01.20. Identifying the Church

Fundamental Bible Studies

Lesson 20 Topic: Identifying The Church

    It is necessary to reproduce today exactly the same church which is described in the New Testament. This is done by planting the same seed. The New Testament gives us certain marks of identification which will enable us today to find the New Testament church.

1.    How many churches did Christ build? Matthew 16:18; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 4:4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.    What is the foundation of the church? 1 Corinthians 3:11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3.    Where and when was the church established? Acts 2:1 ff _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.What were the conditions of entrance into the Lord’s church? Acts 2:37-38 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.What day was observed by the Lord’s church? Acts 20:7;

1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Revelation 1:10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6.What the five “items” of worship? Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7;

1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Ephesians 5:19 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7.Tell of the organization of the church. Php 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-13

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8.Give some of the names applied to the New Testament Church.

1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Timothy 3:15; Acts 20:28; Matthew 16:18; Romans 16:16

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9.Give some names applied to members of the church. Acts 11:26; Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Hebrews 13:1; Acts 5:14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10.Who must have the preeminence in all things? Colossians 1:18 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11.What price was paid for the church? Acts 20:28; Hebrews 9:22 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12.What is the only guide book of the church? 2 Timothy 3:16-17 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _