Test #1 Flashcards by Victoria Sims

Define Epistemology

how we acquire knowledge

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How is God revealed to us?

self revealed

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what defines what we can say about God as Christians?

*The Bible

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In our approach to understanding God what is the best starting point?

*The OT

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Because humanity is “fallen” where must revelation start?

From above

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What must a Christian say about the OT?

That it is the true revelation of God

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What does the NT revelation build on?

The OT

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According to Hendrikus Berkoff’s a better hermeneutical approach to God’s revelation in Scripture is which of the following?

let OT speak to the NT and let that inform later philosophy

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What is biblically appropriate in speaking of God?

We must say what scripture says

- Before we move to statements or logic and philosophy we first start with scripture

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What is the belief in one God called?

Monotheism

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What is an atheist?

denies the existence of God

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What is an agnostic?

asserts the existence of God is unknown and probably unknowable

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What is pantheist?

equates God with nature or the forces of the universe

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What is a Polytheist?

one who believes in more than one God

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What makes up the belief of Ditheism?

the belief in 2 Gods

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What is Tritheism?

the belief in 3 Gods

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Which of these religions are monotheistic?

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

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What constitutes trinitarianism?

the belief in 3 gods

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What are the two extreme tendencies in trinitarian thought?

) Emphasizes the unity of God

2. ) Emphasizes the 3ness of the trinity

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What makes binitarianism unique?

does not classify the Holy Ghost as a separate person but asserts belief in 2 persons in the Godhead

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Many monotheists have pointed out that both trinitarianism and binitarianism ultimately do what?

weaken the strict monotheism taught by the Bible

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Which of the following represents strict monotheism?

) One asserts that there is only one God but does so by Denying the Full Deity of Jesus Christ
) Second class of true monotheists believes in 1 God, but further believe the fullness of the Godhead is manifested in Jesus Christ

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Who represents strict monotheism and yet rejects the full divinity of Christ?

Christendom

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Which of the following represents the second class of true monotheists?

Believes in one God but further believe the fullness of the Godhead is manifested in Jesus Christ.
Believe the Father, Son, and Spirit are manifestations, modes, offices, or relationships the one God has displayed to man.

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What is the term Church historians have used for this second class of strict monotheists?

Modalism and Modalistic Monarchism

Who are some of these strict monotheists from history?

Noteus, Praxeas, and Sabellius

What term in the twentieth century is used by those who believe in both the indivisible oneness of God and the full deity of Jesus Christ to describe themselves?

Oneness

What has been, and still is, a major stumbling block for Jewish people in terms of accepting Christianity?

That Jesus is the Messiah

What does the OT reveal about God’s nature?

That there is ONE God

Is there a place for a trinity in the OT?

A uni-plural noun means one or more than one.

True

A uni-plural noun means “one” exclusively when used with singular verbs or modifiers.

True

Like the English language, the plural form of a Hebrew word always signifies more than one.

False

Overwhelmingly Elohim or “God” is used in a plural way signifying more than one, with only a small amount of times it refers to only one God.

False

In Gen. 1:1 God (elohim) is show to be plural because “created” is a plural modifier.

False

Whenever Elohim refers to the one true God, it is always accompanied by singular verbs.

True

Whenever Elohim refers to more than one false god, it is accompanied by plural verbs.

True

If the intention of Elohim is to indicate more than one, either singular or plural verbs can be used.

True

If the intention of Elohim is to indicate one only, singular verbs are used.

True

When the Greek NT quotes from an OT reference where Elohim is used of the one true God, the Greek theos (God) is always singular.

True

The Greek language does not use plurals in the same way as the Hebrew.

True

Since both the Hebrew and the Greek are inspired, if Elohim was used to indicate God is more than one, the Greek NT would use the plural form of the noun.

False

How many times does the OT refer to God being a trinity?

None

How many verses are there that people infer a trinity into the text?

4 | Gen, 1:26, Gen. 3:22, Gen. 11:17, Is. 48:16

How many times does the OT say God is one?

over 3,000 times

Why does Genesis 1:26 use a plural pronoun for God?

the bible uses singular pronouns for God 1000s of times. The next verse uses the singular to show how God fulfilled verse 26.

What must Gen. 1:26 be reconciled with?

reconcile plural in 1:26 with singular in 1:27 and 2:7

Which of these shows why some believe Gen. 1:26 to refer to angels?

God talked to angels and requested their opinions in formulating his plans before. We know that angels were present during man's creation.

Which reason shows why some believe God was counseling with His own will in Gen. 1:26?

In formal speaking and writing a person can refer to himself in the plural, especially if the speaker is royalty.

Which shows support for Gen. 1:26 speaking of Plural Majesty or emphasis like Elohim?

A.) Daniel told the King, "We will tell the interpretation thereof before the king" even though Daniel ALONE gave the interpretation B.) King Artaxerxes alternated referred to himself in the singular and plural

Which of the following is support for Gen. 1:26 referring to God speaking of the future Son in prophetic foreknowledge?

- God's foreknowledge of the future arrival of the Son, much like the prophetic passages in the Psalms. - Calls things that are not as though they were - A day is 1000 years to Him - His plan: the Word- existed from the beginning in the mind of God - Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world - Adam was a figure of Him who was to come, Jesus Christ

What is a theophany?

A visible manifestation of God

Can God manifest Himself to different people in different places at the same time?

Yes

Does it take a concept of more than one God to explain any of the theophanies?

Do the 3 men in Genesis 18:1 prove a trinity?

What does Gen 19:1 show that two of the 3 men are?

Angels

Does the fact that the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven demonstrate there is a trinity?

What does even the NIV admit in Genesis 19:24?

It describes God as being One

What does Gen. 19:24 show?

Describes God as one being in one place doing one thing- in heaven, raining down fire.

Who is the Angel of the LORD?

a manifestation of Yaweh Himself

Do some argue that God is never “the Angel of the LORD”?

Yes

Are there passages which describe the angel of the LORD as a separate being from the LORD?

Yes

If so what would these passages refer to? (See question 17.)

- Refers THEN to a literal angel - Some say ALL "angel of the LORD" passages mean a literal angel and not God - Could mean God performed the acts by delegating them to an angel do

Do some Oneness people believe there are passages that show a visitation of the angel of the LORD is really a manifestation of Yahweh Himself?

Yes

Can the angel of the LORD refer to God performing the acts by delegating them to an angel to do?

Yes

Can Oneness people believe some of the angel of the LORD manifestations are possibly God in some passages, but only an angel in passages that clearly describe two beings?

Yes

How do we reconcile the angel of the Lord appearing to David separate from God?

- The Lord appeared to David when He sent His angel like: when God speaks to someone through an ANGEL, and audible voice, or an impression on the mind. - Or perhaps both the angel and God appeared to David

Can these passages show more than one LORD?

In Zech. 1:7-17 an angel then began to talk to Zechariah and David calls him “lord”; does this prove 2 gods?

Zechariah called the angel lord which means what?

Master or ruler

Is lord a term reserved for God alone like Lord and LORD?

Can one properly address even a man by the title lord (Gen. 24:18)?

Yes

What other explanations can be offered regarding the angel of the LORD in Zechariah?

- Angel was not God in chapters 1 and 2, but was in 3 | - Or God spoke directly while the angel stood by silently

Do we need to accept two persons of God to explain the "angel of the LORD" passages?

Did the Jews have a problem in reconciling the angel of the LORD with their belief in absolute monotheism?

Test #1 Flashcards

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