Final Exam of Core Courses

Question 1

Johnnie Colemon is acknowledged as the first Black/African American ordained by Unity that was allowed to live on their campus.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Johnnie Colemon was the first Black/African American female minister to have a New Thought Christian megachurch in Chicago, Illinois

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

The UFBL was founded in 1978

Answer 3

FALSE - The UFBL was founded in 1974.

Question 4

The UFBL was founded by Johnnie Colemon and Don Nedd.

Answer 4

FALSE - The UFBL was founded by Johnnie Colemon.

Question 5

The UFBL headquarters is incorporated in Florida.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

The first elected President of the UFBL was Mary Tumpkin.

Answer 6

FALSE - Rev. Dr. Mary Tumpkin was the first APPOINTED president in 1995. The first ELECTED President was the Rev. Dr. Sheila McKeithan in 2013.

Question 7

Johnnie’s introduction to Unity was through her mother, Lula Parker.

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Johnnie knew exactly when she received her healing.

Answer 8

FALSE

Question 9

The healing power of God originated with Jesus.

Answer 9

FALSE - In Open Your Mind and Be Healed, Rev. Dr. Johnnie Colemon is quoted as saying the healing power of God did not originate with Jesus and that it also has no end.

Question 10

Christ Unity Temple was the first Johnnie Colemon organized church.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

Charles Fillmore is known as the Father of New Thought

Answer 11

FALSE - Phineas P. Quimby is known as the Father of New Thought. Charles Fillmore is the co-founder/Father of the Unity School of Christianity.

Question 12

Nona Brooks founded Christian Science.

Answer 12

FALSE - Nona Brooks co-founded Divine Science along with Malinda Cramer. Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science.

Question 13

H. Emilie Cady founded the Unity School of Christianity.

Answer 13

FALSE - Charles & Myrtle Fillmore co-founded the Unity School of Christianity. H. Emilie Cady authored Lessons In Truth, considered to be the primary text of Unity.

Question 14

Jesus Christ is the perfect manifestation of the “seed of God”.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

Phineas P. Quimby experimented with hypnotism/mesmerism.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

New Thought Christianity, as espoused by the UFBL, is the same as “New Age”.

Answer 16

FALSE - New Thought and New Age are NOT the same thing. New Age is a catch-all for a mixing of attitudes, beliefs, and concerns, fads and theories that constitute the thinking of a wide range of people. New Thought Christianity as practiced by UFBL is FIRMLY BASED ON THE BIBLE. It does not place any authority on channeled sources. Our objective is to discern the Truth and prove it in our everyday lives.

Source: https://www.jctseminary.org/what-is-new-thought

Question 17

New Thought consists of three phases.

Answer 17

FALSE - New Thought consists of four phases - Philosophical, Theological, Psychological, and Practical

Question 18

New Thought is a term used to cover a wide range of approaches to God, the world, to life, and its seeming problems.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

Mysticism is the UFBL’s theological approach to New Thought.

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

The philosophical basis of New Thought is Idealism.

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

A psychological phase of New Thought does not exist.

Answer 21

FALSE - New Thought has a psychological phase of Pragmatism.

Question 22

The UFBL’s psychological approach is Pragmatism

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

New Thought can be considered a science.

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

The primary cause of suffering is forgetfulness.

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

Principle #4 of the 5 Basic Principles espoused by the UFBL is "Practicing the Present."

Answer 25

FALSE - The fourth of the 5 Basic Principles espoused by the UFBL is Practicing the PRESENCE.

Question 26

Principle #5 of the 5 Basic Principles espoused by the UFBL is "The Law of Mind Action"

Answer 26

FALSE - The fifth of the 5 Basic Principles espoused by the UFBL is The Law of DEMONSTRATION.

Question 27

One of the secondary causes of suffering is wrong thinking

Answer 27

TRUE

Question 28

Everything in our life has its beginning in our body.

Answer 28

FALSE - Everything in our life has its beginning in our minds.

Question 29

You cannot run away from adversity, but you can change your wrong beliefs about the condition.

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

There is only One Present and One Power - God the good.

Answer 30

FALSE - There is only One PRESENCE and One Power - God the good, Omnipotent, the everywhere-present Sprit of Absolute Good.

Question 31

Since the nature of God is absolute good and everything is God Substance, evil does not exist.

Answer 31

FALSE - Since the nature of God is absolute good and everything is God Substance, there can be no evil in reality.

Question 32

The idea in Divine Mind of Power is Love.

Answer 32

FALSE - The idea in Divine Mind of UNIVERSAL ONENESS is Love. The idea in Divine Mind of AUTHORITY and DOMINION is Power.

Question 33

God has all the qualities and attributes of a human being.

Answer 33

FALSE - God is not a person or Being having qualities or attributes. God is All Good. Humankind has all the qualities and attributes of God.

Question 34

A person is absolute.

Answer 34

FALSE - A person is relative. God is Absolute.

Question 35

Omnipotence is all knowledge

Answer 35

FALSE - Omnipotence is All POWER. All Knowledge is OMNISCIENCE.

