Final Flashcards
2 Cor. 3:17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty
1 Tim. 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus
Jam. 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Jn. 20:28
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 deity and what He did in his humanity
Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing what He is quoting.
Psalm 22
What is Jesus saying will happen through His suffering?
Through His 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 Holy Ghost, and can they still be co-equal beings in the passage
Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated?
Co-equality
What is the key characteristic of God’s nature that helps us understand the baptism of Christ has nothing to do with a trinity?
God is omnipresent, so He can be anywhere, anytime, simultaneously
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 and the people of Israel
According to the Bible who was the dove a sign for?
John the Baptist
The dove descending represented what symbolically?
The anointing
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 in
OT?
Prophets, priests, and kings
Who would be anointed similarly as the prophets, priests, and kings according to OT prophecy?
Jesus/ The Messiah
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 baptised into according to major Trinitarian scholars like McGrath, Kostenberger, Kellm, and Blomberg?
His ministry
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?
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 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 the suffering, He will reign
Why did God use the voice to announce Himself as man?
Because Jesus came to make no reputation of himself, and by announcing it through the voice of God, it drew the attention to the deity and not humanity.
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 refutes the doctrine of co-equality?
Because He shall be exalted than higher than ever before
What two witnesses does Jesus say testify of the truthfulness of His ministry?
God and perfect man
What is the best way to reach a trinitarian?
Show them that all three are the same spirit
List scripture to explain whether Jesus is in the godhead or is the godhead in Jesus?
Col 2:9
How does the “trinitarian shield” help us in witnessing by moving us to a more specific starting point of conversation?
It shows that they already believe in one God, and already believe that Jesus is God. We should start by showing them how the three are all on Spirit.
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Son is not the Father incarnate.”
John 14:8-11, Isa. 9:6
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim “The Holy Spirit is not Jesus.”
Eph. 4:6
Refute using Scripture the trinitarian claim, “The Father is not the Holy Spirit.”
Jhn 14, 17, 18