Christology Flashcards
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty
James 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God, thou doest well: the devils also believe and tremble.
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, one mediator between Gods and men, the man Jesus Christ
John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.
What two things does the “Father/Son” language in the NT show?
What God did as deity, and what He could only do as humanity
How did God make the world by the Son
With Him in view
Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing what He is quoting
He was quoting Psalm 22
What is Jesus is saying will happen through His suffering
Through this suffering He 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? Is this a coequal trinity?
Prove that Jesus prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated
He was praying as a man not a person of the trinity or He could not be co-equal
What is the key characteristic of God’s nature that helps us understand the baptism of Christ has nothing to do with a trinity
Omnipresence
What is the words of Jesus Himself that answer why He was baptized
To fulfill all righteousness
Who learned who Jesus was at His baptism
John the Baptist and Israel
According to the Bible who was the dove a sign for
John
The dove descending represented what symbolically?
The anointing of the Spirit coming on Jesus the man
What three roles did Jesus come to fulfill in His ministry
Prophet, Priest, and King
Who was washed at the entrance of their office in the OT (Ex. 29:4)
Priests
Who was anointed with oil at the beginning of their role, ministry, or office
Prophets, Priests, and Kings
Whom does the OT prophecy would be similarly anointed
Jesus
The Hebrew word “Messiah” and the Greek word “Christ” both mean which of the following
Anointed One
How old was the minimum age of entrance into the priesthood (Num. 4:3, 23-30)
30 years old
How old was Jesus at His Baptism
30
What was Jesus being baptized into according to major trinitarian scholars like McGarth, Kostenberger, Kellum, and Blomberg
The priesthood
Who was the voice a sign for at Jesus’ baptism according to Scripture
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
It is part of the coronation Psalm showing Jesus is the King
Where does the phrase “in whom I am well pleased” come from
Isaiah 42
What does the phrase “in whom I am well pleased” point out Jesus also came to be
The 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 to become king and rule through that suffering
Why did God use the voice to announce Himself as man
All of these
What two OT images are represented in Phil. 2:5-11
Adam and the 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 refute the doctrine of co-equality
It means exalted higher than ever before which cannot be about a co-equal trinity
What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of His ministry
The perfect man Jesus and the working of the eternal Spirit in Him
What is the best way to reach a trinitarian
Show them Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit are all the same Spirit
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 there’s only one God, but showing Jesus, the Father, the Spirit are all the same eternal Spirit.
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Son is not the Father incarnate.”
All of the above
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Holy Spirit is not Jesus”
All of the above
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Father is not the Holy Spirit”
Ephesians 4:4-6
When did the trinity become fully developed in history
381 AD
What two things does the development of the trinity prove about the doctrine
That is not in the NT, and was developed by men.
How does Jesus pray according to Scripture (Heb. 5:7)
In His humanity
Can god pray to god and yet still remain god in trinitarian thought
no
What basic idea of the trinity would it violate if Jesus prayed as anything but man
The so called doctrine of co equality
What submitted to the Father in the garden of Gethsemane
The human will submitted to the divine will
If one divine person was praying to another divine person in the garden what would the struggle be between
Two divine wills
How did the son exists before creation
As the logos or plan 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
The glory in His role as man and Messiah, because He is praying as a man
According to the Bible how was the Son sent (Gal. 4:4)
Made of a woman
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
- Jn 1:6 shows John the Baptist was sent the same way. 2. Apostle, even used of Jesus (Heb. 3:1) means “one sent” proving this is always language of commission or God chasing to send a human representative. 3. If you say “sent” means Eternal person, you must have an eternal cousin named John.
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
It is a philosophical argument that doesn’t start with scripture
Could God have loved us before we were ever created
Yes, because of his foreknowledge
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 love between the Father and Son
It is about the human divine relationship or the two nature of Christ.
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
The difference between the natures and roles of Christ as deity and humanity. 2. This scripture cannot be about two co-equal persons. 3. The Spirit is also missing so it cannot be about a “trinity” or there would be three.
What were the two witnesses Jesus pointed out that testified of His ministry
Deity and humanity
How many witnesses did the OT call for and why is this significant in disproving the trinity
The law said two witnesses were enough, but three was better if you could have them. If the testimony was about separate persons why not mention three
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) “ I am not alone, because the Father is with me” (Jn 16:32)
Where is the missing Holy Ghost? These verses have nothing to do with trinity.
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
The doctrine that Jesus is the Messiah, the God of the OT manifested in flesh. Where is the missing HG?
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 will come into him, and make our abode with him”
It is not literal but about our co joining positionally with Christ the man in covenant.
How do we know Jn. 14:23 is not about a trinity
All of the above
How do we know Jn 17:21-22 is not about a trinity
Where is the missing Holy Ghost?
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 is 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?
All of these
What does the Bible show when it says there is “.. one mediator between men and God, the man Christ Jesus.” ( I Tim 2:5)
Jesus name baptism is essential to salvation
When Jesus says no one comes “… to the Father but by me.” (Jesus- Jn 14:6) what is He showing
Jesus name baptism is essential to salvation
According to Scripture who do we receive when we receive when we receive Christ (2 Jn 9)
“Both the Father and the Son”
What is 2 Jn 9 not about
A trinity. There’s no third person
2 Cor 5:19 says, “to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself” not whom
Not themselves
When Scripture makes a distinction about the Father and Son what distinction is it making
Two modes, offices, or roles
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
Figurative or symbolic
Who did David say was always at his right hand
The LORD
Who does Ps. 109:31 say the LORD is always by on their right hand
The poor
What does Bernard Ramm a trinitarian scholar admit about the phrase “right hand of God”
It is not literal
What did Stephen see in Acts 7
The GLORY of God
Who did Stephen pray to when Scripture says he “called on God”
The Lord Jesus
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
It shows three aspects we can know and have from God
When 2 Cor. 13:14 says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ..” what does this point to?
Our only source of grace is from the sacrifice of the man Jesus
When 2 Cor. 3:14 says “.. and the love of God..” what does this show
God is love, and he loved us enough to make and become the plan
When 2 Cor. 3:14 says “… and the communion of the Holy Ghost..” what does this show?
The baptism of the HG is essential in giving us communion with God and others in the Church (1 Cor. 12:13)
Why are there confusing verses in the Bible?
They only become confusing after the development of the trinity
Why is it hard for some to see the Oneness of God if it is so plain in Scripture
God presents truth at times in a partially hidden way on purpose
Historical Development of the Trinity:
- Greek Apologists.
- The Council of Constantinople.
- Post-Apostolic Age
- Old Catholic Age
- The Council of Nicea
- Jesus is not co-equal with the Father and the Spirirt is lesser or used to speak of the Father or Son interchangeably.
- Added to its creed the full….
- Lanuage much like the NT (Father/Son.) But the Spirit and the Son are used interchangeably.
- The major contributions to the trinity were the ideas..
- Finally the Son is eternal, not created, but the Spirit is not seen as a person fully yet.
Identify six “passages of distinction”:
- John 5:30
- John 14:28
- John 5:19
- Matt 28:18
- 1 Cor 11:13
- John 8:28
- I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
-Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you….
-Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you… - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth
- But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God
-Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my father hath taught me, I speak these things.
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Identify six passages of Identity:
- Col 2:9
- Jn 1:1
- Is 44:24
- Deut 6:4
- Jn 10:30
- Is 9:6
- For in him dwelleth all of the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
- Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things…
- Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
- I and my Father are one
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:…
