The Objection Lab

The Academy · The Objection Lab

Answer it before you hear it.

Ten objections, each in the form its best advocate would give it. Write your answer against the clock, then hold it to four marks.

Is God one being in three persons?“You’re confusing being and person: God is one being in three persons, so “one God” doesn’t mean “one person.””8 verses · drill it
Who was Jesus praying to?“If Jesus is the Father, then who was He praying to — Himself?”8 verses · drill it
Doesn’t sending prove two persons?“The Father sent the Son, and you can’t send yourself, so the Son must be a distinct person who existed before He was sent.”8 verses · drill it
Two wills, two persons?“In Gethsemane Jesus said “not my will, but thine,” and two wills means two persons.”8 verses · drill it
Doesn’t the Jordan show three persons?“At Jesus’ baptism the Son is in the water, the Spirit descends like a dove and the Father speaks from heaven, so that’s three persons at once.”8 verses · drill it
What glory did Jesus have before the world was?“In John 17:5 Jesus speaks of the glory He had with the Father before the world was, so the Son existed as a distinct person before creation.”8 verses · drill it
Who sits at God’s right hand?“Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father, and no one can sit at his own right hand.”8 verses · drill it
Is the Holy Spirit a third person?“The Holy Spirit isn’t the Father or the Son; He speaks, teaches and can be grieved, so He is a distinct third person.”8 verses · drill it
Isn’t the Trinity simply a mystery?“The Trinity isn’t a contradiction; it’s a mystery beyond human understanding, and you reject it only because you can’t comprehend it.”7 verses · drill it
Didn’t the church always believe in the Trinity?“The church has always believed in the Trinity, and Oneness is an old heresy the early church rejected.”6 verses · drill it

The objections