Appendix:Christian theology

Christian theology
This appendix is about Christian theology.
All appendices about Christianity are listed at one of the following: Theology, Interdenominational movements, Practices and Denominations
Term	Supports	Opposes
Absolute inability	People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve	'
Adoptionism	Jesus of Nazareth was born an ordinary human and was eventally adopted by God the Father	'
Alexandrian theology	Theoria is a process of intellectual contemplation that leads to communion with the Christian God	'
Amillennialism	The length of the thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation is symbolic The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation has already begun	'
Amyraldianism	Though all people are eligible for salvation, God must choose those to whom he will bring faith because no one would accept salvation otherwise	'
Amyraldism	Though all people are eligible for salvation, God must choose those to whom he will bring faith because no one would accept salvation otherwise	'
Anomoeanism	Jesus the Son and God the Father are completely dissimilar in substance	'
Antelapsarianism	God planned the fall of Adam and Eve	'
Antinomianism	The sufficiency of faith alone in achieving salvation means that Christians are not bound by any rules of morality	'
Apollinarism	Jesus had a human body and lower soul but a divine mind	'
Apostolic succession	Apostolic succession is a valid source of spiritual authority	'
Arianism	God consists of the Father, who existed before the Son, and with him, created the Holy Spirit Jesus the Son and God the Father are alike but inequal in substance The Son and the Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father	'
Augustinianism	People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will	'
Binitarianism	God consists of the Father and the Son, separate beings, and the Holy Spirit is God's power Jesus of Nazareth had a solely human nature prior to his resurrection	'
Bullingerism	The early Christian church lost four truths near the end of Paul's ministry	Christians should practice water baptism
Cappadocian theology	Theoria is an experience of truth and oneness with the Christian God; it is beyond rational understanding and comes from the embrace of the love of God	'
Cessationism	'	The gifts of the Holy Spirit are still correctly practiced today
Chiliasm	The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation is a literally accurate prophecy	'
Christus Victor	The fall of Adam and Eve sent humanity to Satan's clutches, requiring a ransom to redeem them, for which Satan was tricked into accepting Jesus, not knowing that death could not bind him; this freed the souls of mankind and enabled salvation	'
Complementarianism	Men and women have differing roles in Christianity	'
Conditional election	The people selected by God for salvation are chosen because they exercise their free will to adhere to the Christian faith	'
Conditional immortality	People who have attained salvation through Christian faith are given immortality	'
Conditional preservation of the saints	It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith	'
Conditional security	It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith	'
Conditionalism	People who have attained salvation through Christian faith are given immortality	'
Consubstantiation	In the Eucharist, bread and wine exists alongside the body and blood of Jesus	'
Continuationism	The gifts of the Holy Spirit are still correctly practiced today	'
Creationism	The Christian God created the universe less than 10,000 years ago	'
Dispensationalism	The Christian God relates to humanity through a series of Biblical covenants	'
Docetism	'	Jesus of Nazareth had a real human body
Donatism	Christian sacraments are ineffective if the presiding minister is sinful	'
Dynamic monarchianism	Jesus of Nazareth was born an ordinary human and was eventally adopted by God the Father	'
Dyotheletism	Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature but only one will	'
Dyothelitism	Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature but only one will	'
Ecumenism	Christians should all belong to the same church	'
Efficacious grace	'	Humans can resist grace given by God
Christian egalitarianism	All people are equal in Christianity	'
Entire sanctification	Christians can undergo sanctification that results in the cleansing of their inner sinful nature	'
Eternal security	Christian salvation is permanent It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith	'
Evangelism	Christians should endeavor to convince others of their faith	'
Five Points of Calvinism	Christian salvation is permanent People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will The people selected by God for salvation are chosen without regard to any quality on their part The sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth is a substitute for the sins of people who are predestined to achieve salvation Humans can resist grace given by God	'
Five solas	The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine Christian faith alone is sufficient to achieve salvation Christian salvation comes only through the will of God Christians should be motivated solely by God's glory Salvation is possible only through Jesus, who is the sole mediator between God and humanity	'
Free grace	'	It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith
Futurism	The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew are symbolic	'
