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Midterm - Multiple Choice 2 Flashcards

1
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How many times does the OT refer to God being a trinity?

A

Never

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2
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How many verses are there that people infer a trinity into the text?

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Four times

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3
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How many times does the OT say God is one?

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about 3,000

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4
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Why does Genesis 1:26 use a plural pronoun for God?

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could be speaking to the angels
prophetic foreknowledge of the son
royal language

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5
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What must Gen. 1:26 be reconciled with?

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singular in 1:27 and chapter 2:7

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6
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Which of the following shows why the plural in Genesis 1:26 cannot refer to the Eternal Son?

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scriptural records show the son was not yet born until 4,000 years later in Bethlehem

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7
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Which of these shows why some believe Gen. 1:26 to refer to angels?

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Jews traditionally interpret it to mean God talked to angels at creation
God talked to angels and requested their opinions in formulating His plans before
We know the angels were present during man’s creation

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8
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Which reason shows why some believe God was counseling with His own will in Gen. 1:26?

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1) Ephesians 1:11 supports this view, saying God works all things “after the counsel of his own will”
2) Its similar to a man saying “Let’s see” even when he is planning by himself

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9
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Which shows support for Gen. 1:26 speaking of Plural Majesty or emphasis like Elohim?

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Agrees with the plural pronoun Elohim

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10
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Which of the following is support for Gen. 1:26 referring to God speaking of the future Son in prophetic foreknowledge?

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Calls things that are not as though they are
A day is as a 1000 years to Him
Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world
Adam was a figure of Him who was to come, Jesus Christ

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11
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How did God make the worlds by the Son?

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With the son in view He made the world

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12
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What is a theophany?

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manifestation of God in a form

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13
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Can God manifest Himself to different people in different places at the same time?

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Yes

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14
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Does it take a concept of more than one God to explain any of the theophanies?

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No

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15
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Do the 3 men in Genesis 18:1 prove a trinity?

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No

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16
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What does Gen 19:1 show that two of the 3 men are?

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angels

17
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Does the fact that the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven demonstrate there is a trinity?

A

No

18
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What does even the NIV admit in Genesis 19:24?

A

Repeat the same idea two ways

19
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What does Gen. 19:24 show?

A

God being in one place doing the same thing

20
Q

Who is the Angel of the LORD?

A

angel or God

21
Q

Do some argue that God is never “the Angel of the LORD”?

A

Yes, that it is agency

22
Q

Are there passages which describe the angel of the LORD as a separate being from the LORD?
If so what would these passages refer to? (See question 17.)

A

Yes

Refers to an agency, literal angel

23
Q

Do some Oneness people believe there are passages that show a visitation of the angel of the LORD is really a manifestation of Yahweh Himself?

A

Some would say yes, some say no, depending whether you believe the angel of the Lord is never Yahweh

24
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Can the angel of the LORD refer to God performing the acts by delegating them to an angel to do?

A

Yes (agency)

25
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Can Oneness people believe some of the angel of the LORD manifestations are possibly God in some passages, but only an angel in passages that clearly describe two beings?

A

Some say yes and some say no. both acceptable answers

26
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What are the Hebrew and Greek words for angel?

A

a messenger

27
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How do we reconcile the angel of the Lord appearing to David separate from God?

A

both the angel and God were there

28
Q

Can these passages show more than one LORD?

A

No

29
Q

In Zech. 1:7-17 an angel then began to talk to Zechariah and David calls him “lord”; does this prove 2 gods?

A

No

30
Q

Zechariah called the angel lord which means what?

A

Master or ruler

31
Q

Is lord a term reserved for God alone like Lord and LORD?

A

No

32
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Can one properly address even a man by the title lord (Gen. 24:18)?

A

Yes

33
Q

What other explanations can be offered regarding the angel of the LORD in Zechariah?

A

The angel of the LORD was not God but a messanger

34
Q

Do we need to accept two persons of God to explain the “angel of the LORD” passages?

A

No

35
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Did the Jews have a problem in reconciling the angel of the LORD with their belief in absolute monotheism?

A

No

36
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Are there a number of references to the son in the OT?

A

Yes

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