Unit 5: Ecclesiology

Question 1

The study of churches, especially church building and decoration

Answer 1

Ecclesiology

Question 2

Church or assembly or congregation (a group that meets together for various political, religious and civic purposes)

Answer 2

Ekklesia

Question 3

What church practiced in the NT?

Answer 3

Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ is its head and cornerstone. The church should act in unison and be in unity. There is one church. There are many churches divided by geographical regions (containing prophets, teachers, elders, evangelists, overseers, deacons and pastors.
There are levels of leadership but there is unity. Gifts are given to believers for the building up or edification of the body. Churches are often met in homes

Question 4

What are the biblical images of the church?

Answer 4

Body of Christ, bride of Christ, Flock of God, People of God, Temple of the Holy Spirit, family of God “brothers” and sisters

Question 5

Universal church

Answer 5

consists of all those who in this age have been born of the Spirit of God and have by that same Spirit been baptized into the body of Christ.

Question 6

Local church

Answer 6

is used of the group of professed believers in any one locality

Question 7

3 hermeneutical approaches to Israel, church and the kingdom

Answer 7

Covenant theology
Classical dispensationalism
Progressive dispensationalism

Question 8

Hermeneutical approach to Israel, church and the kingdom

Places emphasis on covenants (the covenant of redemption and grace) as a framework for understanding Christian theology. There will be no future earthly kingdom; rather, Christ reigns on earth through the Church.

Answer 8

Covenant theology

Question 9

Hermeneutical approach to Israel, church and the kingdom

Salvation history is divided into various dispensations by which God deals with humanity in different ways. This view holds to a distinction between the church and Israel, while maintain a future millennial reign of Christ.

Answer 9

Classical dispensationalism

Question 10

Hermeneutical approach to Israel, church and the kingdom

holds to most tenets of dispensationalism but focuses on the notion that there’s an already aspect of the kingdom, and that the kingdom is not merely future.

Answer 10

Progressive Dispensationalism

Question 11

2 major views of the church and Israel

Answer 11

Church has replaced Israel

The church and Israel remain distinct

Question 12

View of the church and Israel

Similarity one people of God. Spiritual Israel over National Israel, church is the new Israel

Answer 12

The church replaced Israel

Question 13

A view of the church and Israel

the NT never confuses the church with Israel, church participates in Abrahamic promises, the church consists of both Jews and Gentiles who are in Christ as one body, National Israel is currently under a partial hardening, Paul expects national Israel to be saved

Answer 13

The church and Israel remain distinct

Question 14

4 views of church government

Answer 14

Episcopal, Presbyterian, congregational and nongovernmental

Question 15

View of church government

Authority resides in the office of the bishop. The number of bishops varies, various levels of ministry: first level-deacon, elder, minister/priest. 2nd level: Bishops.
Churches: Catholicism, Anglicanism, Episcopalians, Methodists and apostolic

Answer 15

Episcopal

Question 16

View of church government

authority resides in the office of elder, elders are chosen by the people, there is only one level of clergy (teaching elder or governing elder), authority is exercised through assemblies. Churches: Presbyterian, Reformed, Non-denominational

Answer 16

Presbyterian

Question 17

View of church government

authority ultimately resides within the congregation, 2 important aspects: autonomy and democracy, various positions elected by the people, Churches: Baptists, Mennonites, Lutherans

Answer 17

Congregational

Question 18

View of church government

no need for a governing structure, stress the inner workings of the spirit. Churches: Quakers and Plymouth Brethren

Answer 18

Nongovernmental

Question 19

Which church government does Erickson prefer and why?

Answer 19

Erickson’s uses 2 principles and concludes that the NT emphasis on order (1 Corinthians) and emphasis on the priesthood of the believers within Scripture. Therefore, Congregationalism meets both principles: the priesthood of believers, the spirit’s indwelling and guidance of all believers and orderliness necessitates some form of government

Question 20

4 views on baptism

Answer 20

Baptismal regeneration
Sacramentalist
Sign of the covenant
Token of salvation

Question 21

View on baptism

baptism, along with faith, is necessary for salvation. Regeneration occurs at baptism

Answer 21

Baptismal regeneration

Disciples of Christ, Pentecostals

Question 22

View on baptism

God imparts saving grace through Baptism, Faith must be present, objectively—unites the believer to Christ. Subjectively—provides assurance and encouragement. Children receive baptism to remove the taint of Original Sin.

Answer 22

Sacramentalist

Catholicism, Lutherans

Question 23

View on baptism

Functions much like circumcision in the OT, Initiates a person into God’s Covenant and a sign of salvation, for adults it’s absolute and for children it’s conditional

Answer 23

Sign of the covenant

Reformed

Question 24

View on baptism

outward symbol of an inward change, no direct spiritual benefit, regeneration takes place at faith not baptism

Answer 24

Token of salvation

Baptists, Evangelical Free, non denomination churches

Question 25

2 major modes of baptism

Answer 25

Immersion is the primary meaning of baptidzo, the NT never uses the Greek words for sprinkle or poor, Immersion best pictures the death of the old life and resurrection to new life, sprinkling was first allowed in cases of sickness. [immersion and sprinkling]

Question 26

4 different views on the Lord’s supper and the elements

Answer 26

Roman Catholicism view (transubstantiation)

Lutheran (consubstantiation)

Reformed (spiritually present)

Zwinglian view

Question 27

View on the Lord’s supper and elements

as the priest consecrates the elements, the bread and wine are changed into the flesh and blood of Christ.

Answer 27

Roman Catholic view (transubstantiation)

Question 28

View on the Lord’s supper and the elements

like the Roman Catholic View, the body and blood of Christ are really present; however, the bread and wine are not transformed. They are in, with, and under the bread and wine.

Answer 28

Lutheran view (consubstantiation)

Question 29

View on the Lord’s supper and the elements

Christ is spiritually present in the bread and wine.

Answer 29

Reformed view (spiritually present)

Question 30

View on the Lord’s supper and the elements

the lord’s supper is merely a commemoration of Christ’s death.

Answer 30

Zwinglian view