(1) Was the arrangement for an Atonement for human sin an afterthought or an original purpose? Who was the Author of the arrangement? Has He accomplished His purposes? Page 33, par. 1
(2) Are the prevalent views on the relations between the Father and the Son correct? If not, wherein is the error? Page 33, par. 2
(3) State the proper view of the What is God’s relationship to the plan of Atonement? And what Christ’s? Page 34
(4) State the error of the view that our Lord Jesus stands weeping for sinners and importuning the Father for their forgiveness and, as the hymn declares, “Five bleeding wounds He shows, They intercede for me.”
(5) Let us have five texts on the subject from the Apostolic writings, with a brief explanation in each case showing how they Page 535
(6) Quote from our Lord Jesus’ own words on this subject eleven texts and show briefly the application of Page 35, last par., and 36
(7) What does the “scroll” of 5 represent? Whose was it originally and in whose possession was it when Christ died? Page 36, last par.
(8) What is signified by the giving of the “scroll” to the Lamb of God, for Him to open it and fulfill its provisions? Page 37
(9) Did that “scroll” represent the Abrahamic promise or Oath-bound Covenant? Heb. 6:17-20
(10) Is it because of the Father’s honoring of His Only Begotten Son that we as well as angels should honor Him? Page 37
(11) If the Scroll is the Covenant, how is our Lord Jesus the Servant or “Messenger of the Covenant”? And how does He fulfill this service of the Covenant?
(12) Has Christ through His Spirit, the Holy Spirit, made known to some the “hidden mystery’ –”Christ in you the hope of Glory”? Has He shown us “things to come”? –Rev. 1:1; 4:1; John 16:13-15; Psa. 16:11; 25:14
(13) What Divine law was illustrated in the exaltation of our Lord? Page 38, par. 1
(14) Cite some Scriptures showing that our Lord’s exaltation was dependent on His faithfulness to the Father’s will, and that His exaltation is a proof of His faithfulness even unto death. Page 38, par. 2
(15) What was our Lord’s reward and what is the proof thereof? Page 39
(16) Give the meaning of the name Page 40
(17) Cite some Scriptures and elucidate them in proof of the heavenly Father’s excellent glory and honor and dignity and Pages 40 and 41
(18) To whom is the great name of Jehovah applied in the Bible? Page 41, par. 2
(19) By many it is supposed that the name Jehovah belongs also to our Lord Is this correct or not? Page 42, par. 1
(20) How about the term Jehovah-Tsidkenu, found in Jeremiah 23:5, 6, apparently applicable to our Lord Jesus? Explain its significance and Page 42, par. 2, 3
(21) Are other Hebrew words used in the Bible showing compounds with the word Jehovah? Page 43, par. 1
(22) Is the fact that our Lord appeared amongst men before He was “made flesh” (before He assumed the human nature) a justification for the application of the Father’s exclusive name, Jehovah, to Him? Page 43, par. 2, 3
(23) The Apostle styles our Lord Jesus “The Lord of Glory” (I 2:8); and in Psa. 24:7-10 Jehovah is mentioned as “King of Glory.” Does this justify the thought Jesus is Jehovah? Page 44, par. 1
(24) A fifth proof that our Lord Jesus is Jehovah is claimed from the comparison of 2:2-4 with Micah 4:1-3. What is the proper answer? Page 44, par. 2, 3
(25) What is the proper thought respecting the sixth objection, based on a comparison of Psa. 90:1, 2 and Micah 5:2? Page 45, par. 1, 2, 3
(26) What is the seventh claim on this subject and how should we understand Isaiah 25:6- 9? Page 45, last par., and 46, par. 1
(27) Consider the eighth text offered in proof–Isa. 9:6. Do the titles, Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of peace prove that Jehovah is another proper name or title for our Lord Jesus? Page 46, par. 2, 3
