Final

Question 0

Around how many OT verses state God is one?

Answer 0

3,000 +

Question 1

Where must all revelation about God start, why must it start there, and where is that source?

Answer 1

If we were fallen we need revelation from God.
All revelation starts with God’s self revelation.
The Bible is the source of revelation.

Question 2

What is the faulty approach or “lens” that trinitarians bring to the NT and what does it do to the later philosophy?

Answer 2

3/4th of the century–> NT–>destroy OT

Question 3

What is the better approach or “lens” that oneness people bring to the NT and what does it do to the later philosophy?

Answer 3

OT–> NT

Question 4

How do our approaches to the OT reveal our conscious or unconscious attitude to God’s revelation?

Answer 4

Plural majesty
Prophetic foreknowledge of the son
Talking to angels
Counseling with His own will

Question 5

Explain how Gen. 1:26 is not about a trinity.

Answer 5

Subject of Gen. 1:27

Question 6

How do you explain the “God” or “Elohim” in Gen 1:1 is not a proof of the trinity?

Answer 6

Singular modifier

Question 7

When Elohim is used what is it always accompanied by?

Answer 7

Singular masculine pronoun

Question 8

If Elohim is used on more than one false god what is it always accompanied by?

Answer 8

Plural modifier

Question 9

When scripture says Moses (Ex. 7:1), Samuel (1 Sam. 28:13-14), and all of the individual judges of Israel (Ps. 82:6) are called “Elohim” what does this prove regarding God?

Answer 9

If Moses isn’t a trinity, neither can God be.

Question 10

How does the inspired NT translation of the inspired OT verses calling God “Elohim” prove that God is one?

Answer 10

When you translate into Greek, theos is one.

Question 11

What are the two things represented in Dan. 7 and Rev. 5?

Answer 11

Represents humanity and deity- there is no trinity.

Question 12

How does the Bible show I’m another passage Dan. 7 and Rev. 5 are not separate persons?

Answer 12

It shows the son of man and ancient of days blended together in the person of Christ.

Question 13

How do you prove Rev. 5 is not about persons in a so called trinity?

Answer 13

Wheres the third person? No trinitarian says Jesus will be called a lion and will be a slain lamb standing with 7 eyes and 7 horns.

Question 14

Explain why Is. 6:3 repeating “holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty…” Does not prove a trinity.

Answer 14

There’s no superlative in Hebrew- so they use repetition.

Question 15

Did the oneness message disappear after the fourth century and slowly make a come back in the 19th century?

Answer 15

No.

Question 16

According to Tertullian’s writing “Against Praxeus” what was the dominant belief still in the 4th century and what was the minority view?

Answer 16

The majority (common people) believed oneness. Minority believed the trinity.

Question 17

What two things does “Father/Son” language in the NT show?

Answer 17

What God did as deity and what he could do only as humanity.

Question 18

How did God make the world by the son?

Answer 18

With Christ in view.

Question 19

Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing what He is quoting.

Answer 19

He’s quoting Psalms

Question 20

What is Jesus saying will happen through His suffering?

Answer 20

Through the suffering I will reign

Question 21

What are the two major questions you ask almost all “passages of distinction” that prove the distinction is about the human/ divine relationship not with persons in the trinity?

Answer 21

Where’s the third person? Is this a coequal trinity?

Question 22

Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated.

Answer 22

It would break the notion of coequality.

Question 23

At His baptism, what three roles is Jesus stepping into?

Answer 23

Prophet, priest, and king

Question 24

Show why it is important for Jesus as a man to be baptized and anointed and include a statement from Christ Himself as to point of doing this.

Answer 24

“Fulfilling all righteousness” abiding by the law

Question 25

What two images are represented in Phil. 2:5-11?

Answer 25

Adam, suffering servant

Question 26

What role did Jesus have to fill and what would have violated it?

Answer 26

Suffering servant

Question 27

How does Phil. 2:5-11 show the language of exaltation is about the man Jesus and refute the doctrine of coequality?

Answer 27

It means exalted higher than ever before which cannot be about a coequal trinity.

Question 28

What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of his ministry and using the Old Testament show why this can’t be a trinity?

Answer 28

Jesus, the man the eternal spirit of God working through Him.

Question 29

What is the best way to reach a trinitarian?

Answer 29

Show that Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit are all the same spirit.

Question 30

List scripture to explain whether Jesus is in the godhead or is the godhead in Jesus?

Answer 30

Col. 2:9