41. Does the Bible say that God alone treads upon the waves of the sea? Yes. Job 9:8
Agreed, but this question is asked in order to set up the next one which doesn’t necessitate that Jesus is God (although Trinitarians fully affirm the deity of Christ).
42. Why, then, was Jesus able to walk upon the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:25)? Because He is God the Creator. Colossians 1:16.
Peter walked on the water as well, does it follow that he was God the creator? Of course not. Job 9:8 has nothing to do with Matthew 14:25, 29.
43. Is God the only one who can forgive sin? Yes. Isiah 43:25; Mark 2:7.
Again, Trinitarians would agree with this but these questions maintain the same uni-personal assumptions that we have seen throughout. The argument is that if the Father is God and Jesus is God then Jesus must be the Father. If God does something and Jesus does something then Jesus is God and because there is only one person who is God Jesus must be the Father. But there is nothing to these actions that cannot be explained in light of the Trinity—in fact these things cannot be rationally explained apart from the Trinity.
44. Why, then, could Jesus forgive sin in Mark 2:5-11? Because He is God the Savior.
Yes, Jesus is God the Savior but remember that he was given authority (Mat. 28:18).*
*Note that this authority was given to the Son in eternity, not at any point of time—it has always been his but the fact that the Father gave it to him shows a distinction in person.
45. Is Jesus the true God? Yes. I John 5:20.
Agreed—but again, Jesus is NOT the Father.
46. If God and the Holy Ghost are two separate persons, which was the Father of Christ? Matthew 1:20 says that the Holy Ghost was the Father, while Romans 15:6, II Corinthians 11:31, and Ephesians 1:3 say that God was the Father. There is no contradiction when we realize that God the Father and the Holy Ghost are one and the same Spirit. Matthew 10:20; Ephesians 4:4; I Corinthians 3:16.
To begin with, the Holy Spirit and the Father are two DISTINCT (not separate) persons—there is no separation within the being of God. Secondly, the Father is the Father of the Son and this is an eternal distinction, not a temporal one. The Father was the Father in relation to the Son before the incarnation (see Pro. 30:4; Jo. 1:1-18).
To say that the Father and the Holy Spirit are the same Spirit is ambiguous as a Trinitarian could say the same thing but define it differently. ‘Same Spirit’ need not mean ‘same person’ as it can have reference to ‘same being/substance’.
47. When Paul asked the Lord who He was, what was the answer? "I am Jesus." Acts 9:5.
Jesus is Lord. Trinitarians affirm this.
48. When Stephen was dying, did he call God Jesus? Yes. Acts 7:59.
Jesus is God. Trinitarians affirm this.
49. Did Thomas ever call Jesus God? Yes. John 20:28.
Same answer as above.
50. How could Jesus be the Savior, when God the Father said in Isaiah 43:11, "Beside me there is no Savior?" Because "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself." II Corinthians 5:19.
Jesus can be the savior because within the one being of Yahweh there exists three eternally distinct persons. All three persons were active in the redemptive plan.
Agreed, but this question is asked in order to set up the next one which doesn’t necessitate that Jesus is God (although Trinitarians fully affirm the deity of Christ).
42. Why, then, was Jesus able to walk upon the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:25)? Because He is God the Creator. Colossians 1:16.
Peter walked on the water as well, does it follow that he was God the creator? Of course not. Job 9:8 has nothing to do with Matthew 14:25, 29.
43. Is God the only one who can forgive sin? Yes. Isiah 43:25; Mark 2:7.
Again, Trinitarians would agree with this but these questions maintain the same uni-personal assumptions that we have seen throughout. The argument is that if the Father is God and Jesus is God then Jesus must be the Father. If God does something and Jesus does something then Jesus is God and because there is only one person who is God Jesus must be the Father. But there is nothing to these actions that cannot be explained in light of the Trinity—in fact these things cannot be rationally explained apart from the Trinity.
44. Why, then, could Jesus forgive sin in Mark 2:5-11? Because He is God the Savior.
Yes, Jesus is God the Savior but remember that he was given authority (Mat. 28:18).*
*Note that this authority was given to the Son in eternity, not at any point of time—it has always been his but the fact that the Father gave it to him shows a distinction in person.
45. Is Jesus the true God? Yes. I John 5:20.
Agreed—but again, Jesus is NOT the Father.
46. If God and the Holy Ghost are two separate persons, which was the Father of Christ? Matthew 1:20 says that the Holy Ghost was the Father, while Romans 15:6, II Corinthians 11:31, and Ephesians 1:3 say that God was the Father. There is no contradiction when we realize that God the Father and the Holy Ghost are one and the same Spirit. Matthew 10:20; Ephesians 4:4; I Corinthians 3:16.
To begin with, the Holy Spirit and the Father are two DISTINCT (not separate) persons—there is no separation within the being of God. Secondly, the Father is the Father of the Son and this is an eternal distinction, not a temporal one. The Father was the Father in relation to the Son before the incarnation (see Pro. 30:4; Jo. 1:1-18).
To say that the Father and the Holy Spirit are the same Spirit is ambiguous as a Trinitarian could say the same thing but define it differently. ‘Same Spirit’ need not mean ‘same person’ as it can have reference to ‘same being/substance’.
47. When Paul asked the Lord who He was, what was the answer? "I am Jesus." Acts 9:5.
Jesus is Lord. Trinitarians affirm this.
48. When Stephen was dying, did he call God Jesus? Yes. Acts 7:59.
Jesus is God. Trinitarians affirm this.
49. Did Thomas ever call Jesus God? Yes. John 20:28.
Same answer as above.
50. How could Jesus be the Savior, when God the Father said in Isaiah 43:11, "Beside me there is no Savior?" Because "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself." II Corinthians 5:19.
Jesus can be the savior because within the one being of Yahweh there exists three eternally distinct persons. All three persons were active in the redemptive plan.
