Tape 10 Hour 1 Flashcards
How does trinitarianism detract from the full deity of Christ?
It detracts from the fulness of Christ’s deity as described in the Bible. As a practical matter, trinitariansim denies that the fulness of the Godhead is in Jesus because it denies that Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit
What is the Oneness response to the following trinitarian belief?
“Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost) are the three persons in the Godhead. They are distinct persons, and they are co-equal, co-eternal, and of co-essence.”
a) There is one God with no essential divisions in His nature. He is not a plurality of persons, but He does have a plurality of manifestations, roles, titles, attributes, or relationships to man. Furthermore, these are not limited to three.
b) Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are different designations for the one God. God is the Father. God is the Holy Spirit. The Son is God manifest in the flesh. The term Son always refers to the incarnation, and never to deity apart from humanity
What is the Oneness response to the following trinitarian belief?
“The Son is eternal. God the Son has existed from all eternity. The Son is eternally begotten by the Father.”
The Son is begotten, not eternal. The Son of God existed from all eternity only as a plan in the mind of God. The Son of God came into actual (substantial) existence at the incarnation, at which time the Son was conceived (begotten) by the Spirit of God.