Full preterism	The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew happened in the first century CE	'
Governmental theory	The sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth is a substitute for the sins of all people despite his suffering being disproportionate	'
Henophysitism	Jesus of Nazareth had one unified nature consisting of separate but united human and divine aspects	'
Heteroousianism	Jesus the Son and God the Father are substantially different	'
Hispanicus error	Jesus of Nazareth was born an ordinary human and was eventally adopted by God the Father	'
Homoiousianism	Jesus the Son and God the Father are alike but inequal in substance	'
Homoousianism	Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance	'
Hyper-dispensationalism	The early Christian church lost four truths near the end of Paul's ministry	Christians should practice water baptism
Hypnopsychism	When people die, their souls are unconscious and dormant until being resurrected on the day of judgment predicted in the Bible	'
Hypothetical universalism	Though all people are eligible for salvation, God must choose those to whom he will bring faith because no one would accept salvation otherwise	'
Christian idealism	The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew are symbolic	'
Immaculate Conception	Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without original sin	'
Biblical inerrancy	The Bible is inerrant	'
Infralapsarianism	God foresaw but did not cause the fall of Adam and Eve	'
Irresistible grace	'	Humans can resist grace given by God
Kenosis	Christ shed certain divine attributes during his time on Earth as Jesus	'
Limited atonement	The sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth is a substitute for the sins of people who are predestined to achieve salvation	'
Christian materialism	When people die, their souls are unconscious and dormant until being resurrected on the day of judgment predicted in the Bible	'
Metousiosis	In the Eucharist, bread and wine changes into the body and blood of Jesus	'
Miaphysitism	Jesus of Nazareth had one unified nature consisting of separate but united human and divine aspects	'
Midtribulationism	The Rapture will occur halfway through the Great Tribulation	'
Millenarianism	The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation is a literally accurate prophecy	'
Millerism	Jesus will return on October 22, 1844	'
Modalism	The Christian God consists of one entity that appears in three different modes	'
Moderate Calvinism	Though all people are eligible for salvation, God must choose those to whom he will bring faith because no one would accept salvation otherwise	'
Molinism	The existence of an omniscient deity confutes the idea that humans have free will	'
Monarchianism	The Christian God consists of one entity	'
Monergism	Salvation is given instaneously by God without cooperation from the saved	'
Monophysitism	Jesus of Nazareth had one indivisible nature	'
Monotheletism	Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature but only one will	'
Monothelitism	Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature but only one will	'
Moral influence theory	The sacrifice of Jesus allows people to achieve salvation because of the inspiring moral influence that his life, death and resurrection had on humanity	'
Christian mortalism	When people die, their souls are unconscious and dormant until being resurrected on the day of judgment predicted in the Bible	'
Nestorianism	Jesus of Nazareth had distinct and separate human and divine natures	'
New Covenant theology	The laws of the Old Testament have been replaced by the New Testament and are no longer binding	'
Nunc-millennialism	The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation has already begun	'
Once saved, always saved	It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith	'
Open communion	'	The Eucharist should be closed to nonbelievers
Original sin	People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve	'
Orthodox preterism	The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew mostly came true in the first century CE; however, the second coming of Jesus and the resurrection of the dead have not happened yet	'
Partial preterism	The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew mostly came true in the first century CE; however, the second coming of Jesus and the resurrection of the dead have not happened yet	'
Particular judgment	People are judged by the Christian God immediately after they die	'
Patripassionism	It was God the Father who suffered on Earth as Jesus, and not the Son	'
Pelagianism	People have the capacity to achieve salvation through their own will	People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve
Penal substitution	The sacrifice of Jesus allowed people to achieve salvation because he took the punishment that would otherwise be due to him	'
Christian perfection	Christians can undergo sanctification that results in the cleansing of their inner sinful nature	'
Perseverance of the saints	Christian salvation is permanent It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith	'
Postlapsarianism	God foresaw but did not cause the fall of Adam and Eve	'
Postmillennialism	Jesus will return to Earth at the end of the thousand-year long period predicted in the Book of Revelation	'
Postredemptionism	Though all people are eligible for salvation, God must choose those to whom he will bring faith because no one would accept salvation otherwise	'
Posttribulationism	The Rapture will occur at the end of the Great Tribulation	'
