True/False Flashcards
Double or triple repetition was a common Hebrew literary practice to indicate intensity, and it occurs many times in Scripture.
True.
Jeremiah 22:29 says, “O earth, earth, earth hear the word of the LORD.” This shows there are actually 3 types of earths.
False.
The phrase “holy, holy, holy” strongly emphasizes God’s holiness and does not imply a plurality of persons.
True.
There is evidence of a plurality of persons from repetitions of God or LORD when used in the same verse such as threefold repetitions (Num. 6:24-26, Deut. 6:4) and twofold repetitions (Gen. 19:24, Dan. 9:17, Hosea 1:7).
False.
Repetitions indicate the one God as none other than the LORD (Yahweh) worshipped by Israel.
True.
Most passages of Scripture that repeat the word God, LORD, or some other name for God follow common, normal usage. Only some of them suggest a plurality in the Godhead.
False.
A number of OT passages mention the Spirit of the LORD.
True.
The phrase “Spirit of the LORD” emphasizes that the LORD God is a separate person from the Spirit.
False.
Spirit of the LORD emphasizes the LORD’s work among men and upon individuals.
True.
Only in a small portion of texts does “Spirit of the LORD” show a plurality of persons in the Godhead.
False.
Isaiah 48:17 speaks of the “Holy Two of Israel,” not the holy three.
False.
The LORD is a Spirit, and the Spirit of the LORD is simply God in action.
True.
In Zechariah 13:7 the LORD described “his fellow” as a “man”.
True.
In Zechariah 13:7 God was speaking about the man Christ Jesus, saying this man would be His companion or one close to Him.
True.
According to 1 Timothy 2:5 the only mediator between God and men was God as the almighty.
False.
The OT does not teach or imply a plurality of persons in the Godhead.
True.
We can satisfactorily explain all OT passages used by some trinitarians to teach a plurality of persons, with the exception of only 4 verses.
False.
The Jews have found no difficulty in accepting all the OT as God’s Word and at the same time adhering to their belief in one indivisible God.
True.
There are 2 things shown in Dan. 7.
True.
Dan. 7 shows an underdeveloped trinity.
False.
Dan. 7 shows what God did as deity, and what God would do as the man Jesus.
True.
The Ancient of Days has a garment white as snow, hair like pure wool, and his “wheels” as burning fire.
True.
The Ancient of Days is Yahweh or God.
True.
The Son of Man is given dominion, glory, and an eternal and indestructible kingdom.
True.
All people, nations, and languages should serve the Son of Man.
True.
Dan. 7 is a literal picture of heaven.
False.
The picture of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, is clearly the man Jesus.
True.
Jesus as the lamb is meant to be a literal picture of Him in heaven.
False.
Both Dan. 7 and Rev. 5 are NOT depictions of a literal picture of heaven.
True.
No trinitarian would argue the Jesus in heaven is going to be called a Lion but is actually a slain Lamb standing with 7 horns and 7 eyes.
True.
Rev. 5 is clearly metaphorical of the man Jesus conquering as a Lion by being a Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
True.
There are 2 types of Scripture in Christology:
Passages of distinction
and
Passages of identity
True.
Passages of identity show what God did as humanity and what God did as deity (Dan. 7, Rev. 5, etc.)
False.
Passages of distinction show Jesus as God (Colossians 2:9, John 10:30, Rev. 1).
False.
We need to distinguish which types of passages we are dealing with and be comfortable with the language of the NT.
True.
In Rev. 1 there is a clear picture of the Son of Man and the Ancient of Days of Dan. 7 blended into the person of the resurrected Jesus.
True.
At the crucifixion we see a conversation between God the Father and God the Son.
False.
On the Cross, the Spirit began to pull away from Christ before His death.
False.
Hebrews 9:14 shows Christ offered Himself through the eternal Spirit proving the Spirit never left until He died.
True.
We struggle with Christ’s words on the Cross because of the invention of the trinity.
True.
If I wanted you to open to Psalm 22 in Jesus’ day, I would say “turn to Psalm 22:1.”
False.
The title to Psalm 22 in Hebrew is the first line of Psalm 22.
True.
Jesus is quoting a Psalm on the Cross.
True.
There are no connections in Psalm 22 that clearly show a crucifixion.
False.
The first part of Psalm 22 is a hymn of thanksgiving.
False.
Halfway through Psalm 22 it turns from a Psalm of suffering to a Psalm of victory.
True.
Jesus’ words on the Cross mean “through this suffering I will reign.”
True.
Psalm 22 is about the man Jesus performing the act that will ultimately conquer all our enemies!
True.
We cannot find the OT equivalent to Jesus saying “it is finished.”
False.
The last verse from Psalm 22 could be read literally from the Hebrew “…it is accomplished.”
True.
