Unit 4 - Godhead

Paul's letters did not mention the Spirit.

False

Redemption is the work of the Spirit.

False

Son of God in the Old Testament was a Messianic title.

False

Spirit is used in the New Testament totally different than as in the Old.

False

The Godhead is a Trinity of natures.

False

The Godhead is a perfect human unity.

False

The Jewish nation fully understood the revelation of the three-fold Godhead.

False

The Persons of the Godhead do not have individual missions.

False

The etymology of the Old Testament names is certain.

False

The gifts of the Spirit are not needed in building up the body of Christ.

False

The mission of the Father is to die to redeem us.

False

The threefold nature of the Godhead is revealed in the Old Testament.

False

The use of Spirit in the Old Testament does not influence our present meaning.

False

We, the body of believers, are called to give ourselves to the edifying of ourselves.

False

Yahweh names an impersonal God.

False

Jesus' unique position in relation to the Father is shown in the prediction of His _____.

second coming

God is seen as impersonal in the Old Testament.

False

Son of God in the Old Testament was used for heavenly ______, for the relationship between God and Israel's ______, and for the individual Israelite who was accepted by _______.

beings, king, Yahweh

The Spirit is sent by God to _____ Christians, as well as to lead them into all truth.

comfort

Arguments against the doctrine of the Godhead led to the _______ and to the _______ of the belief in the Christian creeds.

defense, clarification

Paul identifies Jesus as _____ by saying that the Lord is Jesus.

deity

The creeds proclaim that each Person of the Godhead is distinct, equal, and _______.

divine

Arianism denied the _____ of Persons in the Godhead.

equality

In the Gospel according to John, we see God the Father primarily in His role as the _____.

father

The Father is shown as the perfect _______ for man as well as the ultimate _______.

father, authority

Jesus especially reveals the Father's _____ in the story of the prodigal son.

forgiveness

Israel used the names El and Elohim in combination with defining _____ to designate their God.

genitives

Select all that apply. The Old Testament brings out the difference between God and _____ and between God and _____.

gods, man

The audiences for the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke were largely ________.

hostile

Select all that apply. Select the two heresies against the doctrine of the Godhead in the third century.

modalism, adoptionism

Select all that apply. God prepared His people to receive the message of Christ regarding the _____ and _____ of God Himself.

nature, identity

The Spirit gave authority to Jesus and recognized Jesus' _____.

obedience

The Spirit continues the work of Jesus under the name of _____ in the Gospel of John.

paraclete

The Jewish nation, as opposed to the pagans, believed in God as a _____ God.

personal

Two evidences of early Christian belief in the doctrine of the Godhead was the baptismal rite and their prayers and hymns.

True

Yahweh is derived from the verb to be.

True

_____, named after a fourth century theologian, is a belief that denies that Jesus was equal to God the Father and denies the Holy Spirit.

Arianism

After Creation, the work of the Father was over.

False

Christian faith in the Godhead is insignificant.

False

Christians are expected to form divine unities.

False

Select all that apply. What are the four names of God in the Old Testament selected for study in this unit?

Elohim, Yahweh, Adonai, El

What does the title Father tell us about God?

He has a personal relationship to his people; He encourages a loving response; He wants obedience.

The word which refers to the nature of God as divine is _____.

Godhead

Who is known for fighting against the heresies of adoptionism and modalism?

Hippolytus

In the New Testament we see how Jesus continues the revelation of the Father and prepares believers for the _____.

Holy Spirit

Select all that apply. The Godhead is made up of what three Persons?

Holy Spirit, Father, Son

Who is known for frequently referring to the baptismal creed enumerating Father, Son, and Spirit?

Irenaeus

Select all that apply. Select the two second-century theologians of the doctrine of the Godhead.

Irenaeus, Justin

Our relationship/fellowship with God is made possible by _____.

Jesus Christ

Jesus is clearly seen as a divine Person in the Gospel of _______.

John

Who is known for teaching that the doctrine of the Godhead meant the existence of three gods?

Judaizers

Select all that apply. Select the two groups who preached against the doctrine of the Godhead in the second century.

Judaizers, Gnostics

Who is known for teaching the Creator, who is invisible, is made known by the visible Word, who is the Son of God and who sent the Spirit?

Justin

Adonai means _____.

Lord

Jesus' proper name according to Paul is _______.

Lord

What is the one word parallel meaning between Adonai and kyrios?

Lord

A passage in the Word of God which names the three Persons can be found in _____..

Matthew 28:19

Belief in one God is called:

Monotheism

The Council of _______ in A.D. _______ gave its approval to a formulation that specified God as three distinct Persons in one nature, each separate, each divine, each equal to the other two..

Nicea, 325

Salvation is offered to us by:

Son

We are called to pattern our lives after:

Son

Jesus' unique relationship with God is revealed by the title _____.

Son of God

Jesus can be the Redeemer by virtue of His _____.

Sonship

Select all that apply. Select the two third-century theologians of the doctrine of the Godhead.

Tertullian, Hippolytus

Select all that apply. In the events of the _____ and the _____, the title given to Jesus - Son of God - gives authority to His mission.

Transfiguration, baptism

Belief in the Godhead is characteristic of Christianity.

True

Christians should witness the message of forgiveness in Jesus Christ to the world.

True

El, Elohim generally means power.

True

For us as Christians to grow spiritually, each of us must respond personally to the Word of the living God.

True

God's Word reveals God's will.

True

In reference to Jesus, Spirit means power of God.

True

Jesus is the Son of God.

True

Jesus' unique sonship is indicated by the story of the vinedresser and his son.

True

John's Gospel was written much later than those of Matthew, Mark, or Luke.

True

Justin and Irenaeus were unable to explain specifically how the three Persons in God related to one another.

True

Language from the Old Testament is helpful in the study of the Godhead.

True

Our redemption depends on Jesus' familial relationship with the Father.

True

The El of Israel was only One as far as the Hebrews were concerned.

True

The God of the Old Testament was in constant touch with His people, guiding them in their daily lives to love and to serve Him and each other.

True

The Judaizers denied the doctrine of the Trinity altogether.

True

The Son is a living testimony to the love of the Father for the world.

True

The concept of God as three Persons in one God is basic to Christianity.

True

The living God reveals Himself perfectly in Jesus.

True

The revelation of the threefold Godhead is more complete in the New Testament than in the Old Testament.

True

The term, Son of God, in the Old Testament is not a divine Person.

True

The title, Son of God, is given to Jesus by Himself and by others.

True

The use of certain Hebrew personal names expressed the reason why the Israelites also called Yahweh Father.

True

Before Paul's writings, LORD or ADONAI had been used in the Bible only to translate _____.

Yahweh

Select all that apply. Select two names of God from the Old Testament.

Yahweh, Elohim

God revealed the threefoldedness of the Godhead:

after careful preparation of His people

The books, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are called the _____ gospels.

synoptic

To reveal the Father is the mission of _______.

the Son

Early arguments against the doctrine of the Godhead took three forms - denial of the ______ of the Godhead altogether; denial of the ______ of Persons in the Godhead; and denial of the ______ of the Persons of the Godhead.

triune nature, distinction, equality

What does Spirit signify in the Old Testament?

wind, breath of God, life, Creator of all life