[A.W. Bowman]

A most excellent discussion. Thanks for making the Segraves paper available.

Yet, I think there remains some element of confusion over terms, which I hope the attached word document might assist in clearing up.

There are five theological/doctrinal terms that seem to give most everyone some degree of difficulty, primarily because they contain some shared elements of meaning and application. Those words are: Justification, Sanctification, Salvation, Redemption, and Regeneration.

In order to provide a solid foundation for the understanding of these terms, I went back to a classic Christian source, Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. Also included are references to more modern special and general dictionary definitions for comparison studies. While there may be small alterations in the religious definitions over the intervening years, according to changes in the theologies of various religious movements, using this source provides a coherent and integrated base for exploring those differences. Where no differences are present, then the cited source fulfills its purpose in providing the required language foundation from which to continue a meaningful discussion.

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Hmmm - it seams that my proposed attachment exceeded the forum limits by some large amount. So, I will post as 'follow-on replies.