glossary

Traditional Legal Model – Perfection is the standard God requires of us and anything less displeases Him. We can be accepted as perfect by God if we claim Christ’s perfect […]

The meaning is similar between the two gospel models. The main and very important difference is how a clear conscience is achieved. Traditional Legal Model – a clear conscience is […]

Mercy is understood to include forgiveness of sins and more. Traditional Legal Model – Removing or lessening the penalty for sin that “justice” demands in response to the sinner meeting […]

Traditional Legal Model: The stinging insects God said He would use to clear the land of its occupants so that His chosen people, the Israelites, could move in.  Biblical Healing […]

This study focuses on “consumed” translated from the Hebrew word “tamam” (H8552) because of its use in Deuteronomy 2:15. Note that there are other Hebrew words translated as “consumed.” Traditional […]

Are arrows only shot by bows or is there a figurative sense in which someone can be pierced by an arrow? This page also looks at the word “lightning” which […]

Note: this definition focuses on the vengeance of God towards sinners. Traditional Legal Model – God inflicting punishment on the sinner in order to satisfy justice. Biblical Healing Model – […]

Note: this page is focused not so much on the meaning of the word destroyer as it is on who the destroyer is in scripture. Traditional Legal Model – The […]

Traditional Legal Model Most sources will mention one or both of two ways to understand God is just: “For God to be just means that he is consistent, virtuous, innocent, and […]