The Mystery of Godliness — ASOT Quiz 1
The Mystery of Godliness — Quiz 1
Apostolic School of Theology (ASOT) — This assessment covers key concepts from the course
“The Mystery of Godliness” (Oneness theology of the Godhead). Answer all questions, then
click Grade Quiz to see your score and review the answer key.
1) The phrase “the mystery of godliness” comes from which New Testament passage?
Colossians 2:9
John 1:1
1 Timothy 3:16
Hebrews 1:3
2) According to Apostolic Oneness theology, the “mystery of godliness” reveals that:
God is three separate divine persons in one family.
God changed from Father to Son and then to Spirit.
God was manifest in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ.
Jesus is only a prophet empowered by God.
3) True or False: In Oneness theology, “the Son” refers primarily to the eternal divine nature of God.
True
False
4) Which verse declares that “in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily”?
Colossians 2:9
Philippians 2:5–8
John 14:9
Revelation 1:8
5) Fill in the blank: “God was manifest in the ______.” (1 Timothy 3:16)
6) In Oneness Christology, how is the relationship between Father and Son best described?
Two separate divine beings who cooperate.
One God who has revealed Himself as Father (deity) and Son (humanity).
The Father is older and the Son is younger.
The Son is a created angelic being.
7) True or False: The “mystery of godliness” denies the real humanity of Jesus.
True
False
8) Which statement best reflects the Oneness view of Jesus Christ?
Jesus is the second person of a co-equal Trinity.
Jesus is fully God and fully man; the one God manifested in flesh.
Jesus is only a perfect moral teacher.
Jesus is a lesser god created by the Father.
9) Which passage is often used to demonstrate that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father?
John 14:8–9
Romans 8:1
Galatians 3:27
James 2:19
10) Fill in the blank: According to 1 Timothy 3:16, Jesus was “justified in the ______.”
11) True or False: Oneness theology teaches that all titles of God (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) are fulfilled in the name of Jesus.
True
False
12) Which scripture connects the name of Jesus to salvation in a unique way?
Acts 4:12
Matthew 5:3
Luke 2:1
Jude 1:3
13) Fill in the blank: “Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the ______, justified in the ______, seen of ______…”
14) Which theological error does the Mystery of Godliness course intentionally refute?
Atheism
Tritheism and classical three-person Trinitarianism
Legalism only
Universalism
15) True or False: In Oneness theology, the Holy Ghost is a separate divine person from the Father.
True
False
16) Philippians 2:6–8 shows Christ:
Abandoning His deity to become man.
Being “in the form of God” yet humbling Himself in true humanity.
Becoming an angel.
Ceasing to exist.
17) Fill in the blank: The Mystery of Godliness shows that the incarnation is both a revelation of God and a pattern for our ______.
18) True or False: Oneness theologians affirm that Jesus had both a divine will and a human will.
True
False
19) Which of the following best summarizes the Oneness understanding of the Godhead?
One God who manifests Himself in various ways, fully revealed in Jesus Christ.
Three co-equal, co-eternal persons with separate centers of consciousness.
Many gods of different ranks.
A God who is unknown and unknowable.
20) Fill in the blank: The proper response to the Mystery of Godliness is ______, worship, and obedience to Jesus Christ as Lord.
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