(28) Do the Scriptures which refer to Jesus as the Arm of Jehovah prove that Jehovah is the proper title for our Lord Jesus? If not, why not? Page 46, 4, to 47, par. 5
(29) Examine the tenth proof-text–Isa. 6:1–and demonstrate what is and what is not its true Page 47, last two par., and Page 48
(30) How should we view Isa. 8:13, 14? Page 49, par. 1
(31) Proof-text number 12 is 110. Examine it and demonstrate the truth respecting its teachings. Page 49, par. 2, 3, 4
(32) Since our Lord Jesus is styled the “Great Teacher,” and since it is written, “All thy children shall be taught of Jehovah” (Isa. 54:13), is or is not this a proof that our Lord Jesus is there referred to as Jehovah by name? Pages 50-54
(33) Find and read one or more Scripture texts containing the word Page 54, par. 1
(34) Is it supposable that the doctrine of the Trinity is taught in the Bible and yet no such word can be found in it? Page 54, par. 1
(35) Quote the strongest text in the Bible which seemingly implies that there are three Gods instead of Compare I John 5:7 with Deuteronomy 5:6-11. Page 56, par. 2
(36) What is the teaching of Trinitarianism-that there is one God who sometimes assumes three distinct manifestations, or three God’s equal in glory and honor? Did you ever know anybody able or willing to give a positive answer to this question? Page 54, par. 1
(37) Explain the force of the Trinity doctrine in the passage, “The head of the woman is the man, the head of the man is Christ, and the Head of Christ is ” (I Cor. 11:3) Page 55, par. 1
(38) What objection can be urged against I John 5:7? Does it teach three Gods in one person, or three distinct Gods? Page 55, par. 2
(39) Were the translators of our Common Version Bible to blame for the insertion of the spurious text? Why not? Page 56, par. 1
(40) Do scholars of all denominations acknowledge that the greater part of I John 5:7 is not a part of the original Bible, but a spurious addition without right of authority? Page 56, par. 1
(41) Which words in that text are spurious?
(42) Would the passage make as good sense or better if the interpolation were omitted?
Read the passage corrected. Page 56, par. 2
(43) Mention some of the versions of the New Testament that omit these words and cite the comment by the “Improved Version,” also Lang’s comment. Page 57
(44) Name some prominent Bible scholars who have pronounced the passage a spurious Page 57, last par.
(45) Quote Dean Alford’s words. Page 58, par. 1
(46) Quote C. Tischendorf on the subject. Page 58, par. 2
(47) Quote Prof. T. B. Wolsey. Page 58, par. 3
(48) Quote Adam Clarke on this passage. Page 58, par. 4
(49) Quote John Wesley on this Page 58, last par.
(50) Why was there more excuse for misunderstanding on this matter a century or two ago than now? Page 58, last par
(51) In what sense is there a unity or oneness between the Father and the Son? Page 59, par. 1
(52) Are the Father and the Son spoken of in the Scriptures as equal, in the sense that neither has nor ever had a superiority over the other? Page 59, par. 1
(53) What is implied in the terms Father and Son? Page 60, par. 1
(54) Are all things of the Son and all things by the Father, or vice versa, and what does this statement imply? Page 60, par. 1
(55) The doctrine of the Trinity is called a Why? In what sense is it mysterious? Page 60, par. 2
(56) Would Satan over-honor Christ? Why, then, would he propagate this error? and what has he effected? Page 61, par. 1, 2
(57) How old is the error on this subject, and how did it get so firm a footing in Christendom? Pages 62, 63
(58) Was faith in the unreasonable and unscriptural made a test of orthodoxy and its disbelief threatened with eternal torment and was the error thus fastened? Page 64
(59) Is the Hebrew name Jehovah properly shown in our common Bibles? How many times does it occur? How many times is it correctly rendered and how many times incorrectly? Page 65, last par.
