GOD'S DIVINE ORGANIZATION ~ THE LOCAL CHURCH Part Two of Two
By Bob W. Lovelace
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QUESTIONS:
1. Barnabas and Paul were "in" the church at Antioch along with other prophets and teachers. T or F ?
2. Elders were ordained in every (Acts 14:23).
3. There was always a plurality (more than one, Acts 14:23) of elders who were also called pastors over each local church. T or F?
4. Elders or bishops (also called overseers, pastors and shepherds) referred to the same men in the first century church. T or F?
5. The word "presbytery" (referring to a local eldership, I Tim. 4:14) was given for the purpose of naming a denomination. T or F?
6. There is simply no such thing as "the Pastor" (singular) over a local church in the New Testament. T or F?
7. Elders were women as well as men. T or F?
8. The scriptural qualifications for elders or bishops (also called overseers, elders, pastors, shepherds) are found in what two places besides I Pet. 5:1-4 in the New Testament?
1. 2.
10. A bishop in the church Christ built proved his ability to oversee the local church by ruling his own house well. The qualifications state that he is to be the husband of one wife, having his children in subjection with all gravity. T or F?
11. The word "church" is used in the New Testament in its "local" sense for a body of Christians in a particular locale in I Cor. 1:2 and Phil. 1:1. T or F?
12. The word "church" is used in the New Testament in its "universal" sense to refer to all Christians wherever they may be in Matthew 16:18. T or F?
13. Who was the Head of the church at Philippi?
14. The church at Philippi wrote its own creed or constitution. T or F?
15. The New Testament was the doctrine for the local churches in the first century. T or F?
16. "Saints" is descriptive of living, active members of the church at Philippi (Phil. 1:1). T or F?
17. In giving instruction with regard to the assemblies of the church Paul said, "Let all things be done for edification." T or F?