Study Guide for Exam One
1.
List Craig
Van Gelder’s 4 goals for his book The Essence of the Church
(Van Gelder, 9-12).
2.
Give 7
common meanings for the word “church” (Van Gelder,
14).
3.
List 5
phases of the historical development of denominations (Van Gelder,
17).
4.
Give 6
examples of functional approaches to the Church (Van Gelder,
21).
5.
State the
short-coming of viewing the Church in terms of function (Van Gelder,
21).
6.
Give 6
examples of organizational approaches to the Church (Van Gelder,
22).
7.
Describe
the nature of the Church (Van Gelder, top of page
25).
8.
Explain
the duality in the Church’s nature (Van Gelder,
25).
9.
Explain
how “missions” is usually understood (Van Gelder,
28).
10.
Explain
how “evangelism” is often understood (Van Gelder,
28).
11.
Give 2
fundamental problems with the above understandings (Van Gelder,
28).
12.
Define
“ecclesiology” (Van Gelder, 28-29).
13.
Trace the
change in the concept of “mission” (Van Gelder,
29).
14.
Contrast
missions and “mission” (Van Gelder, 29).
15.
State the
advantage of understanding the Church as being missionary by nature
(Van Gelder, middle of page 32).
16.
Important: Summarize
the interrelationship between the nature, ministry, and organization
of the Church (Van Gelder, 37).
17.
Describe
how the Church historically has tended to develop its ecclesiologies
(Van Gelder, 38).
18.
Define the
“invisible church” (Van Gelder, 38, 105).
19.
List 4 key
sources of information available for developing an understanding the
visible Church (Van Gelder, 39-43).
20.
Define the
“contextualization” as it relates to the Church (Van Gelder,
41).
21.
Define the
word “catholic” (Van Gelder, 49).
22.
Give 4
attributes of the Church highlighted in the Nicene Creed (Van
Gelder, 50).
23.
Give a
fifth attributed of the Church mentioned in the Apostles’ Creed (Van
Gelder, 50).
24.
Define
koinonia (Van Gelder, 51, 111).
25.
Summarize
the nature, ministry, and organization of the Church during the
early centuries (Van Gelder, 51-52).
26.
Define
“church polity” (Van Gelder, 56).
27.
Trace the
introduction and development of the concept of the “invisible
church” (Van Gelder, 56).
28.
Summarize
the nature, ministry, and organization of the Church during the
Protestant Reformation (Van Gelder, 57-58).
29.
Identify
the “free-church movement” (Van Gelder, 59).
30.
Give 3
basic convictions about the Church from the free-church movement
(Van Gelder, 59).
31.
Summarize
the nature, ministry, and organization of the Church as
distinctively viewed by the free-church movement (Van Gelder,
60).
32.
Summarize
the nature, ministry, and organization of the Church as
distinctively viewed by the modern missions movement (Van
Gelder, 63).
33.
List 4
ways the modern missions movement has impacted the development of
ecclesiology (Van Gelder, 64-65).
34.
Carefully
identify the “social-contract theory” (Van Gelder,
67).
35.
Summarize
the nature, ministry, and organization of the Church as
distinctively viewed by the deonominational, organizational
Church (Van Gelder, 67-68).
36. Define
“kingdom of
God” (Van
Gelder, 75).
37. Give the2
dimensions of the “kingdom of
God” (Van
Gelder, 75).
38. Contrast
John the Baptist’s view of the
“kingdom of
God” with
that of Jesus (Van Gelder, 77-79).
39. Explain
and illustrate the “mystery of the kingdom” (Van Gelder,
80-81).
40. Explain how those who would
follow Jesus can win the “cosmic conflict” (Van
Gelder, bottom of page 82).
41. Give 2 important truths
Jesus taught about the kingdom of
God in relation to the “strong
man” (Van
Gelder, 83).
42. List four
insights given by Jesus into the relationship between the
kingdom of
God and the
Church (Van Gelder, 85-86).
43. Identify
the Spirit’s role in the “community of faith” (Van Gelder,
86-87).
44. Summarize
the intended function of the creation design (Van Gelder, 90-93;
note especially the illustration on page 91).
45. Describe
the effect of sin on the creation design (Van Gelder, 93-94; note
especially the illustration on page 94).
46. Distinguish the redeemed
community from the fallen community (Van
Gelder, 95-96; note especially the illustration on page
95).
47. Distinguish the work of
each member of the Godhead in the “mission of God” (Van
Gelder, 97).
48. Define ecclesia
(Van
Gelder, 105).
49. State how
many images and analogies Paul Minear says are used in the New
Testament for the Church (Van Gelder, 106).
50. Define
each of the following as used in the Nicene Creed to describe the
Church:
a.
One (Van
Gelder, 115).
b.
Catholic
(Van Gelder, 115).
c.
Holy (Van
Gelder, 115).
d.
Apostolic
(Van Gelder, 115).
51. Explain
how the Church can be “holy” (Van Gelder, 117).
52. Describe
what the bishops of Constantinople believed
about the office of bishop (Van Gelder, 123).
