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I Timothy 2:5

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For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬ KJV)

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James 2:19

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Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. (‭James‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬ KJV)

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John 20:28

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And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. (‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭28‬ KJV)

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4
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Where must all revelation about God start?
Why must it start there?
What is the source?

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From God’s self revelation.
Because we are fallen.
The Bible.

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5
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About how many OT verses state that God is one?

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About 3,000

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What is the faulty approach or “lens” that Trinitarian bring to NT?
What does it do to the OT revelation of God?

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2-4th Century Philosophy ➡️ NT ➡️ (OT)❌

Diagram on page 36 in binder.

Trinitarian view destroys or dismisses OT. This is the typical approach of most churches.

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

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OT ➡️ NT ➡️ (2-4th Century Philosophy) ❌

Philosophy is dismissed. The Oneness movement takes God’s process of revelation as valid and sacred.

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II Corinthians 3:17

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Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ KJV)

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

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Oneness believers respect the OT and prove they take God’s self revelation seriously.

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10
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Explain how Genesis 1:26 is not trinity.

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He is talking to the angels.

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How do you explain the “God” or “Elohim” in Genesis 1:1 is not trinity?

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It is a uniplural noun with singular modifiers - it can only be one!

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When “Elohim” is used of God what is it always accompanied by?

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Singular verbs or modifiers.

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

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Plural verbs or modifiers.

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

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It means they cannot be a trinity and neither can God.

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

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In the NT elohim is always translated as God in the singular, never plural.

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16
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What are the two things represented in Daniel 7 and Revelation 5?

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the eternal God and the man Jesus, the third person of the trinity is missing (the holy ghost).

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17
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How do you prove Revelation 5 is not about persons in a so called trinity?

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No trinitarian would say Jesus would be called a lion and yet actually be a slain lamb standing with seven eyes and seven horns.

18
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How does the Bible show in another passage Daniel 7 and Revelation 5 are not separate persons?

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Because in Revelation 1 we see a blended picture of the son of man and Ancient of days.

19
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Explain why Israel 6:3 repeating “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty…” does not prove a trinity?

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There is no superlative, it uses repetition.

20
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Did the Oneness message disappear after the fourth century and slowly make a comeback in the 19th century?

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No.

21
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According to Tertullian’s writing “Against Praxeus” what was the dominant belief still in the 2nd century?
What was the minority view?

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Oneness.

Trinitarian.

22
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What two things does “Father/Son” language in the NT show?

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What God did as humanity and what he did as deity.

23
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How did God make the world by the Son?

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Created the world with Christ in view.

24
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Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing with what He is quoting.

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Psalms 22

25
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What is Jesus saying will happen through His suffering?

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Through the suffering He will reign.

26
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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?

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Where is the missing Holy Spirit?

Can this be about a co-equal trinity?

27
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Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated.

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God can’t pray to God or one isn’t co-equal.

28
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At His baptism what three roles is Jesus stepping into?

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Prophet, priest, and King.

29
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Show why it was important for Jesus as a man to be baptized and anointed and include a statement from Christ Himself as to point of doing this.

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He did it to fulfill all righteousness, the OT commands a priest to be washed and like all prophets, priests and kings he had to be anointed.

30
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What two images are represented in Philippians 2:5-11?

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Adam.

The suffering servant.

31
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What role did Jesus have to fulfill and what would have violated it?

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The suffering servant.

32
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How does Philippians 2:5-11 show the language of exaltation is about the man Jesus and refute the doctrine of co-equality?

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He would’ve been exalted above the father and the spirit.

33
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What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of His ministry and using the OT show why this can’t be a trinity?

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The perfect man Jesus and the working of the eternal spirit through Him.

34
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What is the best way to reach a Trinitarian?

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Show them Jesus, the Father and the Spirit are all the same.

35
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List scripture to explain whether Jesus is in the godhead or the godhead is in Jesus.

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Colossians 2:9

36
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How does the Trinitarian shield help us in witnessing by moving us to a more specific starting point of conversation?

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By not proving Jesus is God, and there’s only one God, but showing Jesus, the Father and the Spirit are all the same eternal Spirit.

37
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Refute using Scripture that the son is not the Father incarnate.

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Isaiah 9:6, John 10:30, I John 2:22-23, I John 3:1-5, John 14:8-11

38
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Refute using Scripture that the Holy Spirit is not Jesus.

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Galatians ??? (Someone help)

39
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Refute using Scripture that the Father is not only the Holy Spirit.

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Ephesians 4:4-6

40
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When did trinity become fully developed in history? 
What two things from class did we show this prove about the doctrine?
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381.

It proves it is not in the NT and that its developed by man.

41
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Historical development of the Trinity.

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Post Apostolic Age (AD 90-140) - language much like the NT.
Greek Apologists (AD 130-180) - Jesus not coequal with the Father, the Spirit even lesser.
Old Catholic Age (AD 170-325) - Coined the word Trinity. See one God in three persons.
The Council of Nicea (AD 325) - See the Son as eternal, but the spirit was not yet coequal.
Council of Constantinople (AD 381) - First development of the doctrine of the trinity.

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