015. QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 5.

QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 5.

1. From what is the term Trinity derived, and what is its import?

2. Why has the use of the term been objected to?

3. Is the objection a reasonable and just one?

4. What are the three grand divisions of this chapter?

5. Can we thoroughly comprehend the mode of the divine existence?

6. Are we to understand by the Trinity, three persons in one person, or three Gods in one God?

7. Are we to understand that there are three distinct intelligent beings in the Godhead?

8. How have Socinians, etc., generally represented the doctrine of Trinitarians?

9. How may this statement be seen to be unfair?

10. What is the correct view of the doctrine of the Trinity?

11. Is each person in the Trinity an intelligent being?

12. Are there, then, in essence, three distinct intelligent beings?

13. What were the views of several eminent divines, on this subject, as given by Dr. Doddridge?

14. To what does the great mystery of the Trinity relate?

15. What are the grand positions established in preceding chapters, in which the doctrine of the Trinity is implied?

16. In what sense are we to understand that three are one?

17. How are the distinctions in the God-head shown to be properly expressed by the term person?

18. What allusion to the doctrine of the Trinity is seen in the first of Genesis?

19. How does it appear that the three persons of the Trinity all head an agency in creation?

20. How is the Trinity proved from the form of baptism?

21. From the form of the benediction?

22. What verse of Scripture embodies the whole doctrine of the Trinity?

23. What is the grand objection to this doctrine?

24. How is the objection answered?

25. Do the opposite sentiments involve difficulties?

26. What is the instance given?

27. What is the least perplexing and most scriptural view?