Question 36

Everything in race consciousness is negative.

Answer 36

FALSE - Race Consciousness consists of Collective Consciousness; Facts; All Positive/Negative Information; Five Senses; Tradition; Family; Formal Education; Social Media, etc.

Question 37

Thinking plus feeling equals the Subconscious Phase of Mind.

Answer 37

FALSE - The Subconscious Phase of Mind is our Feeling Nature. Our Thinking Nature is our Conscious Phase of Mind.

Question 38

Divine inspiration can come from he Superconscious Phase of Mind, bypassing the Conscious Phase of Mind, and go straight to the Subconscious Phase of Mind.

Answer 38

TRUE

Question 39

The Soul is the Superconscious Phase of Mind

Answer 39

FALSE - The Soul is the Entire Mind, consisting of the Superconscious Phase of Mind, Conscious Phase of Mind, and Subconscious Phase of Mind.

Question 40

The Subconscious Phase of Mind can influence our thoughts and actions without our conscious awareness that it is happening.

Answer 40

TRUE

Question 41

The Subconscious Mind has the power to do original thinking.

Answer 41

FALSE - The subconscious mind has no power to do original thinking. It acts upon what is given it thorugh the conscious or superconscious mind. Source: https://www.truthunity.net/mbd/consciousness

Question 42

The Soul (Entire Mind) has its own structure: Superconscious Phase of Mind, Conscious Phase of Mind, and Subconscious Phase of Mind

Answer 42

TRUE

Question 43

Individuality is our spiritual identity.

Answer 43

TRUE

Question 44

John the Baptist represents individuality.

Answer 44

FALSE - John the Baptist represents Personality. Jesus the Christ represents Individuality.

Question 45

Personality is that which is real.

Answer 45

FALSE - Personality is that which exists

Question 46

Thought/our thinking is the connecting link between God and humankind.

Answer 46

TRUE

Question 47

There appear to be many "minds" because humankind uses this One Mind according to their level of understanding.

Answer 47

TRUE

Question 48

Thinking is the process by which we have no choice of what comes into our lives.

Answer 48

FALSE - Thinking is the process by which we bring into our lives what we CHOOSE.

Question 49

Our body controls our health.

Answer 49

FALSE - Body does not control thinking. Thinking controls the body. Thoughts produce according to their character (after their own kind).

Question 50

Circumstances out-picture the character of our thinking and feeling.

Answer 50

TRUE

Question 51

We should judge according to appearances because "appearances" are real, and always out-picture the Divine Idea of perfection.

Answer 51

FALSE - We should NOT judge according to appearances, because "appearance" is LIMITED, not the real, and does NOT always out-picture the Divine Idea of perfection.

Question 52

Chemicalization is when a new spiritual idea is introduced into the mind, causing a negative belief to be disturbed.

Answer 52

TRUE

Question 53

What is visible in the physical world is NOT a Divine Idea.

Answer 53

TRUE

Question 54

The UFBL, a church, a house, a car, a mate, and a business are all examples of a Divine Ideas.

Answer 54

FALSE - What is visible in the physical world is NOT a divine idea, it is a manifestation of a divine idea.

Question 55

Crucifixion, as espoused by the UFBL, only happens once in our lifetime.

Answer 55

FALSE

Question 56

Denials and Affirmations are tools to help change our thoughts.

Answer 56

TRUE

Question 57

An affirmation is a statement of "Truth" used to establish in our consciousness the truth only about God.

Answer 57

FALSE - An affirmation is a statement of Truth used to establish in our consciousness the truth about God, humankind, and the universe.

Question 58

True denial is concerned with negative things.

Answer 58

FALSE - True denial is concerned with negative BELIEFS, not negative things.

Question 59

Practicing the Presence is a way where humankind can discover their true identity.

Answer 59

TRUE

Question 60

Our key to power is knowing that we are offspring to God and heirs to all of God's good.

Answer 60

TRUE

Question 61

The Silence is the mystical point (or union) between soul and spirit.

Answer 61

TRUE

Question 62

The UFBL teaches five (5) steps that lead to the Silence.

Answer 62

FALSE - There are seven steps that lead to the Silence: Relaxation, Denial, Affirmation, Concentration, Meditation, Realization or Silence, Praise and Thanksgiving

Question 63

Understanding how to transform our lives through our thinking is one way that humankind can achieve regeneration.

Answer 63

TRUE

Question 64

A definition of theology as espoused by the UFBL is "God thought and God talk."

Answer 64

TRUE

Question 65

All theology arises in a vacuum.

Answer 65

FALSE - No theology arises in a vacuum.

Question 66

The fundamental basis and starting point of Practical Christianity is that God is Principle.

Answer 66

TRUE

Question 67

Charles Fillmore saw salvation as a process rather than as a state of "having it made."

Answer 67

TRUE

Question 68

Pneumatology is the branch of Christian theology concerned with the Holy Spirit.

Answer 68

TRUE

Question 69

The "true church of Christ" is a state of consciousness in each person.

