Test 4 (Chapters 10-13)

Question 1

Early Christian leaders in the days immediately following the apostolic age held ____________.

Answer 1

Oneness beliefs

Question 2

Even after the emergence of the Trinitarian doctrine in the latter part of the second century, it did not replace Oneness as the dominant belief until around AD _________ and it did not become universally established until late in the fourth century.

Answer 2

300

Question 3

________ was the most significant belief in the early second century with regard to the Godhead.

Answer 3

Oneness

Question 4

One of the most important doctrines in the first few centuries of Christianity was _____________, which affirmed both the absolute oneness of the Godhead and the deity of Jesus Christ

Answer 4

modalistic monarchianism

Question 5

The effect of ____________ is to reaffirm the OT concept of one indivisible God who can and does manifest Himself and His power in many different ways. Furthermore, Jesus is identified as that one God who has manifested Himself through incarnation in a human body

Answer 5

modalistic monarchianism

Question 6

Modalistic _________ can be defined as the belief that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are manifestations of the one God with no distinctions of person being possible. Furthermore, the one God is expressed fully in the person of Jesus Christ

Answer 6

monarchianism

Question 7

Oneness believers believe Jesus was not subordinate or limited, but that the man Christ was subordinate to the ______________.

Answer 7

divine nature of Jesus

Question 8

The Bible nowhere uses the word __________. The word three does not appear in relation to God in any translation of the Bible except the KJV, and only once in that translation (1 John 5:7)

Answer 8

trinity

Question 9

The bible never uses the _______ word persons to describe God

Answer 9

plural

Question 10

The scriptures do not teach the doctrine of the trinity, but trinitarianism has its roots in __________.

Answer 10

paganism

Question 11

__________ can be considered the true father of modern trinitarianism

Answer 11

Athanasius

Question 12

The first ecumenical council of the church took place at Nicea in AD ________.

Answer 12

325

Question 13

The doctrine of the trinity is nonbiblical in both terminology and in __________.

Answer 13

historical origins

Question 14

The Bible does not mention the word _______ nor does it mention the word persons in reference to God

Answer 14

trinity

Question 15

The word __________ connotes a human being with a human personality–an individual with body, soul and spirit. Thus, we limit our conception of God if we describe Him as a person.

Answer 15

person

Question 16

God has manifested Himself in _________ ways, and we cannot even limit His ways to three.

Answer 16

numerous

Question 17

Despite the protests of Trinitarians, their doctrine inevitably leads to a practical form of ___________.

Answer 17

tritheism

Question 18

A mystery in scripture is a divine truth previously unknown but now ___________.

Answer 18

revealed to man

Question 19

Trinitarianism affirms the deity of Christ. However, it detracts from the ________ of Christ’s deity as described in the Bible

Answer 19

fulness

Question 20

The basic problem is that trinitarianism is a ________ doctrine that contradicts a number of biblical teachings and many specific verses of scripture

Answer 20

non-biblical

Question 21

The NT often describes the one God as the Father. This title emphasizes His role as _______ of all, as Father of the born-again believers, and as Father of the only begotten Son

Answer 21

Creator

Question 22

The Bible uses the term Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit to refer to the one God. This describes what God is, and emphasizes God in ________

Answer 22

activity

Question 23

The Bible also uses the term ______ to refer to the one God, particularly to the mind, thought, plan or expression of God

Answer 23

Word

Question 24

Thus the word, Son never denotes deity alone but always describes God as manifested in the flesh, in Christ and sometimes focuses on Christ’s _______ alone

Answer 24

humanity

Question 25

We cannot separate the Son from the _________. Therefore, the Son did not pre-exist the Incarnation except as the plan in the mind of God.

Answer 25

Incarnation