Midterm Exam

Question 1

What are the 3 questions to lay the foundation for understanding our Baptist History?

Answer 1

1) What or Who is a Baptist?
2) Why study Baptist history?
3) How should we view Baptist History?

Question 2

What is a Baptist according to a secular definition?

Answer 2

One who focuses on baptism by immersion as the primary distinctive

Question 3

What is a Baptist according to the Theological definition?

Answer 3

One who focuses on several distinctive doctrines, such as autonomy, church ordinances, regenerated church membership, priesthood of the believer, immersion, and etc.

Question 4

What is the holding to a set of beliefs (doctrines), not simply immersion?

Answer 4

The key to being “Baptist”

Question 5

What are the 4 reasons we study Baptist History?

Answer 5

1) To be informed about our heritage
2) To be encouraged by seeing God’s hand upon His churches and in Human affairs
3) To be reminded of the importance of truth
4) To learn from the examples of others

Question 6

Did the “Baptist” named themselves?

Answer 6

No, it was a name given to them by their opponents (because they rejected infant baptism - advocated for believer’s baptism only)

Question 7

What are the 3 approaches to Baptist History?

Answer 7

1) The Reformation movement
2) Church Successionism
3) The Free Church through the ages

Question 8

What views Baptist as an off-shoot of the Protestant Reformation, meaning that Baptist are “Protestants”

Answer 8

The Reformation movement

Question 9

What sees Baptists as an exact succession of churches from the N.T., to the present; and unbroken line of “true” churches?

Answer 9

Church successionism

Question 10

What are the 4 other names for church successionism?

Answer 10

1) Landmarkism
2) Church perpetuity
3) Church primogeniture
4) Baptist bride

Question 11

What approach believes that God has consistently preserved His church to testify of His truth through the ages?

Answer 11

The Free Church through ages

Question 12

T/F The “free church history” is more a succession of doctrines and principles than an unspoken chain of churches?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

T/F The unity of Christianity is just founded in the visible tracing of any one set of people?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

What does the “B” stand for in Baptist distinctives?

Answer 14

Biblical Authority

Question 15

What does the “A” stand for in Baptist distinctives?

Answer 15

Autonomy of the Local Church

Question 16

T/F The Bible is not only and sufficient authority for what the church/believers believe and practice?

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Scriptures teaching on the Bible’s origin results in what?

Answer 17

Full Authority on the Bible

Question 18

Scriptures teaching on the Bible’s correctness results in what?

Answer 18

Its inerrancy, infallibility, and preservability

Question 19

Scriptures teaching on the Bible’s sufficiency results in what?

Answer 19

Sole Authority of the Bible

Question 20

What are the 3 applications we learned from Biblical Authority?

Answer 20

1) The Bible bears the absolute authority of God himself
2) The Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice
3) No human opinion, council, or decree of any church or group can override the Bible

Question 21

What are the 2 dangers to avoid when referencing Biblical Authority?

Answer 21

1) Beware of confusing traditional with Biblical
2) Distinguish between Biblical mandate and example

Question 22

What are the 4 Ps under faith and Practice?

Answer 22

1) Precepts
2) Principles
3) Precedents
4) Perspectives

Question 23

What is it when the local church is independent from any outside human control, or directives?

Answer 23

Statement of the Doctrine under the Autonomy of the Local Church

Question 24

What is the definition of “Auto”?

Answer 24

self

Question 25

What is the definition of “Nomos”?

Answer 25

law

Question 26

What is the definition of “Autonomy”?

Answer 26

Self-governing

Question 27

T/F Each local church is “self-governing” without any denominational hierarchy or control?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What are the 4 scriptural teachings about the autonomy of the church?

Answer 28

1) Christ alone is the Head of the Church
2) The local church is independent of outside human control
3) Christ is the Bridegroom
4) Christ is the Cornerstone and Foundation

Question 29

What passage shows the church to select her own officers?

Answer 29

Acts 6:1-7

Question 30

What passage shows the church to send her own missionaries?

Answer 30

Acts 13:1-4

Question 31

What 3 passages have the final authority for church discipline?

Answer 31

1) Matthew 18:15-17
2) 1 Corinthians 5:1-5
3) 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15

Question 32

What passage says that Christ is the Lord of the church/churches?

Answer 32

Revelation 2-3

Question 33

What passages teach the Bible’s origin?

Answer 33

1) 2 Timothy 3:16
2) 2 Peter 1:19-21

Question 34

What passage teaches the Bible’s correctness?

Answer 34

John 10:35

Question 35

What passages teach the Bible’s sufficiency?

Answer 35

1) 2 Timothy 3:15-17
2) 2 Peter 1:4

Question 36

What passages of scripture teach the absolute authority of God himself?

Answer 36

1) 1 Thessalonians 2:13
2) 1 Corinthians 14:37
3) 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Question 37

What group prospered in Southern France, Northern Italy, and Northern Spain?

Answer 37

Albigeneses

Question 38

What are the 5 things that described the Albigenses?

Answer 38

1) Dualists and Manicheans (influenced by Mani)
2) They rejected the established church and its trappings
3) They personally separated, avoiding places like dances and taverns
4) They were strong on Christian education and on learning how to read
5) Believed in putting the Bible in the language of the common man

Question 39

What group emphasized the authority of Scripture, salvation by grace alone, baptism after faith (no infants), denied transubstantiation and purgatory?

Answer 39

The Waldensians

Question 40

What group spoke out against images, pilgrimages, purgatory, and crosses?

Answer 40

The Lollards

Question 41

What group taught salvation by grace alone and the separation of church and state, and the Bible not the Pope was the Supreme authority?

Answer 41

Bohemian Brethren