2025 Bulletin Nov 02
In biblical terms, what is the primary meaning of "salvation" in the New Testament context?
Escaping civil or religious laws
Being saved from the power and penalty of sin and granted eternal life
Receiving material prosperity and health in this life
Being exempt from moral responsibility
What central point do Ephesians 2:8–9 emphasize about how salvation is received?
Salvation depends on family lineage or national identity
Salvation is received only through water baptism
Salvation is earned by strictly observing laws and rituals
Salvation is a gift of God received by grace through faith, not by human works
Which theological term best describes being declared righteous before God on the basis of Christ's work?
Redemption (as only a moral improvement process)
Justification
Glorification
Sanctification
What does "sanctification" most accurately describe in the New Testament teaching on salvation?
An instantaneous state of sinless perfection upon conversion
A one-time ritual with no moral or spiritual change
The final glorified state in heaven only
The ongoing process by which a believer is made holy and grows in Christlikeness
According to Romans 10:9–10, what combination is presented as a basis for salvation?
Confessing Jesus as Lord with the mouth and believing in the heart that God raised him from the dead
Following a specific set of dietary laws
Fasting regularly and performing public penance
Being born into a particular religious family
Which description best fits the doctrine of substitutionary atonement in Christian theology?
A universal automatic forgiveness that applies irrespective of faith or repentance
A purely symbolic event with no objective effect on sin’s penalty
Christ suffered and died in the place of sinners, bearing the penalty they deserved
Christ’s primary role was only to provide a moral example without bearing sinners' penalty
In New Testament theology, what best describes 'regeneration' (the 'new birth')?
A ritual status conferred by external rites such as baptism alone
A moral improvement achieved by human effort and discipline
A spiritual birth by the Holy Spirit that gives new spiritual life
A change in legal standing before God (a forensic declaration)
The doctrine often called 'perseverance of the saints' teaches that those who are truly born again will ultimately continue in faith and will not finally fall away.
True
False
In the New Testament, what does 'adoption' most specifically refer to in the doctrine of salvation?
Being legally declared righteous because of Christ's merit
The temporary inclusion of non-Jews within ethnic Israel
A moral transformation into saintly character by human effort
God receiving believers as his children and heirs
Biblical predestination means God forces particular individuals to believe against their will.
True
False
Which statement best describes 'glorification' in the Christian doctrine of salvation?
The final transformation of believers at the resurrection into perfected bodies
The sacramental presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper
The instant pardoning of sins at conversion
Ongoing moral improvement during the believer's lifetime
In the New Testament, forgiveness of sins is presented as central to salvation and is offered to those who repent and turn to Christ.
True
False
How do most Protestant traditions portray the role of baptism in relation to salvation?
A symbolic sign and public testimony of the salvation already received through faith
A private ritual with no theological significance so long as one believes
The sole sacramental act that secures justification apart from faith
A guaranteed automatic means by which one receives salvation regardless of faith
Classical Protestant theology teaches that human works are the meritorious grounds that earn initial justification before God.
True
False
Which of the following is commonly given in Christian teaching as a basis for a believer's assurance of salvation?
A certificate or pronouncement from a church official
Ongoing evidence of faith and the promises of God found in Scripture
Momentary personal feelings as the sole ground for certainty
Strictly repeating certain rituals to secure certainty
What best distinguishes 'imputed righteousness' from 'imparted righteousness' in soteriology?
They are identical terms used interchangeably in all Christian traditions
Imputed righteousness is earned by human works, while imparted righteousness is given by faith alone
Imputed righteousness refers to ritual cleansing, while imparted righteousness refers to legal standing
Imputed righteousness refers to Christ's righteousness credited to the believer; imparted righteousness refers to Christ's righteousness being infused so the believer becomes actually righteous in character
What does the term "ordo salutis" most directly refer to in systematic theology?
The liturgical order used in a worship service
The chronological history of the biblical covenants
A fixed set of church sacraments
The theological ordering or sequence of steps in the application of salvation to a believer
In the doctrine often called 'federal headship' regarding original sin, what is affirmed about Adam's role?
Adam's fall produced physical death but not any moral or spiritual consequence for others
Adam's sin affected only his own moral choices and has no effect on descendants
Original sin refers only to humans copying Adam's bad example, not to any inherited condition
Adam acted as representative of humanity, and his disobedience brought a sin-corrupted condition that affects his descendants
Which description best fits the New Testament teaching that the Holy Spirit is a "seal" or "pledge" of salvation?
A temporary authorization given only to apostles and then withdrawn
A title for miraculous signs that always accompany saving faith
A replacement for the Bible as the authoritative source of doctrine
A mark or guarantee given to believers that indicates their future inheritance is secured
Which theological position holds that Christ's atoning death was intended to provide salvation for all people (not only a limited group)?
Universal (or unlimited) atonement
Irresistible grace
Limited atonement
Antinomianism
What does the New Testament concept of 'union with Christ' most nearly mean for believers?
A future legal standing only attained at final judgment with no present effect
A spiritual solidarity in which believers share in Christ's death, life, and resurrection and its benefits
A mystical erasure of personal identity so the believer ceases to exist
A purely institutional membership on a church roll
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