Tape 8 hour 1 Flashcards
What are two explanations offered for verses that may seem to confuse or obscure Oneness doctrine, such as Matthew 28:19?
- These verses are not confusing when read in their original context.
- God allows some verses to be a stumbling block to those who are satisfied with the traditions of men and those who do not seek the truth sincerely, earnestly, and wholeheartedly.
Some Trinitarians believe that Philippians 2:6-8 describes two co-equal members of the Godhead, with God, the Son voluntarily emptying himself of many of His attributes as God in the incarnation. What is another interpretation, consistent with the Oneness view?
This verse refers only to the limitations Jesus imposed upon Himself relative to His life as a human. He did not die as God, but as a man. Although Jesus was God, He did not insist on retaining all His rights as God. Instead, He willingly stripped Himself of His right to glory and honour on earth by taking on the nature of man and dying. He did all of this so that He could provide salvation for us.
Revelation 5 describes One on the throne and a Lamb who takes the book from the One seated. How can we understand the relationship of the One on the throne to the Lamb?
The lamb is God incarnate and our sacrifice. Because of this, He can be our redeemer and can open the book. There is one God and this one God came in flesh as the Lamb (the Son) to reveal Himself to man and to redeem man from sin.
