Midterm - Multiple Choice 2 Flashcards
How many times does the OT refer to God being a trinity?
Never
How many verses are there that people infer a trinity into the text?
Four times
How many times does the OT say God is one?
about 3,000
Why does Genesis 1:26 use a plural pronoun for God?
could be speaking to the angels
prophetic foreknowledge of the son
royal language
What must Gen. 1:26 be reconciled with?
singular in 1:27 and chapter 2:7
Which of the following shows why the plural in Genesis 1:26 cannot refer to the Eternal Son?
scriptural records show the son was not yet born until 4,000 years later in Bethlehem
Which of these shows why some believe Gen. 1:26 to refer to angels?
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
Which reason shows why some believe God was counseling with His own will in Gen. 1:26?
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
Which shows support for Gen. 1:26 speaking of Plural Majesty or emphasis like Elohim?
Agrees with the plural pronoun Elohim
Which of the following is support for Gen. 1:26 referring to God speaking of the future Son in prophetic foreknowledge?
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
How did God make the worlds by the Son?
With the son in view He made the world
What is a theophany?
manifestation of God in a form
Can God manifest Himself to different people in different places at the same time?
Yes
Does it take a concept of more than one God to explain any of the theophanies?
No
Do the 3 men in Genesis 18:1 prove a trinity?
No
What does Gen 19:1 show that two of the 3 men are?
angels
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?
No
What does even the NIV admit in Genesis 19:24?
Repeat the same idea two ways
What does Gen. 19:24 show?
God being in one place doing the same thing
Who is the Angel of the LORD?
angel or God
Do some argue that God is never “the Angel of the LORD”?
Yes, that it is agency
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.)
Yes
Refers to an agency, literal angel
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?
Some would say yes, some say no, depending whether you believe the angel of the Lord is never Yahweh
Can the angel of the LORD refer to God performing the acts by delegating them to an angel to do?
Yes (agency)
