Trinity

Question 1

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Where would you go in Scripture for support of the doctrine of the Trinity?

Answer 1

Eternal - We (Gen. 1:26)

Jesus Baptism (all 3 present) (Matt. 3:17)

Father, Son & Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:18-20)

Jesus-Father are one (John 14:11)

Jesus-Father- Holy Spirit - “I will ask the Father and He will give you the Holy Spirit” (John 14:16-17)

Question 2

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What is the biblical basis for the confession, “There is one God”?

Answer 2

There is only one God, one Lord - (1 Cor. 8:6)

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (Eph. 4:5)

Question 3

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What is the biblical basis for the belief that God exists “in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit”?

Answer 3

One body, one Spirit, one Lord, one Faith, one God & Father (Eph. 4)

In the name of the Father, Son & H.S. (Matt. 28:19)

Question 4

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Distinguish between Jesus as “begotten not made” and the Holy Spirit as proceeding from the Father and Son.

Answer 4

Begotten = Generation of the person of Jesus from the essence of God (the Son eternally exisits)

Proceeding = From the Father & the Son (H.S. eternally exists)

Question 5

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What contemporary theological positions raise serious questions for the traditional doctrine of the Trinity?

Answer 5

Mormons - every becomes a god

Unitarians - all roads lead to God

Jehovah Witnesses - deny trinity; they beleive Jesus was created