Final Exam Flashcards
2 Corinthians 3:17
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.”
1 Timothy 2:5
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
James 2:19
“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
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 humanity, what God did as deity.
How did God make the world by the Son?
He made the world with Christ in mind, deia (within a view)
Prove Jesus is not having a conversation with another person in the trinity on the cross by showing what He is quoting.
Quoting Psalm 22
What is Jesus saying will happen through His suffering?
He will reign freely
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’s the missing Holy Ghost
2. Can this be a co-equal trinity?
Prove that Jesus’ prayers cannot be about a trinity explaining why the essence of the doctrine of the trinity would be violated?
The doctrine of coequality would be broken if a person prayed to another person in the trinity.
What is the key characteristic of God’s nature that helps us understand the baptism of Christ has nothing to do with the trinity?
Omnipresence
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 all of Israel
According to the Bible who was the dove a sign for?
John the Baptist
The dove descending represented what symbolically?
The anointing of the Spirit on Jesus the man to bring in the new age
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?
Kings, Priests, and Prophets
Whom does the OT prophecy say would be similarly anointed (see answer above)?
Jesus
The Hebrew word “Messiah” and the Greek word “Christ” both mean which of the following?
The Anointed One
How old was the minimum age of entrance into the priesthood (Num. 4:3, 23-20)?
30 years old
How old was Jesus at His baptism?
30 years old
What was Jesus being baptized into according to major trinitarian scholars like McGrath, Kostenberger, Kellum, and Blomberg?
Into the priesthood
Who was the voice a sign for at Jesus’ baptism according to Scripture?
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 as His baptism?
It shows that He’s the King, it’s a part of the coronation song.
Where does the phrase “in whom I am well pleased” come from?
Isaiah 42
What does the phrase “in whom I am well pleased” point out Jesus also came to be?
Suffering servant
What does the total phrase “This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased” show about Jesus’ ministry?
Through this suffering He will reign
Why did God use the voice to announce Himself as man?
It wouldn’t of been incredible to the people because many people weren’t claiming Him as Christ, He had to be announced the proper way
He came to make of Himself no reputation (Philippians 2:7)
What two OT images are represented in Phil 2:5-11?
Suffering servant, Adam
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?
He was exalted higher than ever before