Uncial - Yin and Yang
Uncial
The Greek characters of upper case: ABGDE, etc. Different
copies of Greek manuscripts appear in Uncial form.
Minuscules are the lower case letters of the Greek
alphabet
order and rank.
Unitarianism
A theological error that holds to
the unity of God by denying the Trinity, the deity of
Jesus, and the deity of the Holy Spirit. Unitarians
teach the unity of God and hold to a common system of
believing as you will about God, salvation, sin, etc.
They often profess to have no dogma. Unitarians
also hold to the universal redemption of all mankind.
Universalism
The teaching that all people will
eventually be saved through the universal redemption of
Jesus. Some universalists teach that even the
devil, after a time of punishment, will be redeemed.
Vellum
A material used for writing, like paper. It was made from
animal skins, usually from cattle, sheep, goats, and
antelope. The hair was scraped off of the skins, then
they were washed, smoothed, and dressed with chalk.
Vellum was used until the late Middle Ages until paper
was introduced into Europe from China via Arab traders.
Vellum lasted longer than papyrus and was tougher, but
the edges sometimes became torn and tattered. The two
oldest parchment manuscripts are the Codex Vaticanus (from
Egypt) and the Codex Sinaiticus.
Venial Sin
In Catholicism, a sin
but not as bad as mortal Sin. It lessens the grace of God within a
person's soul.
Vicarious Atonement
The theory of the atonement
which states that Christ's death was "legal."
It satisfied the legal justice of God. Jesus bore
the penalty of sin when he died on the cross. His
death was a substitution for the believers. In
other words, he substituted himself for them upon the
cross. Jesus hung in our place as He bore our sin
in his body on the cross. See 1 Pet. 2:24.
Word, The
In Greek the word for
"word" is logos. It is used in many places, but
of special interest is how it is used of Jesus. In John 1:1
it says, "In the beginning was the Word and the
Word was with God and the Word was God." The Word is
divine and the word "became flesh and dwelt among us"
(John 1:14). In other words, Jesus is the Word of God who
represents God to us and us to God.
The term is also used to describe the Scriptures (Rom. 9:6;
Heb. 4:12), Christ's teaching (Luke 5:1), and the gospel
message (Acts 4:31).
The Word of God:
- is inspired: "All
scripture is inspired by God and profitable for
teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness" (2 Tim. 3:16).
- is truth: "all
thy commandments are truth" (Psalm 119:151).
- makes free: "...If
you abide in My word, then you are truly
disciples of mine; and you shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free" (John
8:32).
- produces faith: "So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
word of Christ" (Rom. 10:17).
- judges: "For
the word of God is living and active and sharper
than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as
the division of soul and spirit, of both joints
and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and
intentions of the heart" (Heb. 4:12).
Worship
The obligation of God's
creation to give to Him all honor, praise, adoration, and
glory due Him because He is the holy and divine creator.
Worship is to be given to God only (Exodus 20:3; Matt. 4:10).
Jesus, being God in flesh (John 1:1,14 ; Col. 2:9),
was worshipped (Matt. 2:2,11; 14:33; John 9:35-38; Heb. 1:6).
Wrath
Biblically, it is the
divine judgment upon sin and sinners. It does not merely
mean that it is a casual response by God to ungodliness,
but carries the meaning of hatred, revulsion, and
indignation. God is by nature love (1 John 4:16),
however, in His justice He must punish sin. The
punishment is called the wrath of God. It will occur on
the final Day of Judgment when those who are unsaved will
incur the wrath of God. It is, though, presently being
released upon the ungodly (Rom. 1:18-32) in the hardening
of their hearts.
Wrath is described as God's
anger (Num. 32:10-13), as stored up (Rom. 2:5-8), and as
great (Zech. 7:12). The believer's deliverance from God's
wrath is through the atonement (Rom. 5:8-10). "For
God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining
salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1
Thess. 5:9).
Yin and Yang
A dualistic philosophy of
passive and active, good and bad, light and dark,
positive and negative, male and female, etc., and that
they are in opposition, each is part of the whole and
works together. {\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0
Times New Roman;}} \uc1\pard\lang1033\f0\fs24 God bid man
go out; told him he should no longer occupy and enjoy
that garden: but man liked the place, and was unwilling
to leave it, therefore God made him go out.}
1. Adapted from Baker's Dictionary
of Theology, p. 470.
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