1. II Pet. 1:3. God has given me most of the things I need. Y/N Yes No

2. II Pet. 1:3. God has given me every thing I need. Y/N Yes No

3. I Cor. 15:58. Once I am saved, I do not have to be stedfast. Y/N Yes No

4. I Cor. 15:58. I am to be stedfast, always abounding in the work of the Lord. Y/N Yes No

5. Col. 2:10. I am not complete in Christ Jesus. Y/N Yes No

6. Col. 2:10. I am complete in Christ Jesus. Y/N Yes No

7. Rev. 2:10. I can be unfaithful and still please God. Y/N Yes No

8. Rev. 2:10. I am to be faithful unto death. Y/N Yes No

9. Rev. 22:18,19. I am not to add to or take from God's word. Y/N Yes No

10. Gal. 1:8,9. If I preach, or believe, another gospel, I am accursed. Yes No Y/N Yes No

11. Acts 14:23. They ordained elders in each church. Y/N Yes No

12. Acts 14:23. It is scriptural for a church to have only one elder. Y/N Yes No

NOTE: In the first century, it is evident that in the New Testament elder (presbyter), bishop (overseer), and pastor refer to the same group of men (Acts 20:17; Phil. 1:1; Eph. 4:11. (cf. Schaff's HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Vol. I, pp 491-493).

13. Acts 20:30. Paul said some among elders would arise speaking perverse things. Y/N Yes No

NOTE: The first major apostasy from The New Testament order came in the second century AD. One elder was raised above the other elders and called THE BISHOP. He had authority over the elders. This was a gradual change, but it resulted in other changes which brought about a centralizing effect pointing the way to the first pope. (cf. Schaff, Vol. I, p. 494, and Vol. II, pp 144-161). It took many years to develop the papacy. The first pope being set in place in the first part of the seventh century AD. (cf. Schaff, Vol. III, pp 299-302).

14. I Pet. 5:1-3. Elders are to tend only the flock of God among them. Y/N Yes No

15. Acts 20:28. Elders feed only the church over which they are overseers. Y/N Yes No

16. Gal. 1:8,9. To raise one elder over the other elders and call him bishop is to practice a perverted gospel. Y/N Yes No

NOTE: To this apostasy were added many other things not found in the word of God. Not everyone approved of these additions. By the sixteenth century The Roman Catholic Church was selling indulgences (permission to commit certain sins). One person who stood firmly against this practice was a German monk, Martin Luther, who on October 31, 1517, nailed, or had nailed, his 95 theses on indulgences to the doors of the castle-church in Wittenburg, Germany. Some call this the birthday of the Reformation. (Schaff, Vol. VII, pp 155-160). This resulted in his excommunication from the Catholic Church (Schaff, Vol. VII, pp 220-252).

NOTE: Luther's excommunication from the Catholic Church did not keep him from study, teaching, and writing. His work resulted in the Lutheran church.

17. John 17:20,21. Jesus prayed that believers might be divided. Y/N Yes No

18. John 17:20,21. Jesus prayed that believers might be one. Y/N Yes No

19. I Cor. 1:10. Paul was pleased with the division in Corinth. Y/N Yes No

20. I Cor. 1:10. Paul commanded the Corinthians to be of the same mind. Yes No Y/N Yes No

21. Eph. 4:3. Paul commanded the Ephesians to keep the unity of the Spirit. Y/N Yes No

22. Eph. 4:3. Paul commanded the Ephesians to be divided. Y/N Yes No

23. Prov. 6:16-19. God is pleased with one who sows discord. Y/N Yes No

24. Prov. 6:16-19. God hates one who sows discord. Y/N Yes No

NOTE. During the Reformation religious creeds multiplied, resulting in modern denominationalism. The voice of Reformation history shows that the Lutheran, Episcopalian, and Presbyterian Churches started in the 1500's. The Baptist Church started in the 1600's and the Methodist Church in the 1700's. The Mormon Church and the Jehovah's Witnesses started in the 1800's.

25. Rev. 22:18,19. God will allow us to change His law. Y/N Yes No

26. Rev. 22:18,19. God will not allow us to change His law. Y/N Yes No

REVIEW:

1. Has God given us everything we need to please Him? Y/N Yes No

2. Did it please God when one elder was raised above the other elders. Y/N Yes No

3. Did this small change result in the formation of the Roman Catholic Church? Y/N Yes No

4. Did the Reformation result in the formation of many churches? Y/N Yes No

5. Does this religious division please God? Y/N Yes No