Christology Final

Question 1

What two things does “Father/Son” language in the NT show?

Answer 1

What God did as humanity and deity.

Question 2

How did God make the world by the Son?

Answer 2

With the plan in mind.

Question 3

Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing what He is quoting.

Answer 3

Psalms 22

Question 4

What is Jesus saying will happen through HIs suffering?

Answer 4

He will reign.

Question 5

What are the two major questions you ask almost all “passages of distinction” that prove the distinction is about the human/divine relationship not persons in the trinity?

Answer 5

1. Are there 3 persons mentioned?

2. Are they equal?

Question 6

Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated?

Answer 6

Because they are not equal.

Question 7

What is the key characteristic of God’s nature that helps us understand the baptism of Christ has nothing to do with a trinity?

Answer 7

Omnipresent.

Question 8

What are the words of Jesus Himself that answer why He was baptized?

Answer 8

To fulfill all righteousness.

Question 9

Who learned who Jesus was at His baptism?

Answer 9

Israelites.

Question 10

According to the Bible who was the dove a sign for?

Answer 10

John the Baptist.

Question 11

The dove descending represented what symbolically?

Answer 11

The anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Question 12

What three roles did Jesus come to fulfill in His ministry?

Answer 12

Priest, King, Prophet

Question 13

Who was washed at the entrance of their office in the OT (Ex. 29:4)?

Answer 13

The high priest.

Question 14

Who was anointed with oil at the beginning of their role, ministry, or office in OT?

Answer 14

The King.

Question 15

Of whom does the OT prophecy would be similarly anointed (see answer above)?

Answer 15

Jesus the Messiah.

Question 16

The Hebrew word “Messiah” and the Greek word “Christ” both mean which of the following?

Answer 16

Anointed One.

Question 17

How old was the minimum age of entrance into the priesthood (Num. 4:3, 23-30)?

Answer 17

30.

Question 18

How old was Jesus at His baptism?

Answer 18

Approximately 30.

Question 19

What was Jesus being baptized into according to major Trinitarian scholars like McGrath, Kostenberger, Kellum, and Blomberg?

Answer 19

His priesthood ministry.

Question 20

Who was the voice a sign for at Jesus” baptism according to Scripture?

Answer 20

The People.

Question 21

When the voice from heaven says “This is my beloved son” what is it quoting?

Answer 21

Psalms 2

Question 22

What is the significance of the term “beloved son” when applied to Jesus at His baptism?

Answer 22

They would say it when they were anointing the King

Question 23

Where does the phrase “in whom I am well pleased” come from?

Answer 23

Isaiah 42

Question 24

What does the phrase “in who I am well pleased” point out Jesus also came to be?

Answer 24

The suffering servant

Question 25

What does the total phrase "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased" show about Jesus ministry?

Answer 25

That he was the suffering servant.

Question 26

Why did God use the voice to announce Himself as man?

Answer 26

Philippians 2 he could make of himself no reputation.

Question 27

What two OT images are represented in Phil. 2:5-11?

Answer 27

Adam and the suffering servant.

Question 28

What role did Jesus have to fulfill to save us?

Answer 28

Suffering servant.

Question 29

How does Phil. 2:5-11 show the language of exaltation is about the man Jesus and refutes the doctrine of co-equality?

Answer 29

Because He was exalted higher than ever before which means he was not previously exalted.

Question 30

What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of His ministry?

Answer 30

Perfect man and Spirit are all same.

Question 31

What is the best way to reach a Trinitarian?

Answer 31

Show them godhead in Jesus and that father son and spirit are all same.

Question 32

List scripture to explain whether Jesus is in the godhead or is the godhead in Jesus?

Answer 32

IN him dwelleth Colossians 2:9

Question 33

How does the "Trinitarian shield" help us in witnessing by moving us to a more specific starting point of conversation?

Answer 33

That they are not coequal.

Question 34

Refute using Scripture the Trinitarian claim "The Son is not the Father incarnate."

Answer 34

Isaiah 9:6

Question 35

Refute using Scripture the Trinitarian claim "The HOly Spirit is not Jesus."

Answer 35

Galatians 4:6

Question 36

Refute using Scripture the Trinitarian claim, "The Father is not the Holy Spirit."

Answer 36

Ephesians 4:4-6

Question 37

When did the trinity become fully developed in history?

Answer 37

381

Question 38

What two things does the development of the trinity prove about the doctrine?

Answer 38

Not found in NT and developed by man.

Question 39

How did Jesus pray according to Scripture (Heb. 5:7)?

Answer 39

Prayed in the days of his flesh.

Question 40

Can god pray to god and yet still remain god in Trinitarian thought?

Answer 40

No because doctrine of equality.

Question 41

What basic idea of the trinity would it violate if Jesus prayed as anything but man?

Answer 41

Coequality.

Question 42

What submitted to the Father in the garden of Gethsemane?

Answer 42

His human will submitted to the divine will.

Question 43

If one divine person was praying to another divine person in the garden what would the struggle be between?

Answer 43

Two divine wills.

Question 44

How did the son exist before creation?

