Biblical Glossary

Biblical Definitions of Common Christian Words

Quick reference and meanings of the most common Christian words found on our website and used in Christianity. To learn more about these subjects, click on each word.

Sin = disobedience to God and transgression of His Law; anything that is not from faith.
Repentance = a decision to change, as in one who repents of a purpose he/she has formed in his/her heart or of something he/she has done; it begins with sorrow and with regretting and hating one's sins and then determining to change in one's life.
Faith = faithfulness/loyalty to God or trust in God, depending on the context.
Salvation = being saved from sin and its consequences, being saved from dangers, adversities and tribulations, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, being healed from a disease and having the gift of eternal life with God.
Love = walking in God's Commandments.
God's Love = that we walk in His Commandments.

Iniquity = inclination towards sin, lawlessness, unrighteousness.
Generational Iniquity = a propensity, an inclination towards a certain sin that has been passed down from previous generations.
Grace = the merciful kindness of God and His blessing that turns people's heart to Christ and gives them the knowledge of how to change and conform to Jesus.
Mercy = the clemency of God towards believing Christians in providing them a measure of time during which they can survey their life and recognize what they need to do in order to change and conform to Jesus. The time that the Lord gives us to realize what sin we have and repent of it.
Sanctification = the process of separating ourselves from the profane things of this world, of consecrating and dedicating ourselves to God, and then of purifying ourselves from sin through repentance and renunciation to renew our soul and cleanse our spirit.
Synoptic gospels = the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar wording, and present the narrative of Christ's life, ministry, etc. from a point of view held in common by all three. The term synoptic comes from the Greek syn, meaning "together", and optic, meaning "seen".

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