(60) What motive seems to have led to this kind of hiding of the Truth? Page 65, footnote
(61) What about the word elohim–how frequently does it occur? What does it signify, and to whom is it applied? Page 66, par. 3
(62) What Hebrew words are used as titles for our Lord Jesus? Page 66, par. 4
(63) When elohim, the Hebrew word usually translated God, is used in 8:5 and translated angels, is it a mistaken translation or not? Prove it. Page 67, par. 2
(64) Is the Hebrew word elohim, usually translated God, ever applied in the Scriptures to the heathen or false gods? If so, how many times? Give some Page 67, par. 3 and on
(65) Is this same word elohim ever applied in the Scriptures to men in olden times? If so, give Page 68, par. 3-8
(66) Is this word elohim ever used prophetically in reference to the saints of this Gospel Age? If so, give quotation and Page 68, par. 9, 10 and foot-note Page 69
(67) Is elohim otherwise rendered in the Old Testament? Page 69, par. 1
(68) What are the facts respecting the terms God and Lord in the New Testament? Give Page 69, par. 2, and Page 70
(69) What about the word Godhead of the New Testament-how many times does it occur, and is it always from the same Greek word? Page 71, par. 4
(70) What is the ordinarily understood meaning of this word Godhead, and is it the proper thought of any of the three Greek words used?
(71) Give the Greek words mistranslated Godhead and show the meaning of Page 71, par. 5 and on.
(72) Did the fact that Jesus was “worshiped” by His disciples and others, and the fact that He received such worship without protest, prove that He was Jehovah, His own Father?
(73) Prove the answer by Scriptural citations. Pages 72, 73
(74) Our Lord Jesus said explicitly, “I and My Father are one.” (John 10:30) Does this prove that He was both Father and Son, or that the one person filled these two offices? Page 75, par. 1, 2
(75) When our Lord prayed for His followers, “that they all may be one” (John 17:21), does it signify that He expected or desired that all of His followers should ultimately become one person or one in heart-harmony and purpose?
(76) How, then, must His statement of the next verse be understood, viz.: “that they may be one even as We are one”? Page 75, par. 3, 4
(77) If “no man can see God and live” (Exod. 23:20), what could our Lord Jesus have meant when He said, “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father”? (John 14:7-10). Pages 76, 77
(78) Is it the Father or the Son that is styled the King of kings and Lord of lords? Page 78
(79) Does this passage refer to the Father or how otherwise should we understand it? Page 78, last par.
(80) Cite and explain other similar I Cor. 15:27; Col. 2:10. Page 79, par. 1
(81) Would the passage “thought it not robbery to be equal with God” prove the Trinity doctrine? If both were one how could one think of robbing Himself? Page 78, par. 2,3
(82) What did our Lord Jesus testify respecting His equality with the Father? And did He not tell the truth? Page 79, par. 2
(83) What appears to be the Apostle’s argument what point is he proving in 2:6? Page 79, last par.
(84) Is there any evidence that this verse is improperly translated? If so, what? Page 80, par. 1
(85) Give, in order, different translations of the verse: By Clarke, Wakefield, Stewart, Rotherham, Revised Version, American Revision Committee, Sharpe, Neeland, Dickenson, Turnbull, and the Emphatic Diaglott. Pages 80, 81
(86) In view of all this array of scholarship, what must we conclude that the passage teaches? Page 81, last par.
(87) What great spirit being took a very different course? Give proof-text. Page 81, last par.
(88) What quality in Jesus shines out pre-eminently in contrast with what quality in Satan? Page 81, last par.
(89) What reward was bestowed on the Son by the Father? and on what account? Cite the Scriptures. Page 82, top
(90) Can such rewarding be harmonized with the idea of oneness of person or with original equality between the Father and the Son? Page 82, par. 1
(91) Are we enjoined nevertheless to honor the Son whom the Father exalted, even as we honor the Father who exalted Him? Page 82, par. 2
(92) Quote a Scripture passage showing the distinct separateness of the Father and the Son as persons, and also the relationship of Their Page 82, par. 2
(93) Does the Scripture, `Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” favor the thought that Father and Son are one in person? Note the entire passage. Eph. 1:2-18. Page 82, par. 3