Christology Final Killmon Flashcards
Write out the verse 1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
Write out the following verse James 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Write out the following verse 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?
What God did as man and what God purposed as deity
Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity onthe cross by showing what He is quoting.
Psalm 22
What is Jesus saying will happen through His suffering?
Through his suffering he will reign, he is the king by being the lamb.
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 inthe trinity?
Where is the missing holy Ghost and is this a coequal person/relationship
Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated?
He’s asking another person for help. This cannot be about a trinity because it would show that the three persons are not coequal. He was praying as a man.
What is the key characteristic of God’s nature that helps us understand thebaptism of Christ has nothing to do with a trinity?
Omnipresent
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 the Baptist 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 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 inOT?
Kings and Priests
Of whom does the OT prophecy would be similarly anointed (see answer above)?
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
How old was Jesus at His baptism?
30
What was Jesus being baptized into according to major trinitarian scholarslike 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? 1. It is part of the coronation Psalm showing Jesus is the King.
It shows that he is 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 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?
Through his suffering he will reign
Why did God use the voice to announce Himself as man?
Philippians 2:7 He came to make of himself no reputation. He couldn’t point to himself; it had to be announced the proper way.
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?
The 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?
Because he was exalted higher than ever before.
What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of His ministry?
The perfect man Jesus and the working of the eternal spirit through him.
What is the best way to reach a trinitarian?
To show them Jesus, the Father, and the 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 amore specific starting point of conversation?
By not proving Jesus is God, or not proving there is only one God, but saying instead the Father, the Spirit the Son are all the same spirit.
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Son is not the Father incarnate.”
John 10:30, John 14:8-11, Isaiah 9:6
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Holy Spirit is not Jesus.”
Ephesians 4:4-6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim, “The Father is not the Holy Spirit.”
Filled with the spirit of Christ
When did the trinity become fully developed in history?
381 at the Council of Constantinople
What two things does the development of the trinity prove about the doctrine?
That it is not NT and it was developed by men later philosophically