt – The meaning usually given to the word “guilt” in Christian circles today bears little relation to the biblical meaning. Recent Christian interest in the s
Terminology Tuesday: Munus Triplex
Munus Triplex In Reformed theology, Jesus Christ is often described as mediator, explicated by the munus triplex—the threefold office of prophet, priest, and king.Though John Cal
Terminology Tuesday: GOEL
GOEL The active participle of the Hebrew verb ga’al, “to redeem.” It is used to describe the redemption of property (Lev. 25:25). It is also used of the kinsman w
Terminology Tuesday: Circumlocution
Since Toilet Paper is all the rage right now… CIRCUMLOCUTION. A rhetorical device (often employed in the Bible) involving deliberate evasiveness in speech or writing, talking