DOCTRINE EXAM 2 Flashcards
what does doctrine 2 say ?
we believe there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the creator, preserver, and governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.
what does the TRINITY revealed?
mystery
what does doctrine #3 say?
we believe that there are three persons in the Godhead - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost - undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.
REVEALED MYSTERY:
what does trinity mean?
The triune God >mystery - not "secret" >Unfathomable- beyond our understanding >Requires progressive revelation - unveiling >Rom. 16:25-27
revealed mystery: 1. God's nature is 2. his essence 3. his tri-unity >the centrality of relatiionship
- Distinction between the three
- share essence
- unveiled
- one God
- the “three-in-one”
>the centrality of relationship - roles & personality
- intimacy
revealed mystery:
>clues’
>creation itself
>humanity -
> the written revelatiion _
the trinity itself -
> text
> provided
the world
made in the image of God (imago dei)
the word
> father, son & holy spirit
1cor. 2:10-16
UNITY shared essence 1. all are personal 2.all are eternal 3.all are holy 4. all are love 1x1x1=1 text
three, yet one
- relational
- Infinite
- perfect in purity
- perfect in will
1 cor. 12:4-6
UNITY
what do they share?
- commune
- love expressed
- dynamic circulation
- United in common purpose -
- theme
what do they share?
- with each other
- in community
- of life among equal persons’ (HOD 1969, 51)
- the salvatiion of the world
- jude 20 - 21
UNITY shared act of revelation 1. reveal one 2. the son 3.the son 4. father testifies 5.father send 6. the spirit reveals 7. the spirit bears
UNITY shared act of revelation 1. another to us 2. reveals the father 3. testifies to the spirit 4. to the son 5.the spirit 6. the father 7. witness to the son
DISTINCTIONS
TITLE
1.God the Father
- God the Son
- God the Holy Spirit
DISTINCTIONS NAME 1. source; King Eph. 4:6 2. Savior; word Col. 1:19 3. Seal; Comforter Eph. 1:3-14
DISTINCTIONS ORDERS 1. BY progressive 2. First Person 3. cration 4. Second person 5. incarnation 6. Third Person 7. Pentecost
DISTINCTIONS ORDER 1. revelation 2.Father 3. Gen 1:1 4. Son 5. Jn 1:14 6.Spirit 7. Acts 2:1-4
progressive revelation NECESSARY: 1.Limited 2. Finite human faced 3. historical context 4. monotheism in text
progressive revelation NECESSARY: 1. human capacity 2. with an infinite God 3. of OT 4. the midst of polytheism Dt. 6:4
the whole GodHead is always involved in all Divine
operations, creation, incarnation, atonement, resurrection, pentecost, etc.
scriptural witness
- Job
- Is
- Rom
- 1 Cor.
- 2 Cor
- Eph
- 1 Pet
- Heb
scriptural witness
- 19:25 & 33:4
- 48:16-17
- 8:9-10
- 12:3-6
- 13:14
- 4:4-6
- 1:2
- 13:21
what does Titus 3:4-6 say?
but when the kindness and love of God our savior appeared, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. he saved through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the holy spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus christ our savior.