Tape 6 Hour 1 Flashcards
Some have argued from verses such as Romans 8:26-27 that the Bible describes transfers of knowledge between separate persons in the Godhead. Why is this argument dangerous?
Because it implies that there could be one person in the Godhead that knows something that another person does not know. This implies a doctrine of separate personalities and minds in God, which in turn leads to tritheism or polytheism
Many passages of Scripture refer to the existence of Jesus before His human life began. Do these references teach that He existed apart from the Father?
A plurality of functions of the Spirit. On the one hand, God places His Spirit in our hearts to teach us to pray and to pray through us. The argument against this would lead us towards a non-biblical plurality of God.
Scriptures such as John 3:17 and 5:30 state that the Father sent the Son. Does this mean that Jesus, the Son of God, is a separate person from the Father? Explain
No. The Son was sent from God as a man, not as God: God formed a plan, put flesh on that plan, and then put that plan in operation. God gave the Son a special task. God manifested Himself in flesh in order to achieve a special goal
