EVANGELICAL: Pertaining to or in keeping with the Gospel and its teachings. Belonging to or designating the Christian Churches that emphasize the teachings and authority of the Scriptures, especially of the New Testament, in opposition to the institutional authority of the Church itself, and that stress as paramount the tenet or belief that salvation is achieved by personal conversion to faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.

ORTHODOX: 1) Of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc. 2) Of, relating to, or conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved.  3) Customary or conventional, as a means or method; established. 4) Sound or correct in opinion or doctrine, especially theological or religious doctrine. 5) Conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early Church. 6) Of, relating to, or designating the Eastern Church, especially the Greek Orthodox Church. 7) Of, relating to, or characteristic of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Judaism.

DOCTRINE: 1) A particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government. 2) Something that is taught; teachings collectively. 3) A body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject.

HERESY: 1) Opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system. 2) The maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine. 3) Roman Catholic Church: The willful and persistent rejection of any article of faith by a baptized member of the church. 4) Any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc.

BEREANS: In ancient times, the Bereans were the inhabitants of the city of Berea, also known in the Bible as Beroea, now known a Veria in what is today Greek Macedonia, northern Greece.  The name has been taken up by certain Protestant groups. The Bereans were scrutinizing, investigating, interrogating, examining, judging, and criticizing the Scriptures to see where, when, and how they said the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead.  And, the Bereans were doing this with the intention of reversing what they had previously believed the Scriptures said. Acts 17:10,11 says, “The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.  Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”