Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is the doctrine of the church?
ecclesiology
What is the Greek word that means “church”?
ekklesia
What is the Greek word that means “doctrine”?
logos
What is the most common New Testament Greek word for church?
ekklesia
What is the Greek word for church that means “called out” or “separated”?
ekklesia
If the church is not a building, what is it?
a people
What is the New Testament Greek word for “belonging to the Lord”?
kuriakon
What is the one large church that is made up of all who have been washed in the blood of the Lamb and have their names written in the Lamb’s Book of Life?
the universal church
In the vast majority of cases, what does the Biblical use of the word church refer to?
a local congregation of believers
Where was the first local church?
Jerusalem
At what church were believers first called “Christians”?
Antioch
Name three local churches established by Paul.
1) Ephesus
2) Corinth
3) Thessalonica
Name at least three local churches in Asia Minor.
1) Ephesus
2) Smyrna
3) Pergamos
4) Thyatira
5) Sardis
6) Philadelphia
7) Laodicea
What are the two ways to glorify God in the church through its members?
to edify and purify its members
What is the purpose of the church?
to glorify God
What should the church do with the world?
evangelize to it and retard corruption in it
Name three ways the church is described as in the Bible.
1) the body of Christ
2) the building of Christ
3) the bride of Christ
What is the verse in which Jesus told the disciples to go into Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth?
Acts 1:8
What did God institute as a representative of his authority?
civil government
If we cannot obey both God and the government, who must we obey?
God
For whose welfare did God institute civil government?
man’s
What are the only two offices of the local church mentioned in the Bible?
the pastor and the deacon
What does the word pastor mean?
shepherd
What is the position of the church that emphasizes the idea of his being an overseer of the house of God?
bishop
What is the position in the church that gives the idea of man’s mature leasdership?
elder
How many offices are there in the church according to the Bible?
two
What is an outward duty prescribed by Christ to be performed by His Church?
ordinance
What are the two ordinances the churches of the New Testament practised?
baptism and the Lord’s Supper
What word means “to dip under” or “to immerse”?
baptism
What is a symbol of the believer’s identification with Christ?
baptism
Before a person can be baptized, what must he first understand?
enough to be saved
Once a person has been instructed in the way of salvation and has accepted Christ as their Saviour, what is he ready to follow in?
the believer’s baptizism
What is the primary prerequisite for baptism?
simple faith in Christ
How many gospels is the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper mentioned in?
three
Why is the Lord’s Supper considered to be an ordinace?
it was practiced by the early church and it was explicitly stated by God
Which view of the Lord’s Supper teaches that all who have accepted Christ as Saviour may participate?
Open Communion
Which view of the Lord’s Supper teaches that since the disciples were a “localized” group of believers at the Last Supper, only a member of a particular church of a church “of like faith” may participate?
closed communion
What are the duties of the pastor?
1) to be an example
2) to rule
3) to guard right doctrine
4) to “perfect” the saints
5) to “edify” the body of Christ
6) to “preach the word”
How often was the Lord’s Supper observed in Jerusalem after the Pentacost?
daily
How often was the Lord’s Supper observed later in the book of Acts?
weekly
What is more important than the frequency of the Lord’s Supper?
its observance
What is the first element of the Lord’s Supper?
unleavened bread
What is leaven often a symbol of in the Bible?
sin
What was a Jew instructed to do every Passover?
remove the leaven from his house
What is the second element of the Lord’s Supper?
the cup or fruit of the vine
What does the bread represent in the Lord’s Supper?
Jesus’ broken body
What does the cup of fruit of the vine represent in the Lord’s Supper?
Jesus’ spilled blood
In reality, are Christians worthy to partake of the Lord’s Supper?
no
