Grudem Chapter 44 - The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and its Purposes

Question 1

Define what the Church is.

Answer 1

The Community of All True Believers for all time.

Question 2

List the different metaphors used for the church in the New Testament.

Answer 2

1) Bride of Christ
2) Branches on a Vine
3) An Olive Tree
4) A Field of Crops
5) A Building
6) A Harvest
7) A New Temple
8) A New Group of Priests
9) The Pillar of Truth
10) A Body with Christ as Its Head

Question 3

What are the five specific aspects of the relationship between the Kingdom of God and the Church?

Answer 3

1) The Church is not the Kingdom.
2) The Kingdom Creates the Church
3) The Church Witnesses to the Kingdom
4) The Church is the Instrument of the Kingdom
5) The Church is the Custodian of the Kingdom

Question 4

What are the two marks of a true church?

Answer 4

1) The Teaching of the Word of God and Core Doctrines

2) The Right Administration of the Sacraments

Question 5

What are the Three Purposes of the Church?

Answer 5

1) Ministry to God
2) Ministry to Believers
3) Ministry to the World

Question 6

How does the Church Minister to God?

Answer 6

Worship

Question 7

How does the Church Minister to Believers?

Answer 7

By Nurturing Them In The Faith

Question 8

How Does the Church Minister to the World?

Answer 8

Through Evangelism and Mercy.