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GLOSSARY of Terms Used in This
Website
ABT - Alton B. Todd, brother of John N. Todd (JNT).
Author
(about
the author)
(Linked)
-- John N. Todd
III, M. D. (JNT) -- with selections, supplements,
commentaries and ideas from Phyllis J. Todd (PJT) ,
wife of the author.
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Bible - The BOOK of spiritual truth,
dictated by God, through the hands of
selected human-beings. See link "The
Gold Standard of Spiritual Truth".
Church - (See link to "The
Church".)
The "aggregation" (company; body; army) of God's
people -- those individuals who have been accepted by
God for inclusion in His Kingdom.
Churchianity
(linked) - Denominational squabbles, and hair-splitting
doctrinal variations -- which divide and alienate members of
various "churches".
Cloning - "Religious" and denominational tendency to
compel each "member" of a doctrinal group to "conform" with
a rigid set of churchy rituals and rules.
Doctrinism - Doctrinal
rigidity
(see link).
The rejection or denial of any spiritual
understanding that does not precisely concur with one's own
religious (or denominational) doctrine.
God the Holy Spirit - See "Holy Spirit of God",
below, on this page.
Godspeople - God's people (plural). (I use the term
"God's
people"
("Godspeople"; see link) to refer to those individuals
throughout the world, whom God has accepted or
claimed or chosen, for His own reasons, and
for His own purposes and plans -- irrespective of
humanly traditional doctrinal "religious" attachments
-- or "church" affiliation.)
Godsperson - "God's person" (singular) -- an
individual human-being who is "accepted",
included, claimed, chosen -- by God --
regardless of "human" considerations, and irregardless of
"church" membership (affiliation).
Godsword - "God's word" -- the Bible.
"Grand" (1896-1978)- Father of ABT and JNT, and
husband of Mama "T" (1903-1999).
Holy Spirit of God - (See link "God
the Holy Spirit".)
The "Holy Spirit
of God" is God -- living within each of
God's people. The Spirit of God
is the "indwelling" faith and trust and
presence that God's people sense, and
feel, and understand, and hear, and
see, and follow, and serve. The "Spirit
of God" is itself a gift from
God -- given to those individuals whom
God has accepted as His
"chosen" ones -- His "children".
JNT - John N. Todd III, originator of this website,
and author of this interent book "book". Husband of
"PJT".
Kingdom of God - (See link to Kingdom
of God.)
The Kingdom of God is the "spiritual dwelling-place" of God
and God's people, where God's accepted individuals unite
with God, and with each other, to carry out the plans
and purposes of God. The "Kingdom of God"
exists both now, in this life on Earth; and in
the life-to-come, for Godspeople (God's people)..... those
individuals whom God has decided to include in
His Kingdom.
Lee - Willie James - Loyal and devoted employee.... a
Black American. Musician; religionist; Christian;
philosopher. Extremely bright; and very "soulful".
Mama "T" [1903-1999 ] - Mother of ABT and
JNT, and wife of "Grand" (1896-1978).
Marvelous Medicine - a "metaphoric" subtitle to
T.T.T. -- "Marvelous Medicine" separates the strictly
"spiritual" portions of this Internet book, from the
other personal opinions and "tablets" that pertain to more
"secular" notions (such as politics, taxes, "education",
social matters, etc).
Monkism - the apparent compulsion within some
"churches" and doctrines to "mold" each and every member
into a solitary "shape", and function, and "creed", and
demeanor.
NORTONIUS
(link)
-- Author's "alter ego". Ideas and notions of the
author.... spoken through a hypothetical character,
"Nortonius".... a name derived from the author's middle-name
"Norton". This Latin variation of "Norton" was
"designed" so that the author's remarks and thoughts could
be compared, sarcastically, with the written
words and ideas of "Polonius", in Shakespeare's "Polonius's
advice to his son".
PJT - Phyllis J. Todd, wife of JNT -- and
co-author of this internet book; and Mother of our four
"children" -- who comprise the first four "members"
of the "Todd Squad". See link "Phyllisian
Truth".
Religianity
(link) - see "Churchianity", above. -
Spirit of God - See above "Holy Spirit of God"
(linked to "God the Holy Spirit").
Spirituality -. As used in this book.... the step
beyond "religion". The "feeling" and "faith" and devotion
and reverence that an individual has for God
Almighty. "Spirituality" has nothing to do with doctrinal
claims, and denominational squabbles. "Spirituality" is a
personal "responding"
to (link), and interaction with --
God-the-Father.
Terrific Tablets - metaphoric "medicine" for the
body, the "spirit", and the soul.
Theology - Literally, "the study of God". Now,
frequently used by various colleges as an "educator's" term,
referring to a college "course-study" of the various
conceivable manifestations of a "divine being". In
my use of the term "theology", I am referring
to my "decipherings" and understanding of God-the
Creator.... the One God.... the God of the Bible.
Todd Squad - The four "children" -- (Mary
Alton [1960]; John IV [1962]; Amy Louise
[1964]; Thomas David [1967]) -- of JNT and
PJT (see picture,
linked). (And, as of 11/1/01, complemented by four
grandchildren.) The "Todd Squad" also includes those
other individuals who have come into our existence for
various reasons (those who have been "given" to us by
God).... and the Squad includes all the others who
understand what we are trying to say, and share.
T.T.T. - "Dr. Todd's Terrific Tablets" - the
name of Dr. John Todd's original book -- and the name
of this website.