Quiz #3 Flashcards
The people of God, saved through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, incorporated into His body through baptism with the Holy Spirit
the Church
There is one people of God, but to aspects of the people of God. What are they?
People of the Old Covenant
People of the New Covenant
Church consists of two interrelated elements
Universal church
Local churches
7 identity markers of the church: First Three Characteristics
Doxological: Glory of God
Logocentric: Word / Jesus
Pnemodynamic: Spirit
7 identity markers of the church: Final four characteristics
Covenantal: covenant relationship with God and each other
Confessional: confession of Christ and historic Christian faith
Missional: divinely called, divinely sent
Spatial-Temporal-Escatalogical
What is the growth of the church?
According to Ephesians 4, the growth of the church is a growth from immaturity to maturity.
The degree of freedom from wrong doctrine, and conduct and conformity to God’s will
Purity of the Church
Four traditional attributes of the church
Purity, Unity, Catholicity, Apostolicity
Signified the church is unified In oneness
Unity of the church
Both purity and unity of the church have three attributes
Positional, Teleological, Instrumental
The process of rebuking and correcting sinful members of the church
Church Discipline
The four steps of church discipline
Personal
Rebuke by 2 or 3
Admonished by the chuch
Excommunication
Three scriptures for Church Discipline:
Matthew 18v15-20
1 Cor 5v1-13
2 Cor 2v5-11
Mere leadership of the church
All churches need leaders
Congregations and leaders should act humbly toward each other
Mere leadership is mere servanthood
3 offices of the church
Apostles - men chosen by Jesus to be foundation of Church (12, Paul, Barnabas, James)
Elders / Pastors
Deacons - Leading Servants
5 Qualifications for Elders
Call
Character
Competency
Chemistry
Commission
Responsibilities of Elders
Teaching
Leading
Praying
Shepherding
Mere government of the church
Jesus is cornerstone.
Apostles and prophets are foundation.
Christians are individual stones.
Pastors and elders are leaders.
Deacons are servants.
Episcopalian polity:
Three tiered:
Episcopal (bishops)
Presbyters / Priests (local pastors)
Deacons (local church servants)
Presbyterian polity:
2 tiered
Presbyters (elders)
Deacons (servants)
Notes:
Teaching / Ruling elder distinction
Congregational church polity:
Autonomy (each church independent)
Democracy (authority in members of churches, under Christ)
3 varieties of congregationalist churches
Solo pastors, elder ruled (non-denoms), elder led
2 specific sacraments
Baptism / Communion
Early church / RCC used word “sacrament”
Reformers used Ordinances
2 categories of Paedobaptism:
RCC: Baptism 1st of 7 sacraments. Baptism saves, infuses with grace
Reformed: Baptism incorporates, gospel saves.
