What passage of scripture gives insight into the routine activity of the early church?

Question 1

Johnathan Edwards and George Whitefield were key figures in the Second Great Awakening.
True

False

2 points

Question 2

What is the name of the first major division within the Christian church?

The Great Schism

The Reformation

The Great Awakening

2 points

Question 3

It was at the Council of Nicea that the Roman Catholic Church set its doctrines in contrast with the doctrines of the Protestant movement.
True

False

2 points

Question 4

The persecution of Christians increased when Emperor Constantine was appointed ruler of Rome and Christianity was proclaimed as the official religion.
True

False

2 points

Question 5

Who had a large influence and ministry in Switzerland and wrote institutes of the Christian religion?

Martin Luther

John Calvin

Ulrich Zwingli

2 points

Question 6

The call to be a member of a church is more than a call for participation. It is also a call for ________.

Transformation

Initiation

Accommodation

Anticipation

2 points

Question 7

Within the New Testament, especially within the letters of Paul, one notices that there were many different churches within each city.
True

False

2 points

Question 8

In the Bible, Baptism is reserved only for individuals who professed faith in the risen Jesus.
True

False

2 points

Question 9

The Greek term ekklesia, commonly translated “church” means, “the people of God.”
True

False

2 points

Question 10

The church has a local and global connotation.
True

False

2 points

Question 11

The Bible strictly forbids women from holding the office of deacon.
True

False

2 points

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the three basic models of church government?

Protestant

Episcopalian

Presbyterian

Congregational

2 points

Question 13

The term apostle in the strict sense of the word refers to those who accompanied Jesus throughout his earthly ministry and who had witnessed his resurrection.
True

False

2 points

Question 14

Acts 14:23 does NOT point in the direction of a plurality of elders as the normative practice in the early church planting movement.
True

False

2 points

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the three main church offices listed in the New Testament?

Pastor

Apostle

Deacon

Bishop

2 points

Question 16

The early church did not have much fellowship or community.
True

False

2 points

Question 17

What passage of scripture gives insight into the routine activity of the early church?

Acts 12:3-9

Luke 24:13-34

Acts 2:41-47

None of the above

2 points

Question 18

New Testament Scripture indicates that the church is made up mostly of nonbelievers.
True

False

2 points

Question 19

In a healthy church, church leadership, including pastors, are exclusively responsible for doing the work of the ministry.
True

False

2 points

Question 20

Though prayer is important, it should not be prioritized in the church.
True

False

2 points

Question 21

__________ baptism was a baptism of identification with sinful humanity.

John’s

Jesus’s

Christian

Paul’s

2 points

Question 22

Most theologians agree that the purpose of the Lord’s Supper is to proclaim the significance of Jesus’s death.
True

False

2 points

Question 23

The major debate concerning baptism throughout church history is concerning the recipients of baptism and the mode of baptism.
True

False

2 points

Question 24

The examples of Jesus’s baptism and baptism in Acts bear witness to baptism by sprinkling.
True

False

2 points

Question 25

_______ communion allows any Christian to participate in the Lord’s Supper.

Open

Close

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