Chapter 3 Flashcards
(108 cards)
When the church was young and struggling for survival, leaders were required to: a. Exhort b. Edify c. And encourage the _______.
When the church was young and struggling for survival, leaders were required to: a. Exhort b. Edify c. And encourage the believers.
There were many discussions and arguments about the _______, and about the divine versus the human nature if Christ.
There were many discussions and arguments about the Trinity, and about the divine versus the human nature if Christ.
At Nicea in 325, Constantine gathered leaders from many different religious families together for the first time in history, to discuss and make decisions. This gathering became known as the ________ of ________.
At Nicea in 325, Constantine gathered leaders from many different religious families together for the first time in history, to discuss and make decisions. This gathering became known as the Councel of Nicea.
No denomination, movement or action was completely ___________ of others.
No denomination, movement or action was completely independent of others.
The choices of generations before as well as the current church culture have shaped and influenced the ________ throughout the centuries.
The choices of generations before as well as the current church culture have shaped and influenced the Church throughout the centuries.
Some of the major factors in church history include the liturgical developments of the fourth and fifth centuries, the Eastern and Western division, the medical period, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the evangelical 1800’s, the ___________ movement and the plethora of modern period churches and movements including the UPCI.
Some of the major factors in church history include the liturgical developments of the fourth and fifth centuries, the Eastern and Western division, the medical period, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the evangelical 1800’s, the Pentecostal movement and the plethora of modern period churches and movements including the UPCI.
Throughout the past two thousand years, Christian worship has seen a continuos process if development and change in response to ________ and ________ factors.
Throughout the past two thousand years, Christian worship has seen a continuos process if development and change in response to theological and cultural factors.
But, with this evolution, each period of worship renewal aspired to reach back to the Apostolic principles and practices of the ____ __________ church.
But, with this evolution, each period of worship renewal aspired to reach back to the Apostolic principles and practices of the New Testament church.
THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT GIVEN TO US DURING THE FIRST CENTURY OF THIS INFANT CHURCH, AFTER THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE STANDARD FOR THE LITURGY AND _________ PRACTICE OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT GIVEN TO US DURING THE FIRST CENTURY OF THIS INFANT CHURCH, AFTER THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE STANDARD FOR THE LITURGY AND WORSHIP PRACTICE OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The church of the apostles, when the canonical books of the New Testament were being written, have an _________ that no other period in history can match.
The church of the apostles, when the canonical books of the New Testament were being written, have an authority that no other period in history can match.
Jesus and his early followers came from a _________ heritage.
Jesus and his early followers came from a Jewish heritage.
_______ concludes his gospel by mentioning that after the resurrection, the followers of Christ “stayed continually at the temple, praising God” (Luke 24:53)
Luke concludes his gospel by mentioning that after the resurrection, the followers of Christ “stayed continually at the temple, praising God” (Luke 24:53)
“Christians may have turned the world upside down but in the form and content of their worship it was still recognizably a ________ world.”
“Christians may have turned the world upside down but in the form and content of their worship it was still recognizably a Jewish world.”
Baptism becomes the response expected from __________ preaching.
Baptism becomes the response expected from apostolic preaching.
Baptism symbolizes a participant in Christ’s _______ and resurrection and a new _________ as the people of God.
Baptism symbolizes a participant in Christ’s death and resurrection and a new covenant as the people of God.
Sometime after the after the first century church this formula began to be replaced by the ___________ formula, “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Sometime after the after the first century church this formula began to be replaced by the Trinitarian formula, “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Bernard’s book Oneness and Trinity shows that the doctrine of the Trinity developed over a lengthy period of time, from the early second to the late ________ century.
Bernard’s book Oneness and Trinity shows that the doctrine of the Trinity developed over a lengthy period of time, from the early second to the late fourth century.
There is no direct evidence for the baptism of _______ in the New Testament churches, but there is also no clear ____ requirement given.
There is no direct evidence for the baptism of infants in the New Testament churches, but there is also no clear age requirement given.
“Anyone who _______ and is baptized will be saved” (Mark 16:16, NLT)
“Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved” (Mark 16:16, NLT)
“Terullian taught that at water baptism the believer has his sins ________ away, is born in water, and is prepared for the Holy Spirit.”
“Terullian taught that at water baptism the believer has his sins washed away, is born in water, and is prepared for the Holy Spirit.”
Tertullian taught baptism by _________ and disapproved if infant baptism.
Tertullian taught baptism by immersion and disapproved if infant baptism.
In the words of Tertullian, “No one can attain __________ without baptism.”
In the words of Tertullian, “No one can attain salvation without baptism.”
A long period of preparation and training preceded the baptism called _________ that could last up to three years.
A long period of preparation and training preceded the baptism called catechumenate that could last up to three years.
Some converts might be martyred before their period of testing was over, and were considered to have been baptized in their own ______.
Some converts might be martyred before their period of testing was over, and were considered to have been baptized in their own blood.