Christology Flashcards
2 Corinthians 3:17
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
1 Timothy 2:5
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
James 2:19
“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
John 20:28
“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”
What two things does “Father/Son” language in the NT show?
It shows what God did through Humanity and Deity.
How did God make the world by the Son?
With Him in mind or in view.
Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing what He is quoting.
Psalms 22
What is Jesus saying will happen through His suffering?
Through His suffering He will will reign.
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?
- Where is the missing Holy Ghost?
2. Is this a co-equal trinity?
Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated?
Subordinate, because he wouldn’t be co-equal.
What is the key characteristics of God’s nature that helps us understand the baptism of Christ has nothing to do with a trinity?
God is omnipresent. So he can be anywhere simultaneously
What are the words of Jesus Himself that answer why he was baptized?
To fulfill all righteousness
Who learned who Jesus was at His baptism?
John and Israel
According to the Bible, who was the Dove a sign for?
John the Baptist
The dove descending represented what symbolically?
The anointing of the Spirit on the man Jesus
What three roles did Jesus come to fulfill in His ministry?
- Prophet
- Priest
- King
Who was washed at the entrance of their office in the OT (Ex. 29:4)?
All priests
Who was anointed with oil at the beginning of their role, ministry, or office in OT?
- Priest
- King
- Prophet
The Hebrew word “Messiah” and the Greek word “Christ” both mean what?
Anointed One
How old was the minimum age of entrance into the priesthood (Numbers 4:3, 23-30)?
30
How old was Jesus at his baptism?
30
What was Jesus being baptized into according to major trinitarian scholars like McGrath, Kostenberger, Kellum, and Blomberg?
The priesthood
Who was the voice a sign for at Jesus’ baptism according to Scripture?
Israel /the People
When the voice from heaven says “This is my beloved son” what is it quoting?
Psalm 2
What is the significance of the term “beloved son” when applied to Jesus at His baptism?
Showing that Jesus was being anointed King
Where does the phrase “in whom I am well pleased” come from?
Isaiah 42
What does the phrase “in who I am well pleased” point out who Jesus also came to be?
Suffering Servant
What does the total phrase “This is my beloved son in who I am well pleased” show about Jesus’ ministry?
As a man he would suffer and die and become king through that suffering
Of whom does the OT prophecy say would be similarly anointed (see answer above)?
Jesus
What did God use the voice to announce Himself as man?
Phil 2 says he couldn’t make of himself a reputation.
What two OT images are represented in Phil. 2:5-11?
Adam and Suffering Servant
What role did Jesus have to fulfill to save us?
Suffering Servant
How does Phil. 2:5-11 show the language of exaltation is about the man Jesus and refutes the doctrine of co-equality?
Huperuso, because He’s exalted higher than ever before
What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of His ministry?
Perfect man and eternal Spirit of God working through Him
What is the best way to reach a trinitarian?
Show them Jesus, Father, and Spirit are one.
List scripture to explain whether Jesus is in the godhead or is the godhead in Jesus?
Colossians 2:9
How does the “trinitarian shield” help us in witnessing by moving us to a more specific starting point of conversation?
By not proving Jesus is God and only is one God and showing Jesus, Father, and Spirit are the same spirit (Eph. 4)
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Son is not the Father Incarnate.”
Isaiah 9:6
John 14:8-11
John 10:30
Refute using scripture the trinitarian claim “The Holy Spirit is not Jesus.”
Romans 8:9-10
Galatians 4:6
Philippians 4:6
Refute using scripture the trinitarian claim, “The Father is not the Holy Spirit.”
Ephesians 4:4
When did the trinity become fully developed in history?
AD 381
What two things does the development of the trinity prove about the doctrine?
That it is not found in the NT and it is developed by men
How did Jesus pray according to Scripture (Hebrews 5:7)?
In His Flesh
Can God pray to God and yet still remain God in trinitarian thought?
Yes
What basic idea of the trinity would it violate if Jesus prayed as anything but man?
Co-equality
What submitted to the Father in the garden of Gethsemane?
