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Fundamentals of Faith
Lesson No. 3:
“Which
Church?”
by Ron Clayton
Revised 1986
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1. Galatians 1:8, 9
Yes No Should we obey any teachings that contradict the written New Testament?
Yes No Should we accept any teachings as inspired of God that are additions to the written New Testament?
Yes No Even if an angel came right now and taught us something different than the New Testament commands, should we obey?
2. Jude 3
True False God has completed the final revelation of His written will to mankind in the New Testament.
True False “The faith once and for all delivered to the saints” means that God’s message in the New Testament can never be changed or added to in any way.
3. Ephesians 4:4-6
True False There is only one true God.
How many faiths (religious ways) are acceptable to God?
How many bodies (churches) are acceptable to God?
How many baptisms are acceptable to God?
4. John 17:17, 20-23
Yes No Since God’s Word is truth, should we obey His written Word?
True False Jesus prayed for a diversity (many different kinds) of religious faiths (churches).
Yes No Does Jesus approve of religious division (denominationalism)?
5. 1 Corinthians 1:10-13
True False God wants all of us to teach and believe the same thing — His word.
Yes No Does God want unity of all believers in His one church?
Yes No Does this passage condemn religious division (denominationalism)?
In a religious sense, whose name should we wear?
Yes No Can we wear the name of some man, creed or religious practice in addition to the name of Christ?
6. John 14:6 (Acts 4:12)
True False Jesus is the only way for us to follow in order to have eternal life.
Who can we follow as our authority in spiritual matters other than (in addition to) Jesus Christ?
7. Acts 11:26
What were those early disciples called?
Yes No Were these disciples ever called by the name of any other man or religious practice?
8. Romans 1:7
— A “saint” is someone who is:
A. dead and has been canonized (given special recognition)
B. a Christian
C. a sinless person
9. Luke 24:44-49
True False The apostles were to begin preaching the Gospel of Christ at Rome.
True False The apostles were to remain in Jerusalem until God endowed them with special powers (through the Holy Spirit) to do His work.
10. Acts 2:1-5, 37-41, 47
True False This passage is a fulfillment of Christ’s promise in Luke 24:44-49.
True False This passage shows when and where the Lord’s church began.
11. Matthew 16:18, 19
True False Jesus built only one church — His.
True False It would be proper to call this church “Christ’s church.”
True False The church Jesus built is a denomination.
Yes No Can the church Jesus built be divided into many different religious groups (denominations)?
True False As long as time goes on, the Lord’s church will exist.
12. 1 Peter 1:22-25 (Luke 8:11; Matthew 24:55)
True False The seed of God’s kingdom is His Word. Since seed reproduces only after its own kind, God’s seed reproduces Christians, and nothing else.
True False As long as God’s seed remains, the church will exist.
Yes No Since God’s Word does not change and Christ’s Church will always exist, is it possible today to be a member of the same church Jesus built?
Yes No God’s Word is eternal and unchanging. If all men taught, believed and obeyed just His Word (seed), would everyone be the same religiously?
If all men taught, believed and obeyed just the Word of God, how many churches (religious groups) would exist?
True False The seed of God’s kingdom produces denominational doctrines and man-made religious groups.
13. Romans 16:16
Yes No Does the term “churches of Christ” refer to different religious groups (denominations)?
Yes No Is the term “church of Christ” appropriate for a congregation of God’s saved people?
How many kinds of churches did Jesus build?
14. Acts 20:7
True False Preaching (teaching) of God’s Word was a part of worship in the early church of God.
True False Christian worship was on the seventh day of the week.
True False New Testament Christians partook of the Lord’s Supper (“the breaking of bread”) on the first day of each week.
Yes No Is it Biblically correct to observe the Lord’s Supper on any day other than the first day of the week?
15. Matthew 26:17, 26-29
— The communion service, representing the body and blood of Christ, consisted of:
A. bread and water
B. unleavened bread and fruit of the vine
C. hamburgers and cokes
True False Jesus told His disciples to partake of the bread only.
16. 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2
— The early church financed its work and activities by:
A. free-will offerings
B. bake sales, raffles and bingo games
C. tithes
True False God expects us to give to Him each week as we are prospered.
17. Ephesians 5:19 (Colossians 3:16)
— The melody of our songs of praise to God (in worship) is to be made:
A. in the heart
B. on the piano or organ
C. In any way we want
Yes No Can mechanical instruments of music sing praise to God, or teach and admonish others?
True False The kind of music in worship God has authorized (in the New Testament) is vocal music.
18. Hebrews 2:12; 13:15
True False Our musical praise to God in worship must be singing only.
True False God demands that our worship be from the heart and from our lips.
19. Revelation 22:18, 19
Yes No Can we please God if we add to or take away from His Word?
Yes No If we use mechanical Instruments of music in worship to God, are we in fact adding to God’s Word (by what we practice)?
20. James 4:17
Yes No If we know what God wants us to do (through His Word) and we don’t obey Him, have we sinned?
Yes No If we continue in this attitude toward God and His Word (knowing His will and refusing to obey), can we be saved?
21. John 8:24
True False In order to be saved, we must believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
22. Luke 13:3; 15:11-21
True False Repentance is required before God will save us from our sins.
True False The parable of the prodigal son shows us an example of genuine repentance.
Yes No Is repentance a change of one’s heart (mind) toward God?
True False Repentance is a determination to quit sin and to return to God.
Yes No Does repentance involve the confession (acknowledgement) of our sins to God?
Yes No If repentance is required before God will save us from sin, can we be saved by faith only?
23. Romans 10:9, 10
Yes No Is it necessary to confess orally our faith in Jesus to be saved?
True False We must believe that God literally raised Jesus from the grave.
Yes No Can we be saved by faith in Christ and confession of our faith in Christ, without doing anything else?
24. Mark 16:16
True False Jesus taught that faith and baptism are essential to salvation.
True False Baptism is a command of God to be obeyed in order to be saved.
Are we saved before or after baptism?
25. Personal Inventory
Does the religious group with which you worship:
Yes No Call themselves Christians only — and nothing else?
Yes No Partake of the Lord’s Supper on the first day of each week?
Yes No Sing praise to God in worship without the use of mechanical instruments of music?
Yes No Follow the Bible only for all it practices in religion?
Are you:
Yes No A member of the one church Jesus built?
Yes No Satisfied with your present spiritual status?