| Question |
Binitarian
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Trinitarian |
| If
Adam and Eve were created in God's image (cf. Genesis
1:26-27), can we apply physical (along
with non-physical) aspects of their creation to an understanding
of who God is? |
Yes. Adam and Eve were
a duality--two individuals. Thus, God is a duality. Also, their
creation helps explain the begotten-ness of the Son--i.e. as Eve
came from the side of Adam, so the Son was "begotten"
from the Father. Adam and Eve were one flesh as the Father and
Son are of the same Divine substance.
It also provides insight into the Incarnation
(i.e. Jesus, the God-man), the Resurrection, and the saints becoming
sons of God (1
John 3:1-2).
|
No.
God's nature is a mystery. |
| Why
in the book of Revelation is there mention of seven spirits before
the throne in the first chapter (cf. Revelation
1:4) and no spirit or spirits at the
end of the book (cf. Revelation
21-22 )? |
No
spirit is mentioned at the end (in the earth made new) because God
himself will dwell with man (Revelation
21:3). No spirit or spirits are needed. |
The
nature of the Holy Spirit is a mystery. |
|
All but two verses in the New Testament mention
"grace and peace" coming from the Father and Son alone
(see NT
salutations). Why is
that?
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Because
only the Father and Son can impart them. Once accepted by the individual,
they result in spiritual fruit (see Galatians
5:22). |
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| If the
Father has a spirit and the Son has a spirit (cf.
Romans
8:9-11), does the Holy Spirit have a
spirit? |
The
Spirit does not have a spirit, because it is the spirit of the Father
and the Son. |
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| If Jesus
came to reveal the Father, why is their relationship still a mystery? |
God's
mysteries generally refer to His ways and His thoughts, not His
nature (cf. Job
11:7-9; Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans 11:33). |
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| What
do the numerous references to Father and Son identify? |
A true
Father and Son. The God of the Bible is a Father; a Father
of a Son. |
A title.
Their names identify their work, not their nature. They are role
playing. |
| Why
can no one come to the Father except through the Son (cf. John
14:6)? |
The context is "to know" in an intimate
relational sense. The Son reveals the relationship we are to have
with the Father. The Son gives us the pattern of faith, love,
obedience, etc. For example, we are to have both a faith in
Jesus as well as the faith of Jesus (cf. Revelation
14:12).
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