Walking Worthy of Our VocationBible Study Course
Lesson One: How Can I Identify A Church Of The New Testament?
Read each scripture reference, study the question, and then mark the correct answer.
1. Acts 8:36-39. After the eunuch was baptized, did he go on his way rejoicing? Y/N Yes No
2. Mk. 16:16. When the eunuch believed, he was saved. Y/N Yes No
3. Mark 16:16. When the eunuch believed and was baptized, was he saved? Y/N Yes No
4. Acts 2:47. Does the Lord add all saved to the church? Y/N Yes No
5. Acts 2:47. Since the eunuch was saved, did the Lord add him to the church? Y/N Yes No
NOTE: The word church is used in two ways in the New Testament.
NOTE: "Church" may refer to the entire body of saved people. Mt 16:18.
NOTE: "Church" may refer to Christians meeting in "one" place. I Cor. 1:1,2..
6. Ac. 20:7. The disciples came together on the 1st day of the week to break bread. Y/N Yes No
7. Acts 20:7. Does every week have a first day? Y/N Yes No
8. Acts 20:7. They came together upon the first day of every week to break bread. Y/N Yes No
9. I Cor. 16:1,2. The Corinthians laid by in store on the seventh day of the week. Y/N Yes No
10. I Cor. 16:1,2. The Corinthians laid by in store on the first day of every week. Y/N Yes No
11. Acts 20:7. Did Paul preach to the disciples? Y/N Yes No
12. Eph. 5:19. Were they to sing and make melody in their heart to the Lord? Y/N Yes No
13. Eph. 5:19. Does this verse say to use mechanical instruments of music? Y/N Yes No
14. Acts 2:41,42. Did baptized believers pray? Y/N Yes No
15. Do you understand scriptural worship to consist of five acts: (1) Lord's Supper on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7), (2) laying by in store on the first day of the week (I Cor. 16:2), (3) studying the word (Acts 20:7), (4) singing spiritual songs, and (5) praying? Y/N Yes No
16. Acts 8:39. When the eunuch went on his way rejoicing, would he need to find a church doing these things? Y/N Yes No
17. Phil. 1:1. Did Paul address the bishops (elders), deacons, and saints? Y/N Yes No
18. Acts 14:23. Did they ordain elders in most churches? Y/N Yes No
19. Acts 14:23. They ordained elders in every church. Y/N Yes No
20. I Peter 5:1-3. Elders are to tend the flock of God among them. Y/N Yes No
21. Acts 20:28. Elders are to take heed to the flock over which the Holy Spirit made them overseers. Y/N Yes No
22. Acts 20:28. The Holy Spirit made them elders over several churches. Y/N Yes No
23. Acts 20:28. The Holy Spirit made them elders over one church. Y/N Yes No
24. Phil. 1: 1. When a church is fully organized it will have bishops (elders) to oversee, deacons to serve under the elders, and saints (Christians). Y/N Yes No
25. I Pet. 5:1-3. Each church is independent of all other churches. Y/N Yes No
26. Mk. 16:15. The apostles were to preach the gospel in all the world. Y/N Yes No
27. I Tim. 3:15. Is the church the pillar and ground of the truth? Y/N Yes No
28. II Cor. 11:8,9. A missionary society sent wages to Paul. Y/N Yes No
29. II Cor. 11:8,9. Churches sent wages to Paul. Y/N Yes No
30. Phil. 4:15. Did the church in Philippi send to Paul? Y/N Yes No
31. Acts 8:3,4. The people went everywhere preaching the word. Y/N Yes No
32. Eph. 4:16. Is the body to be edified? Y/N Yes No
33. Eph. 4:11-12. Are the saints to be perfected? Y/N Yes No
34. I Cor. 14:12. Each Christian is to seek to edify the body of Christ. Y/N Yes No
35. Acts 6:1-6. Did the church in Jerusalem take care of its poor widows? Y/N Yes No
36. Acts 11:27-30. Did the church in Antioch help brethren in Judea by sending to the elders? Y/N Yes No
37. Is it your understanding that the work of the church is evangelism, edification, and benevolence? Y/N Yes No
38. I Tim. 5:16. There are things with which the church should not be charged. Y/N Yes No
39. I Cor. 12:13. Were the Corinthians baptized into the body of Christ? Y/N Yes No
40. Eph. 1:22,23. The church and the body are not the same. Y/N Yes No
41. Is it your understanding that one is baptized into the church? Y/N Yes No
42. Romans 16:16. In the first century churches were called denominations. Y/N Yes No
43. Romans 16:16. In the first century churches were called churches of Christ. Y/N Yes No
REVIEW:
1. List the five acts of worship: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2. When a church is fully organized it has: (1) (2) (3)
3. The church engages in three works. They are: (1) (2) (3)
4. List the things a person must do to become a member of the church.
5. What were churches called in Romans 16:16?