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law, etc., that forms a foundatl«^^ sential part. 2. Music, the lowest ncl 3. Physics, that cbmponent of a wavJ the greatest wave length. [< NL, mentum foundation, ult. < fundus —fun' da-men-ta^i'ty, n. —fun' da-mev^ adv. —-Syn. adj. 1. basic, indispensable. ^ n n*d a*xnen*tal*l8in (fun' d**men'tdl*il n. Am. 1. the belief that the words of the1 were Inspired by God and should be believet1 followed literally. 2. movement in certain PrJ tant churches upholding this belief. —fu n ] men'taMst, n., adj. Am. n m - d y (fun'di), n. Bay of, a deep inlet of | Atlantic, in SE Canada. k*u*ner*al (ffi'ner*el; ftin'rel), n. 1. ceremr J perform ed when a dead person’s body is b i burned. 2. procession taking a dead p e'/ ‘¿v to the place where it iff buried or b^j of or suitable for a funeral. [< j L funus funeral, death] (fft*nir'i*el), adj. 1. of gloomy; dismal. - sad. • ECUMENICAL Originally this term referred to the inhabited earth and comes from the Greek word “ oikoumene.” It appears in the New Testament as “ world” fourteen times, and “ earth” once. In the present day use of the word it has a twofold application. The efforts to bring about a unity of the world’s re ligions reveal this. Thus “ ecumenical” means “unity” and “universal,” or world-wide. Such ecumenical effort has resulted in councils of churches culminating in the World Council of Churches where organizational uni ty is sought at the expense of doctrine. • ECUMENICAL EVANGELISM Evangelistic efforts that provide for cooperation apart from doctrinal con siderations. Especially used to refer to those evangelistic programs with which unsaved religious leaders are cooperating and in which they may be recognized as Christians. • EUTHANASIA An act or method whereby one who is in great pain or suffering may be caused to die painlessly. This is being promoted by some physicians and others with a view to avoiding prolonged suffering where death is believed to be imminent and inevit able. Usually urged in connection with incurable diseases or more re cently in cases of infants bom with serious physical defects. • EVANGELICAL From the word meaning “ bringing good news” and from which our words evangelist a n d evangelism come. Used to describe those Prot estant churches that preach the gospel of the New Testament. In predomi nantly Roman Catholic countries it is used to refer to Protestants. In the United States used to designate those Readers are invited to send in words which they would like defined and analysed.
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posing doctrines or principles where by a part of one or both is given up. • CONSERVATIVE That which tends to preserve or conserve against change; one who op poses a change of view as to Bible doctrine or Christian ethics. • COVENANT THEOLOGY Sometimes used to refer to Re formed theology as that teaching that centers in two primary covenants, one of works and one of grace. The cove nant of works is said to have taken place between God the Father and His Son, whereby the Son would fulfill the work of redemption as determined by the Father. The covenant of grace is said to be between God the Fa ther and the elect sinner, whereby the sinner is offered eternal life on the ground of faith with the ultimate purpose the glory of God. There are several different interpretations of these covenants by Reformed theolo gians. This system of theology usually opposes any literal interpretation of the prophecies of Israel’s restoration and the millennial reign of Christ. • CREATIONIST One who opposes the theory of organic evolution on the grounds of supernatural revelation, the Bible. • CRISIS THEOLOGY See Neo-Orthodoxy. • DISPENSATION A dispensation is a stewardship committed to man by virtue of God’s revelation to him. God’s revelation is always accompanied by a correspond ing responsibility. The most common view recognizes seven dispensations in Scripture: namely, Innocence, Con science, Human Government, Prom ise, Law, Grace, and Kingdom. • DISPENSATIONALISM A view of Scripture that recognizes the various dispensations.
• APOSTASY From a Greek word (apostasia) apo — away, and stasis — a standing. Means to stand away or to take a new position different from that previous ly held. The act of abandoning of what one believed. One who practices apostasy is called an apostate. Com monly used to designate any depar ture from the basic fundamentals of The teaching of no millennium. Usually found among Reformed theo logians who hold that the millennial passages in Scripture refer to the church today thus denying any literal fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies and the thousand years of Revelation 20:3-7. • BAPTISMAL REGENERATION The teaching that a person is bom again or regenerated at the time of his baptism in water and that this re generation is directly connected with the baptismal act. Taught by the Ro man Catholic church, some Luther ans, and so-called Campbellites. • BARTH IAN ISM See Neo-Orthodoxy. • CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Punishment by death for the com mission of a crime. Under the federal law of 1892 the crimes punishable by execution in the United States are re stricted to treason, murder and rape. • CHRISTIAN UNITY That unity of all Christians called in Ephesians 4:3 “ the unity of the Spirit,” made real by reason of the fact that the same Holy Spirit lives in every true Christian. This is the only true Christian unity and has no relationship with organizational or church unity. • COMPROMISE An adjustment of one or both op the Christian faith. • A-MILLENNIALISM
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