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[jus''-tuh-fih-kay''-shun] (From the Greek word dikaioo, “to declare/make righteous”)
The act by which God declares a sinner to be just on the basis of the righteousness of Christ alone. According to Romans 1:18-3:28, justification is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ apart from works or merit.
Amyraldism
[am''-er-awl''-diz-um or am''-er-ul-diz''-um] Also, amyraldianism. Named after Moses Amyraut, a theologian of the 17th century, Amyraldism is a form of Calvinism that distinguishes itself by a belief in universal atonement. Its variation from the traditional Calvinistic understanding of limited atonement comes in its formulation of divine decrees. Whereas traditional Calvinism places God’s decree to elect [...] continue reading