The human will of Jesus
If one divine person was praying to another divine person in the garden what would the struggle be between?
Two Gods
How did the son exist before creation?
In the mind of God
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?
Jesus is speaking of the glory the Son had in the plan and mind of God.
According to the Bible how was the Son sent (Galatians 4:4)?
From the Father
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?
It indicates God appointed the Son for a special purpose
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?
This belief could easily lead to polytheism, and if it doesn’t it at the very least limits God to time.
Could God have loved us before we were ever created?
Yes
Is there one Scripture in the entire Bible that says the spirit loves the Father, or the Father loves the Spirit?
No
What does the above prove regarding live between the Father and Son?
The Spirit loved the man Jesus as He loves all humanity, and man Jesus loved God as all men should love God
John 5:19 says, “the Son can do nothing
The man Jesus; it is not coming-equal.
What were the two witnesses Jesus pointed out that testified of His ministry?
Jesus and His Father
How many witnesses did the Old Testament call for and why is this significant in disproving the trinity?
At least two, preferably three; He left out the Holy Ghost.
The following verses show plural usage referring to the Father and Jesus, how do we know it’s not proving a trinity?
“If he had known me, ye should have known my Father also” (John 8:19)
“The Father hath not left me alone” (John 8:29)
“He that hateth my Father also” (John 15:23)
“Now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father” (John 15:24)
“I am not alone, because the Father is with me” (John 16:32)
When Jesus refers to Himself and His Father as separate, He is talking about Himself as a man.
2 John 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?
The doctrine of Christ is that Jesus is the messiah, because where is the missing Holy Ghost.
What does John 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.”
It means that the Spirit Of God will live inside of him.
How do we know John 14:23 is not about a trinity?
Jesus is not speaking of his bodily entrance into us
John 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?
When we are one with Jesus, we are one with God
How do you know John 17:21-22 (see above) is not about a trinity?
Sinful man cannot approach a holy God, and the only way to be reconciled and approach God is through the sinless man, Jesus and that is what this verse is showing us.
What does the Bible show when it says there is “…one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5)?
That the only way to God is through Jesus
When Jesus says no one comes “…to the Father but by me.” (Jesus - John 14:16) what is He showing?
That to be reunited with God we must first receive atonement through Jesus.
According to Scripture who do we receive when we receive Christ (2 John 9)?
Both the Father and the Son
What is 2 John 9 not about?
It’s not about the trinity because there is no third person
2 Corinthians 5:19 says, “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself” not whom?
Themselves
When scripture makes a distinction about the Father and Son what distinction is it making?
Jesus as a man and God as God
Can you argue that the “right hand of God” is a literal place from Scripture?
No
What is the “Right hand of God” if it is clearly not physical?
A place of power
Who did David say was always at his right hand?
God
Who does Psalms 109:31 day the LORD is always by on their right hand?
David
What does Bernard Ramm a trinitarian scholar admit about the phrase “right hand of God”?
That it refers to a place of power and is not the literal right hand of God.
What did Stephen see in Acts 7?
The Son of man standing on the right hand of God
Who did Stephen pray to when Scripture says he “called on God”?
Lord Jesus
When looking at 2 Corinthians 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 lol. Amen.” What is important to remember?
Paul wrote it before the trinity was invented
When 2 Corinthians 13:14 says, “…and the love of God…” what does this show?
God is love
When 2 Corinthians 13:14 says, “…and the communion of the Holy Ghost…” what does this show?
The baptism of the Holy Ghost gives us communion with and the others
Why are there confusing verses in the Bible?
Because the doctrine of the trinity had confused what should be very plain
Why is it hard for some to see the Oneness of God if it is so plain in Scripture?
Because they are looking at the Scripture through a trinitarian lense
The Council of Constantinople
Ad 381
Post-Apostolic Age
AD 90-140
Greek Apologists
AD 170-325
Old Catholic Age
AD 170-325
The Council Of Nicea
AD 325
Scriptures of Identity:
Deut 6:4 Is 9:6 Is 44:24 Jn 10:30 Col 2:9
Passages of distinction:
Dan 7
Rev 5
