theological vocabulary

Bibliology (Scripture) | Introduction to Doctrine
Why Does This Site Avoid the Word Sovereign?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas August 7, 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 61. Why this site avoids the word sovereign is a question worth answering directly, since a careful reader will eventually notice the pattern and might reasonably wonder whether something doctrinal is being quietly avoided along with the vocabulary. It is not. God’s absolute rule over creation, history, and every individual life is thoroughly biblical…
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Bibliology (Scripture) | Introduction to Doctrine
Why Do Theologians Use Greek and Latin Technical Terms?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas August 3, 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 57. Theological vocabulary can feel deliberately designed to shut ordinary believers out, homoousios, hypostatic union, propitiation, sanctification, a wall of unfamiliar words standing between you and a faith that Jesus taught largely through simple stories about farmers, fishermen, and lost sheep. It is a completely reasonable frustration, and I do not want to wave…
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Why Does This Site Avoid the Word Sovereign?