1) The Lord Jesus Christ is the head of the entire Church. The head of a local congregation is:

a) The body of elders (session).
b) The Lord Jesus Christ.
c) The pastor.
d) The regional bishop or similar leader.

2) Which phrase most accurately compares the ancient Israelite nation and the Church of the risen Lord Jesus Christ?

a) God's people oppressed under law vs. God's people free under grace.
b) Physical descendants of Abraham only as opposed to people of all nations.
c) A cultivated olive tree into which wild branches were grafted.
d) Divine Plan A and Divine Plan B.

3) Which three are historical forms of church government:

a) Diaconal, Presbyterial, Pastoral.
b) Aristocracy, Democracy, Oligarchy.
c) Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterial.
d) Catholicism, Episcopalianism, Methodism.

4) The Old Covenant included the Aaronic priesthood. Under the New Covenant:

a) Ministers of the Gospel replaced priests.
b) There is a "priesthood of all believers".
c) Each believer is a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
d) Priesthood in every sense is completely abolished.

5) Choose the best defintion of "church" (Greek EKKLESIA):

a) Holy place.
b) Denomination.
c) Called-out assembly; congregation.
d) Social club for people with religious tendencies.

6) The term "presbytery":

a) Means body or council of elders.
b) Is synonomous with episcopacy.
c) Is used in connection with congregational forms of church gov't.
d) Came into the English language from Biblical Hebrew.

7) According to 1 Timothy 5, these are two qualifications a widow must have, in order to receive regular support from the church:

a) Not having been divorced/remarried, and not given to wine.
b) Respected by those outside the church,and not under the age of fifty.
c) Having been the wife of a believing husband, and willing to promise to pay back the church when she is able to do so.
d) Not under the age of sixty, and well reported for good works.

8) The practice of ordination with the laying on of hands:

a) Both answers, C and D.
b) Is purely traditional (not found in the Bible).
c) Is a sacrament, like baptism and the Lord's supper (communion).
d) Is Biblical.

9) The LORD said that in asking for "a king like all the nations", the ancient people of God had:

a) Rejected Him as their king.
b) Started to become too worldly.
c) Started to manifest some real spiritual maturity.
d) Disrespected Samuel.

10) A charge against an elder should not be admitted:

a) Except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
b) When he has no history of any previous flagrant offenses.
c) Unless another elder is involved in bringing the charge.
d) All of the above.

11) Which pair of adjectives best describes sound leadership in the Church:

a) Hierarchical and Mystical.
b) Declarative and Exemplary.
c) Coercive and Powerful.
d) Benevolent and Exhaustive.

12) God ordained that those who preach the Gospel vocationally should:

a) Not expect financial compensation.
b) Accept financial compensation, but never seek it.
c) Take a vow of poverty.
d) Earn their living by the Gospel.

13) Consistent, regular financial giving:

a) Is an element of true Christian worship.
b) Was abolished by the New Covenant.
c) Is for good stewards who have FIRST taken care of all other expenses.
d) Helps loved ones who have passed on get out of purgatory faster.

14) With Christ as the chief cornerstone, the church is built on the foundation of:

a) The Law and the Testimony.
b) The Word and the Spirit.
c) Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
d) The apostles and prophets.

15) On that foundation are found:

a) The pillars and bulwarks of peace.
b) Living stones, being built up as a spiritual house.
c) The seeds of the new heavens and new earth.
d) The four walls of truth.

16) Choose the correct brief summary of how to handle being offended by your brother, according to Matthew 18:

a) Complain about it to friends, carefully review all the other times the person offended you, then pray for Divine judgment on him.
b) Share the full details of the matter with the church as a prayer request, bottle up your anger, and avoid the offender.
c) Go to the offender alone, then take two or three witnesses, then finally report it to the church.
d) Skillfully render "an eye for an eye", have nothing to do with the person from that point on, and forget the matter.

17) Unity in the true church of Christ:

a) Must be diligently sought and preserved by ecumenical enterprises.
b) Exists by the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
c) Will never be a reality until Heaven.
d) Ebbs and flows like a great spiritual tide through the course of history.

18) A true Christian congregation:

a) Is a local expression of the body of Christ.
b) Practices church discipline.
c) Is a number of professing Christians, with their children, associated together for divine worship and godly living.
d) All of the above.

19) Excommunication is inflicted:

a) For the glory of God.
b) For the purity of the Church.
c) For the reclamation of the offender.
d) For all of the above.

20) When a church officer is excommunicated, he is also:

a) Deposed from office.
b) Heavily fined.
c) Perpetually forbidden from taking communion (the Lord's supper).
d) Turned over to satan for the destruction of his body, that his spirit might be saved.

21) The requirement that church officers be men is based on:

a) Cultural considerations that only applied in the apostles' time.
b) An arrogant male chauvinist attitude that permeates the Bible.
c) The roles God Himself assigned to men and women when they were created.
d) A commandment from Mary the mother of Jesus.

22) Church discipline is for:

a) Those who want the option of holiness as well as basic salvation.
b) Those who have sinned in a gross, public way.
c) Helping all members to be better disciples.
d) Exposing and punishing hypocrites.

23) In addition to the Biblical qualifications for BOTH deacon and elder, the elder also must:

a) Know the original languages of Scripture.
b) Have a good mind for business.
c) Be apt to teach.
d) Be quick with a joke and a light for your smoke.

24) Those who rule in the church must _____ , and those who teach will ______ :

a) give an account to God / receive a stricter judgment.
b) submit to popular opinion / have pleasant sounding voices.
c)first serve as trustees / willingly compromise on doctrinal issues.
d) wear a tie and jacket / never admit to being wrong.

25) A dispute which Paul and Barnabas had with some who were teaching that circumcision was essential was addressed by:

a) The two parties agreeing to emphasize what they had in common, not what divided them.
b) Submitting the issue to a council of apostles and elders.
c) Asking Peter to make an "ex cathedra" judgment on the matter.
d) Inquiring of the LORD through the Urim and Thummim.