Answer 69

TRUE

Question 70

Charles Fillmore felt that traditional Christian beliefs were not valid.

Answer 70

FALSE - Fillmore did not reject mainline traditional Christian doctrines, but rather had a different interpretation and explanation

Question 71

Jesus was the man while the Christ was the God Principle.

Answer 71

TRUE

Question 72

The 'headquarters' mentioned in Charles Fillmore's famous quote was referencing a physical building.

Answer 72

FALSE - headquarters in this case was referencing turning within to Spirit.

Question 73

There are only three types of theology.

Answer 73

FALSE - there are many types of theology.

Question 74

Metaphysical Christology represents "Being's Perfect Idea."

Answer 74

TRUE

Question 75

To understand atonement, you must study "Being" from the standpoint of your pure mind.

Answer 75

TRUE

Question 76

Charles Fillmore had only one-specific view of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 76

FALSE - Father, Son, Holy Spirit and mind, idea, manifestation.

Question 77

Realized Eschatology refers to the understanding of the presence of the Kingdom of God right here and now.

Answer 77

TRUE

Question 78

A New Thought Christian believes that Jesus is their Lord and Savior.

Answer 78

FALSE - A New Thought Christian believes that Jesus is our WayShower

Question 79

A New Thought Christian Metaphysican is a person who looks beyond the literal fundamental Christian beliefs.

Answer 79

TRUE

Question 80

Metaphysics is a religion.

Answer 80

FALSE - metaphysics is a branch of philosophy

Question 81

One of the three branches of metaphysics is epistemology.

Answer 81

TRUE

Question 82

Epistemology is the study of the arrangement of the world and the universe.

Answer 82

FALSE - Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge. Cosmology is the study of the arrangment of the world and the universe.

Question 83

Absolute Truth deals with the realm of Divine Ideas while Relative Truth refers to the world of senses, time, space, and form.

Answer 83

TRUE

Question 84

Heaven is a state of consciousness in harmony with the thoughts of God. Heaven is within each one of us.

Answer 84

TRUE

Question 85

As espoused by the UFBL, hell is a place humankind goes because of the life of sin they lived on the earth.

Answer 85

FALSE - Hell is not a physical place but a represents a corrective state of mind.

Question 86

The devil is your master in a place called hell.

Answer 86

FALSE - The "devil" is a state of consciousness adverse to the divine good.

Question 87

The Bible is a collection of ancient writings dictated by God.

Answer 87

FALSE - The Bible is a collection of ancient inspired writings written by many authors.

Question 88

The Yahwist and the Priestly were the only writers/strands of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Answer 88

FALSE - The German biblical scholar, Julius Wellhausen presnted by the theory that there were four sources (writers: Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, and Priestly) o fht ePentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy); which opposed the traditional view that it was written by Moses. Each source had their own style of writing and could be identified to a specific period of time.

Question 89

The inductive Bible study has three components.

Answer 89

TRUE

Question 90

An allegory is a true story that leaves no room for interpretation.

Answer 90

FALSE - Allegory is "the veiled presentation, in a figurative story, of a meaning metaphorically implied but not expressly stated. Allegory is prolonged metaphor, in which typically a series of actions are symbolic of other actions."

Question 91

There are six allegories espoused in UFBL/JCTS Bible courses that are found in the first eleven chapters of Genesis.

Answer 91

TRUE

Question 92

The Garden of Eden espoused in UFBL/JCTS Bible courses is one of the allegories in the first eleven chapters of Genesis.

Answer 92

FALSE - The six allegories in the first eleven chapters of Genesis are 1) Creation of Spiritual Man (Genesis 1), 2) Creation of Manifest Man (Genesis 2), 3) The Fall of Man (Genesis 3), 4) Cain and Abel, 5) Noah and the Flood, and 6) The Tower of Babel Source: Mysteries of Genesis by Charles Fillmore Let There by Light by Elizabeth Sand Turner

Question 93

There is a four-step process for metaphysical Bible interpretation.

Answer 93

TRUE

Question 94

Exegesis is a process of examination by which one comes to understand a particular passage or scripture.

Answer 94

TRUE

Question 95

The Yahwist and Priestly writers give the same account of the "Creation Story" in Genesis.

Answer 95

FALSE

Question 96

As New Thought Christians, we believe that the book of Revelation predicts the end of the world.

Answer 96

FALSE

Question 97

Jesus is the only begotten Son.

Answer 97

FALSE - According to metaphysical Christianity, "the only begotten Son" does not exclusively refer to Jesus, but to the Christ or divine Spirit in everyone.

Question 98

Everything in our life has its beginnings in our mind.

Answer 98

TRUE

Question 99

The Trinity is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as espoused by the UFBL.

Answer 99

FALSE - The trinity is not limited to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Question 100

In the UFBL, we believe that some people on the face of this earth should live a healthy, happy, and prosperous life.

Answer 100

FALSE - we believe that ALL people on the face of this earth should live a healthy, happy, and prosperous life