is the most dominant doctrineis derived from the Latin word for teaching, doctrina, and is an important aspect of Christianity more so than other world religions because Christian... more of justificationThis term comes from the root Latin word “jus” meaning law or right and “Justus” meaning justice. The words “justification” and “righteo... more in Protestantism and refers to the idea that believers become righteousA translation of the Latin term justitia meaning “justice.” For Luther, righteous and justice refer to exactly the same thing, being justified or ... more through their faithIn word for belief and faith is the same in Latin and most European languages, but in English faith often denotes an active believe, one that inspires... more become united with God and thereby the merits of ChristDerived from a Greek term meaning anointed and is equivalent to the word “messiah” from Hebrew roots. The anointing references the act of installi... more are imputed to them so they are declared righteousA translation of the Latin term justitia meaning “justice.” For Luther, righteous and justice refer to exactly the same thing, being justified or ... more (justified which comes from the same word in Latin) regardless of any meritA person’s right of deserving reward. In Catholicism it consists of two parts, Condign merit (a concept developed by Augustine) referring to good wo... more or change in the individual. (See forensicis a word derived from the Latin term forum, which was used to identify the location of judicial judgment. This word is used to describes a doctrine o... more, imputation, four point CalvinismThe main branch of the Reformed Protestant tradition that took its name from its founder, John Calvin. It is characterized by a strong belief in prede... more, and AmyraldianismA branch of Calvinism named after Moses Amyraut and is also referred to as “hypothetical universalism, “four point Calvinism” or “moderate Cal... more.)
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