| Term | Definition |
| AMDG | For the Greater glory of God |
| IHS | Jesus Savior of Man |
| Magis | More ever greater |
| Atheist | Denies there is a God |
| Agnostic | Doesnt deny/ affirm there is a God |
| Indifferent | Fails to engage at all |
| Theist | Affirms a personal God |
| Deist | Affirms an impersonal God |
| Monotheist | Affirms only one God |
| Polytheist | Affirms many Gods |
| Incarnation | Made in flesh |
| Parables | Stories with meanings |
| Abba | Daddy |
| Synoptic Gospels | Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John |
| Aryanism | Emphasis on Jesus' humanity |
| Gnosticism | Emphasis on Jesus' divinity |
| Creed | Statement of belief |
| Atonement | To be brought into one again |
| Ecumenical Council | Everyone in Church |
| Ecumenism | Everyone from all regions |
| Incarnation | To be made in flesh |
| Homoousious | Jesus is same substance as God |
| Theotokos | Mother of God |
| Prophet | Speakers on behalf of God |
| Responsibility | Acountability |
| Identity | What you have become as a result of choosing what to do with what you have been given |
| Morality | How we treat our self or others |
| Effective Criticism | Using your intellect to analyze |
| Intimacy | Very caring and close, personal relationship w/ another |
| Unique | One of a kind |
| Imago Dei | Image of God |
| Teleos | Purpose of direction |
| Capax Dei | Capable of God |
| Consumerism | Acquiring unlimited material possesions as means of fulfillment |
| Abstinence | Refraining from sexual intercourse till a proper place, namely marriage |
| Chastity | Directing your sexual energy in a postiive ways |
| Conscience | The voice or law within us |
| Immediate Gratification | Not wanting to sacrafice |