Predestination	The Christian God has predestined all events	'
Premillennialism	Jesus will come to Earth again and then begin the thousand-year long reign predicted in the Book of Revelation	'
Pretribulationism	The Rapture will occur before the Great Tribulation begins	'
Pre-existence of Christ	Christ existed before Jesus of Nazareth	'
Preterism	The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew happened in the first century CE	'
Christian primitivism	Christians should return to the ways of the early church	'
Priscillianism	The spiritual world consists of two realms, one good and light and the other dark and evil, which are combined in mankind	'
Propitiatory theory	All people can achieve salvation because of the martyrdom of Jesus, which satisfied the requisite punishment that would otherwise prevent salvation	'
Psilanthropism	Jesus of Nazareth was an ordinary human	'
Psychopannychism	When people die, their souls are unconscious and dormant until being resurrected on the day of judgment predicted in the Bible	'
Rexism	Societies should implement fascism	Societies should implement democracy
Quatenus	Christians should follow the Book of Concord because it comports with the Bible	'
Quia	Christians should follow the Book of Concord because it comports with the Bible	'
Quietism	People can achieve perfection through self-annihilating and absorbing their souls into the Christian God, through a process of passivity and inner contemplation	'
Ransom theory	The fall of Adam and Eve sent humanity to Satan's clutches, requiring a ransom to redeem them, for which Satan was tricked into accepting Jesus, not knowing that death could not bind him; this freed the souls of mankind and enabled salvation	'
Realized millennialism	The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation has already begun	'
Recapitulation theory	Jesus recapitulated Adam's circumstances but did not betray God's trust, thereby overturning the stain of Adam's mistake and allowing people to achieve salvation	'
Reconstructionism	The Christian God relates to humanity through a series of Biblical covenants Jesus will return to Earth at the end of the thousand-year long period predicted in the Book of Revelation Societies should be governed based on Christian ideas Societies should implement Biblical law	'
Sabbatarianism	Christians should observe the Sabbath as described in the Old Testament	'
Sabellianism	The Christian God consists of one entity that appears in three different modes	'
Satisfaction theory	All people can achieve salvation because of the martyrdom of Jesus, which satisfied the requisite punishment that would otherwise prevent salvation	'
School of Saumur	Though all people are eligible for salvation, God must choose those to whom he will bring faith because no one would accept salvation otherwise	'
Semi-Arianism	Jesus the Son and God the Father are alike but inequal in substance	'
Semi-Pelagianism	People have the capacity to enter the Christian faith but require the grace of God to achieve salvation	'
Sola fide	Christian faith alone is sufficient to achieve salvation	'
Sola gratia	Christian salvation comes only through the will of God	'
Sola scriptura	The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine	'
Soli Deo gloria	Christians should be motivated solely by God's glory	'
Solus Christus	Salvation is possible only through Jesus, who is the sole mediator between God and humanity	'
Soul sleep	When people die, their souls are unconscious and dormant until being resurrected on the day of judgment predicted in the Bible	'
Subordinationism	The Son and the Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father	'
Supralapsarianism	God planned the fall of Adam and Eve	'
Synergism	People must work with the Christian God to achieve salvation	'
Thnetopsychism	When people die, their souls and bodies both remain dead until the day of judgment described in the Bible	'
Theonomy	Societies should be governed based on Christian ideas Societies should implement Biblical law	'
Transubstantiation	In the Eucharist, bread and wine changes into the body and blood of Jesus	'
Transignification	In the Eucharist, bread and wine incorporates the significance of the body and blood of Jesus without physical change	'
Trinitarianism	God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit	'
Total corruption	People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will	'
Total depravity	People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will	'
Tritheism	The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate entities	'
Ultra-dispensationalism	The early Christian church lost four truths near the end of Paul's ministry	Christians should practice water baptism
Unconditional election	The people selected by God for salvation are chosen without regard to any quality on their part	'
Unitarianism	The Christian God consists of one entity	'
Universal atonement	All people are able to achieve salvation because of the sacrifice of Jesus All people will eventually attain Christian salvation	'
Universal reconciliation	All people will eventually attain Christian salvation	'
Universal salvation	All people will eventually attain Christian salvation	'
Universalism	All people will eventually attain Christian salvation	'
Unlimited atonement	All people are able to achieve salvation because of the sacrifice of Jesus	'
Verbal dictation	The Bible is the word of God, and the only role humans played in its authorship was mechanical	'
Virgin Birth	Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus	'