53. State how
the Reformers viewed apostolic authority and the office of bishop
(Van Gelder, 123).
54. List six
privileges Jesus gave to the twelve apostles (Van Gelder,
124).
55. Explain
how Paul can be considered and Apostle (Van Gelder,
124).
56. Explain
how the corporate Church can be viewed as apostolic (Van Gelder,
124).
57. Give the
basic definition of the word “apostle” (Van Gelder,
125).
58. Give two
problems the Reformers sought to address regarding the Church’s
ministry (Van Gelder, 129).
59. Identify
the doctrine that Martin Luther affirmed in the face of the Roman
Catholic’s attempt to keep the means of salvation in the hands of
priests (Van Gelder, 131).
60. Explain
how salvation can be both individual and corporate (Van Gelder,
131).
61. Give three
view of the relationship of the Church to the world (Van Gelder,
134).
62. Define
“power encounter” (Van Gelder, 135).
63. Describe
the ministry of reconciliation (Van Gelder, 136).
64. Give two
purposes for the “covenants” (Van Gelder, 136).
65. Name the
two “marks of the Church” preferred by Craig Van Gelder (Van
Gelder,142).
66. List three Marks of the
True
Church as specified by Article 29
of the Belgic Confession (Van
Gelder, 143).
67. Give three problems that
may arise when the Church singles out preaching
and
sacraments as the marks of
the true Church (Van
Gelder, 143-144).
68. Define “grace” (Van
Gelder, 146).
69. State the
role of those with leadership gifts who are themselves gifts to the
Church (Van Gelder, 147).
70. Contrast the two
theological traditions within the Church regarding baptism
(Van
Gelder, 149).
71. List seven
varieties of ministry practices in the Church (Van Gelder,
151-154).
72. Define
“institutionalization” (Van Gelder, 158).
73. State the
rightful role of organization in the visible Church (Van Gelder,
158).
74. List three
approaches to organizational forms for the Church (Van Gelder,
159).
75. State how
Van Gelder views the organizational forms as presented in the New
Testament (Van Gelder, last sentence of the first paragraph on page
160).
76. Contrast
Jesus’ teaching regarding leadership in the Church with that
practiced by the Gentiles (Van Gelder, 162).
77. Give three different ways
ecclesia is used in the New Testament (Van
Gelder, 163-164).
78. Contrast
the two different structures out of which the
New
Testament
Church operated
(Van Gelder, 165).
79. List four
New Testament models for local congregations (Van Gelder,
166-168).
80. Describe
three characteristics of local congregations (Van Gelder,
168-169).
81. List three
kinds of mobile missional structures in the New Testament (Van
Gelder, 169-171).
82. Describe
three characteristics of mobile missional structures (Van Gelder,
171-172).
83. Name the
three traditional theories of church government (Van Gelder,
173).
84. Describe
the two types of shared processes seen in the New Testament (Van
Gelder, 175-177).
85. List six
decision-making structures seen in the New Testament (Van Gelder,
178).
86. Describe
two functions of “assemblies” in the New Testament (Van Gelder,
179).
87.
Give two
categories of qualifications for leaders in New Testament churches
(Van Gelder, 181).
Matthew
16:16-19
16 Simon Peter answered, “You
are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are
you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man,
but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are
Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates
of Hades c will not overcome
it. 19 I will give you the keys of
the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will
be e bound in heaven, and
whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in
heaven.”
Romans 6:3-5
3 Or don’t you know that all
of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his
death? 4 We were therefore buried
with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ
was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life. 5If we have been united with
him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with
him in his resurrection.
1
Corinthians 11:23-26
23 For I received from the
Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he
was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given
thanks, he broke it and
said, “This is my body,
which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after
supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my
blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
26 For whenever you eat this
bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he
comes.
Study Guide for Exam Two
1.
Define
“eschatology” (Horton, 14).
2.
Explain
how old pagan philosophies viewed history (Horton,
17).
3.
Summarize
the linear view of history as designated in the Bible (Horton,
19).
4.
State why
Israel was
chosen (Horton, 24).
5.
Explain
why God
sent the
prophets (Horton, 25).
6.
State
God’s purpose in sending His people to
Babylon (Horton,
25).
7.
Describe
the type of Messiah for which the Jews looked (Horton,
26).
8.
Explain
the sense in which believers are “heirs” (Horton,
28).
9.
Give the
chief reason for preaching or teaching what the Bible says about the
last things or the end times (Horton, 33).
10.
Define
Sheol (Horton, 44 and 268).
11.
Give two
characteristics of Sheol (Horton, 47).
12.
State
Horton’s view on whether or not Sheol has two compartments
(Horton, 49-50).
13.
Give the
meaning of Lazarus’ name (Horton, 52).
14.
Explain
the concept of “particular judgment” (Horton,
52).
15.
Identify
“paradise” (Horton, 53).
16.
Describe
“heaven” (Horton, 54).
17.
Define
“rest” as it is used in Revelation 14:13 (Horton,
54).
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