Multiple Choice 2 Flashcards
How many times does the OT refer to God being a trinity?
Zero
How many verses are there that people infer a trinity into the text?
4 times in the OT (no more than 4)
How many times does the OT say God is one?
2,346 (around 3,000 times)
Why does Gen 1:26 use a plural pronoun for God?
Referring to angels or royal “we”
What must Gen. 1:26 be reconciled with?
Singular (Gen 1:27 and 2:7)
Which of the following shows why the plural in Gen 1:26 cannot refer to the Eternal Son?
The Son was born at Bethlehem. He was born 4,000 years later.
Which of these shows why some have come believe Gen. 1:26 refers to angels?
Jews believed this and angels were present at creation.
Which reason shows why some believe God was counseling with His own will in Gen. 1:26?
Eph. 1:11 “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.”
Which shows support for Gen. 1:26 speaking of plural majesty or emphasis like Elohim?
The pronoun agrees with the plural noun Elohim in Gen. 1.
Which of the following is support for Gen. 1:26 referring to God speaking of the future Son in prophetic foreknowledge?
Romans 4:17
How did God make the worlds by the Son?
He had the Son in view. (used the son-ship)
What is a theophany?
Manifestation of God.
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 theophanies?
No
Do the 3 men in Gen. 18:1 prove a trinity?
No