Survey Of Doctrine- Questions

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Survey of Doctrine Quiz

Test your knowledge of key theological concepts and doctrines with our comprehensive Survey of Doctrine quiz. This quiz covers a wide range of topics, including salvation, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and the nature of God. Dive deep into your understanding of Christian teachings and see how well you can answer essential questions that shape our faith.

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What should be the ultimate authority for the believer in Christ?

Parents

Emmaus Administration

The Church

The Bible

Which of the following was not one of our levels of importance for prioritizing theological issues?

Doctrines that Should Be Avoided

Essentials of the Christian Faith

Personal Convictions

Doctrines Necessary for Christian Fellowship

Which of these philosophical arguments for the existence of God is the argument from cause and effect (everything we see is an effect, and so there must be a first cause)?

Cosmological Argument

Teleological Argument

Anthropological Argument

Ontological Argument

Which philosophical argument for the existence of God includes the idea that morality (the sense of right and wrong) could not have developed from natural processes?

Ontological Argument

Anthropological Argument

Teleological Argument

Cosmological Argument

What is the central passage for the doctrine of general revelation?

Psalm 19:1-6

Romans 1:18-20

Psalm 139:3-16

Acts 14:16-17

How is God's omniscience on display in Matthew 11:21?

Jesus knows what would have potentially happened if He had performed His miracles in Tyre and Sidon like He had in Chorazin and Bethsaida

Jesus known that Chorazin and Bethsaida will repent in the future

Jesus knows that Tyre and Sidon would never repent

Jesus doesn't know whether Tyre and Sidon would repent if He had done miracles in those cities like Chorazin and Bethsaida

Which of God's attributes is primary?

Love

Justice

Holiness

No one attribute is primary, but instead they are complementary and interconnected

Which of the following is not true?

The Father is not the Son

The Holy Spirit is God

The Son is the Father

He Son submits to the Father

Which of the following is not true about inspiration?

God's word is without error in the original manuscripts

. Human authors wrote according to their individual styles and personalities

God (the Holy Spirit) superintended the writers, ensuring their accuracy

Human authors sometimes wrote as directed by God and sometimes wrote out of their own imperfect sinfulness, and so the Bible is subject to errors

Which of the following was not a test of canonicity in the early church?

Authority of the writer (apostolic authority or backing)

Internal evidence of unique character

The support of the bishop of Rome

Verdict of the churches as a whole

The doctrine of illumination is:

The Holy Spirit enabling the believer in Christ to better understand Scripture

The natural, unsaved person coming to understand the Bible

The Holy Spirit moving human authors to write the words of Scripture

Putting your Bible under a bright light so you can read it better

Which of the following does not describe plain, straightforward interpretation of the Bible?

Recognizing the progress of revelation

Allowing the Bible to use “phenomenological language”

Understanding words in their normal historical and grammatical sense

Looking for a deeper, or hidden spiritual meaning in the text

Which of the following is true of Jesus Christ?

He is one person with one nature: a human nature

He is one person with two natures: a human nature and a divine nature

He is two persons residing in one body: a human Jesus and a divine Jesus

He is 2/3 human (in body and soul) and 1/3 God (in spirit)

Which sentence best describes the incarnation?

Jesus came into existence at the time of his conception and human birth

. Jesus eternally existed with God, and in the fullness of time was born as a human

Jesus always existed as God and man, but in the incarnation came down to the earth

The divine Jesus possessed the body of the human Jesus in the incarnation

What does the term hypostatic union mean?

Union of God the Father and God the Son in the Trinity

Union of Jesus with redeemed humanity through Spirit baptism

Union of Jesus’ disciples with Jesus in salvation

Union of deity and humanity in the one person of Jesus

The doctrine that teaches it was impossible for Jesus to sin when tempted is called...?

Impassibility

Impeccability

Inspiration

Inerrancy

When "emptying Himself" (kenosis) in the incarnation, Jesus did which of the following?

Gave up His deity and took on humanity

Permanently gave up total use of all His divine attributes

Temporarily gave up independent use of His divine attributes

Emptied Himself of all but love

Jesus was fully human until his resurrection; now he has been glorified and is fully God once again, no longer human.

True

False

Which of the following is not true about the Holy Spirit?

He is fully God

He is personally distinct from the Father and the Son

He is a created being

He possesses personal characteristics like intellect, emotion, and will

What is the central passage for conviction of the Holy Spirit?

John 16:8-11

John 3:6

1 Corinthians 12:13

Ephesians 1:13-14

Which of the following best characterizes the Spirit’s ministry in the Old Testament?

Same as in the church today

Came upon individuals selectively and empowered them for specific tasks

The Spirit was not present in the OT

The Holy Spirit indwelt all believers in the OT

The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs:

When a believer is baptized in water after salvation

Before the foundation of the earth, planned in the counsel of the Triune God

After salvation, when a believer attains a higher level of spirituality

At the moment of salvation, when the Holy Spirit baptizes believers into the body of Christ

Which of the following works of the Holy Spirit occurs at the moment of salvation?

Indwelling

Regeneration

Sealing

All of the above

Which of the following is true of the Holy Spirit?

He is a creature subordinate to the Father and Son

He is fully God, and sent into the world by both the Father and the Son

It is an impersonal energy field which surrounds us as binds all life together

He is one of several modes in which God manifests Himself (ie, sometimes as Father, sometimes as Son, sometimes as Holy Spirit)

Ephesians 1:14 says, “Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.” The pledge in this verse means the Holy Spirit is a:

Furniture cleaner

Down payment of future riches

Badge of honor

Statement of allegiance

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