Test 3

What is the meaning of the word “church” in Greek?

To Gather or Assembly

What are the marks of the true church according to the Reformers?

Right preaching and Proper administration of the sacraments

What is the purpose of the church?

To Worship God

What is the mission of the church?

To make disciples of all Nations

What is the purity of the church?

To maintain sound doctrine and holiness.

What is the unity of the church?

To reflect Christ’s love and maintain fellowship among believers.

How does the RCC interpret Matthew 16:18 regarding church authority?

The RCC sees Peter as the first Pope

How do Protestants interpret Matthew 16:18 regarding church authority?

Protestants see the 'rock' as Peter’s confession of faith, with Christ as the foundation of the church.

What is Matthew 18:15-20 about?

It addresses church discipline, teaching how to resolve conflicts among believers and the church's authority to bind and loose.

What are the qualifications for elders?

Elders must be able to teach and shepherd the flock

What are the qualifications for deacons?

Deacons serve in practical ministry roles and are not required to teach

What are the sacraments of the RCC?

Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, Ordination, Extreme unction.

What are the sacraments of Protestants?

Baptism and the Lord's Supper.

What is the meaning of baptism?

Baptism symbolizes the washing away of sin and union with Christ.

What is the RCC doctrine of baptismal regeneration?

The RCC teaches that baptism washes away original sin and imparts grace.

What is the biblical basis for the RCC doctrine of baptismal regeneration?

Verses like 1 Peter 3:21 and Acts 2:38.

What is the scriptural support for the Presbyterian paedobaptist view?

i. Household baptisms (Acts 16:15, 33; 1 Cor 1:16) ii. Analogy to circumcision as a sign of entrance into the covenant community (Col 2:11-12)

What is transubstantiation?

The RCC view that bread and wine become Christ’s body and blood in the Lord’s Supper.

What is consubstantiation?

The Lutheran view that Christ is present 'in, with, and under' the elements in the Lord’s Supper.

What is memorialism?

The Zwinglian view that the Lord’s Supper is a symbolic remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.

What is the Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper?

A spiritual presence of Christ in the elements.

What is the purpose of exercising spiritual gifts?

To build up the church, glorify God, and equip believers for ministry

What is prophecy?

Telling something that God has spontaneously brought to mind

What does the NT say about the gift of tongues?

In public worship it should not be performed publicly if there are no interpreters and Not all speak in tongues

What is the theological term for the study of the end times?

Eschatology.

Why is preterism inconsistent with evangelicalism?

Preterism denies a future physical return of Christ

What is the abomination of desolation?

Desecration of the temple and a sign of end-times judgment.

What is historic premillennialism?

The church will go through the Great Tribulation and then afterward be raptured

What is dispensational premillennialism?

The rapture will happen before the Great Tribulation.

What does the OT say about Sheol?

Sheol is the place of the dead, for both the just and unjust.

When does the final judgment take place?

At the end of the age, after Christ’s return.

What is the definition of heaven?

The place where God most fully makes known his presence to bless.

What things are present in the new Jerusalem?

The throne of God and Christ, River and Tree of Life, and a 1,400-sized structure.