Deacon’s Ordination Interrogatories Flashcards
What is The Holy Bible?
The Holy Bible is the collection of inspired writings all of which are God Breathed and whose Holy Breath the Holy Spirit has made manifest the writers of His choosing comprising of 66 books beginning at Genesis and ending with Malachi for The Old Testament and beginning with Matthew and ending with The Revelation of Jesus Christ in The New Testament.(it is God ‘s Revelation and representation of Himself in and during the course of history.)
What is the purpose of The Holy Bible?
That we might know the will of God and know who God is. The Bible reveals His plan and purpose through Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 3:16, Romans :7
How many God’s are there revealed in The Holy Scriptures?
One God existing in 3 distinct persons,The Father,The Son and The Holy Spirit
1Corinthians 8:6
How many Jehovahs does the Bible reveal?
One Jehovah
Deuteronomy 6:4
What is The Trinity or the term Triune God?
It is from the Latin word trinitas which reflects the Biblical teaching of the three-ness of God in 3 divine persons The Father ,The Son and The Holy Spirit.
St. John 14,15,16,17.
What do you believe about the origin of this universe?
The heavens and the earth were created in the beginning by God. Not evolution!
Gen.1
What is man?
Man is the body from the ground,soul and spirit created by God in His image and likeness
1Thessalonians 5:23
What is fall?
When man disobeyed God and ate with his wife the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge (good and evil) disobedience describes the fall
Gen.3
What are the effects of the fall of man?
Man became a three-fold sinner by
1)divine decree ( Galatians 3:22)
2)nature(Ephesians 2:3)
3)practice (Romans 3:23)
What is salvation?
God who sent His Son to die on the cross and giving of His blood for our redemption.Anyone who believes that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was buried and rose again and accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior shall be saved.(John 1:12)