Answer 44

In the intent and mind of God.

Question 45

When Jesus prays "Father glorify me with the glory that I had with you before the world was..." what glory is Jesus speaking of and how do you know?

Answer 45

The glory as the role of man.

Question 46

According to the Bible how was the Son sent (Gal. 4:4)?

Answer 46

From the womb of a woman born under the law.

Question 47

how do you know the Bible's use of "sent" or "sent from heaven" does not mean sent as an eternal person from heaven, but only commissioned or sent as an agent of heaven?

Answer 47

John was also sent.

Question 48

What is the major flaw of arguing for the trinity based on the idea that God could not be a god of love and show the capacity of relationship before He created unless He existed as a trinity?

Answer 48

God is love and we believe Bible and not philosophy.

Question 49

Could God have loved us before we were ever created?

Answer 49

Yes

Question 50

Is there one scripture in the entire Bible that says the Spirit loves the Father, or the Father loves the Spirit?

Answer 50

no

Question 51

What does the above prove regarding love between the Father and the Son?

Answer 51

That there is no other spirit that loves the son except God.

Question 52

Jn. 5:19 says, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise." What does this distinction point to and how do you know?

Answer 52

Two natures and violates equality in the godhead.

Question 53

What were the two witnesses Jesus pointed out that testified his ministry?

Answer 53

Humanity and Deity

Question 54

How many witnesses did the OT call for and why is this significant in disproving the trinity?

Answer 54

2 and that proves there are not 3

Question 55

The following verses show plural usage referring to the Father and Jesus, how do we know it's not proving a trinity? "If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also" (Jn 8:19); "The Father hath not left me alone (Jn 8:29); "He that hateth me hateth my Father also" (Jn 15:24) etc...

Answer 55

The Holy Ghost is missing

Question 56

2 Jn 9 states, "He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son." What is the doctrine of Christ and how do you know this is not about a trinity?

Answer 56

God manifest in the flesh, and because of missing Holy Ghost.

Question 57

What does Jn 14:23 mean when it says, "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will Love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."

Answer 57

Cause he and his father are one.

Question 58

How do we know Jn. 14:23 is not about the trinity?

Answer 58

Because of missing Holhy Ghost.

Question 59

Jn 17:21-22 says, "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. and the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one." What does this verse show?

Answer 59

Reconciliation comes through Jesus and you can't approach a Holy God on our own.

Question 60

How do you know Jn 17:21-22 (see above) is not about the trinity?

Answer 60

Because of missing Holy Ghost.

Question 61

What does the Bible show when it says there is "...one mediator between men and God, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Tim 2:5)?

Answer 61

Only through Jesus we're saved.

Question 62

When Jesus says no one comes "...to the Father but by me." (Jesus - Jn 14:6 what is He showing?

Answer 62

Doctrine of essentiality.

Question 63

According to Scripture who do we receive when we receive Christ (2 Jn 9)?

Answer 63

The Fahter also.

Question 64

What is 2 Jn 9 not about?

Answer 64

The trinity

Question 65

2 Cor 5:19 says "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself" not whom?

Answer 65

Themselves

Question 66

When scripture makes a distinction about the Father and Son what distinction is it making?

Answer 66

What roles and modes and offices of God.

Question 67

Can you argue that the "right hand of God" is a literal place from Scripture?

Answer 67

No

Question 68

What is the "Right hand of God" if it is clearly not physical?

Answer 68

Glory, Honor, Power

Question 69

Who did David say was always at his right hand?

Answer 69

The LORD

Question 70

Who does Ps. 109:31 say the LORD is always by on their right hand?

Answer 70

The Poor.

Question 71

What does Bernard Ramm, a Trinitarian scholar, admit about the phrase "right hand of God"?

Answer 71

It's the power

Question 72

What did Stephen see in Acts 7?

Answer 72

The glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.

Question 73

Who did Stephen pray to when scripture says he "called on God"?

Answer 73

Jesus

Question 74

When looking at 2 Cor 13:14 which says, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen." What is important to remember?

Answer 74

Father in creation, son in redemption, holy ghost in action or application. It's only confusing after the Trinity was invented.

Question 75

When 2 Cor. 13:14 says, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ..." what does this point to?

Answer 75

Jesus is the only source of grace

Question 76

When 2 Cor. 13:14 says, "...and the communion of the Holy Ghost..." What does this show?

Answer 76

Baptism of Holy Ghost is essential.

Question 77

When 2 Cor. 13:14 says " and the love of God..." What does this show?

Answer 77

He loved us enough to become the plan.

Question 78

Why are there confusing verses in the Bible?

Answer 78

because of the mystery of godliness.

Question 79

Why is it hard for some to see the Oneness of God if it is so plain in Scripture?

Answer 79

Because of the lenses they wear.

Question 80

The Council of Constantinople

Answer 80

381 AD

Question 81

Post-Apostolic Age

Answer 81

AD 90-140

Question 82

Greek Apologists

Answer 82

AD 130-180

Question 83

Old Catholic Age

Answer 83

AD 170-325

Question 84

The Council of Nicea

Answer 84

325 AD