Midterm

Question 1

John 8:58

Answer 1

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Question 2

John 10:30

Answer 2

I and my Father are one.

Question 3

Acts 4:12

Answer 3

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Question 4

Colossians 2:8-9

Answer 4

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vein deceit, after tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Question 5

Ephesians 4:5-6

Answer 5

One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Question 6

1 Corinthians 8:6

Answer 6

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Question 7

When passages In the OT refer to a son, do they signify a duality in the Godhead?

Answer 7

no

Question 8

When passages in the OT refer to a son, do they prove a pre-existent Son?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

What do each of these verses regarding the son have in common?

Answer 9

They are prophetic in nature

Question 10

Whom does Hebrews show these passages are fulfilled by?

Answer 10

The Messiah, Jesus Christ, The man that became God

Question 11

Are these passages in the Psalms conversations between two persons in the Godhead?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

What are these “son” passages in the OT referring to?

Answer 12

Prophetic portraits of God as the man Christ

Question 13

What do these passages describe?

Answer 13

They describe God begetting and anointing the man Christ.

Question 14

What do the OT references to the Son look forward to?

Answer 14

The future day when the Son would be begotten.

Question 15

What do these “son” references speak of?

Answer 15

The humanity in which God would incarnate Himself

Question 16

What do other OT references to the Messiah point to?

Answer 16

…

Question 17

Is the Word of God in the OT a second person in the Godhead?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Why can’t we see the Word as a separate person?

Answer 18

God’s Word is something that belongs to Him and is an expression that comes from Him, not a separate person in the Godhead.

The Word of God does not imply a distinct person any more than a man’s word implies that he is composed of two persons..

God’s Word is a part of Him and cannot be separated from Him.

Question 19

Is Wisdom personified as a person in the OT which is a separate person in the Godhead?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

What is going on with the personification of Wisdom as being “with God” in the beginning?

Answer 20

Personifying wisdom as a literary or poetic device

Question 21

Does this threefold repetition in Isaiah 6:3 somehow hint that God is a trinity?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

Does Hebrew have a superlative expression like we do (“strong, stronger, strongest”)?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

Double or triple repetition was a common Hebrew literary practice to indicate intensity, and it occurs many times in Scripture.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Jer. 22:29 says, “O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.” Shows there is actually three types of earths.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

The phrase "holy, holy, holy" strongly emphasizes God's holiness and does not imply a plurality of persons.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

There is evidence of a plurality of persons from repetitions of God or LORD when used in the same verse, such as threefold repetitions (Num. 6:24-26; Deut. 6:4) and twofold repetitions (Gen. 19:24; Dan. 9:17; Hosea 1:7).

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Repetitions indicate the one God as none other than the LORD (Yahweh) worshiped by Israel.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Most passages of Scripture that repeat the words God, LORD, or some other name for God follow common, normal usage. Only some of them suggests a plurality in the Godhead.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

A number of OT passages mention the Spirit of the LORD.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

The phrase "Spirit of the LORD" emphasizes that the LORD God is a separate person from the Spirit.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Spirit of the Lord emphasizes the LORD's work among men and upon individuals.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Only in a small portion of texts does “Spirit of the Lord” show a plurality of persons in the Godhead.

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Isaiah 48:17 speaks of the "Holy Two of Israel," not the holy three.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

The LORD is a Spirit, and the Spirit of the LORD is simply God in action.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

In Zechariah 13:7 the LORD described “his fellow” as a "man."

Answer 35

True

Question 36

In Zechariah 13:7 God was speaking about the man Christ Jesus, saying this man would be His companion or one close to Him.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

According to I Tim. 2:5 the only mediator between God and men was God as the almighty.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

The Old Testament does not teach or imply a plurality of persons in the Godhead.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

We can satisfactorily explain all OT passages used by some trinitarians to teach a plurality of persons, with the exception of only 4 verses.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

The Jews have found no difficulty in accepting all the OT as God's Word and at the same time adhering to their belief in one indivisible God.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

There are two things shown in Dan. 7.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Dan. 7 shows an underdeveloped trinity.

Answer 42

False

Question 43

Dan. 7 shows what God did as deity, and what God would do as the man Jesus.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

The Ancient of Days has garment white as snow, hair head like the pure wool, and his “wheels” as burning fire.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

The Ancient of Days is Yahweh or God.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The son of man is given dominion, glory, and eternal and indestructible kingdom.

Answer 46

True

Question 47

All people, nations, and languages, should serve the Son of Man.

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Dan. 7 is a literal picture of heaven.

Answer 48

False

Question 49

The picture of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David is clearly the man Jesus.

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Jesus as the lamb is meant to be a literal picture of Him in heaven.

Answer 50

False

Question 51

Both Dan. 7 and Rev. 5 are not depictions of a literal picture of heaven.

Answer 51

True

Question 52

No trinitarian would argue the Jesus in heaven is going to be called a Lion but is actually a slain Lamb standing with 7 horns and 7 eyes.

Answer 52

True

Question 53

Rev. 5 is clearly metaphorical of the man Jesus conquering as a Lion by being the Lamb slain from the foundations of the world.

Answer 53

True

Question 54

There are two types of Scriptures in Christology. First are the passages of identity and then “passages of distinction.”

Answer 54

True

Question 55

Passages of identity show what God did as humanity and what God did as deity (Dan. 7, Rev. 5, etc.).

Answer 55

False

Question 56

Passages of distinction show Jesus as God (Col. 2:9; Jn. 10:30; Rev. 1).

Answer 56

False

Question 57

We need to distinguish which types of passages we are dealing with and be comfortable with the language of the NT.

Answer 57

True

Question 58

In Rev. 1 there is a clear picture of the Son of Man and the Ancient of Days of Dan. 7 blended into the person of the resurrected Jesus.

Answer 58

True

Question 59

At the crucifixion we see a conversation between God the Father and God the Son?

Answer 59

False

Question 60

On the cross the Spirit began to pull away from Christ before His death.

Answer 60

False

Question 61

Heb. 9:14 shows Christ offered Himself through the eternal Spirit proving the Spirit never left until He died.

Answer 61

True

Question 62

We struggle with Christ’s words on the cross because of the invention of the trinity.

Answer 62

True

Question 63

If I wanted you to open to Ps. 22 in Jesus’ day, I would say turn to Ps. 22:1.

Answer 63

False

Question 64

The title of Psalm 22 in Hebrew is the first line of Psalm 22

Answer 64

True

Question 65

Jesus is quoting a Psalm on the cross.

Answer 65

True

Question 66

There are no connections in Psalm 22 that clearly show a crucifixion.

Answer 66

False

Question 67

The first part of Psalms 22 is a hymn of thanksgiving.

Answer 67

False

Question 68

Halfway through the Psalm 22 it turns from a Psalm of suffering to a Psalm of victory!

Answer 68

True

Question 69

Jesus words on the cross means “Through this suffering I will reign.”

Answer 69

True

Question 70

Ps. 22 is about the man Jesus performing the act that will ultimately conquer all our enemies!

Answer 70

True

Question 71

We cannot find the OT equivalent to Jesus saying, “It is finished.”

Answer 71

False

Question 72

The last verse of Ps. 22 could be read literally from the Hebrew “...it is accomplished.”

Answer 72

True