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The Apostles' Creed

  1. Lesson One
    The Articles of Faith
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    God the Father
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Jesus Christ
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    The Holy Spirit
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    The Church
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    Salvation
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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The Apostles’ Creed The Church Further Study
Lesson 5, Activity 3

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Review Questions

These questions are designed to help you review important material covered in the lecture.

  1. Discuss how the church in the New Testament finds its roots in the Old Testament.
  2. How did Jesus build His church in a way that relied on, but also advanced, the Old Testament church?
  3. What are some of the implications of the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament church?
  4. Define and discuss the word holy as it is used in the Bible.
  5. What does the Bible mean when it uses the word holy to describe the people of God?
  6. Define and describe the word catholic as it was understood in the Apostles’ Creed.
  7. What is the visible catholic church, and how do we decide which churches should be embraced as part of the catholic or universal church of Christ?
  8. Discuss the invisible catholic church and how it differs from the visible catholic church.
  9. In what ways is the visible church a communion of saints?
  10. Discuss how all believers in the invisible church share communion with Christ and with other believers.

Application Questions

Application questions are appropriate for written assignments or as topics for group discussions. For written assignments, it is recommended that answers not exceed one page in length.

  1. How is the church critical to maintaining a relationship to God?
  2. In what ways have you experienced God’s grace in the church community?
  3. Some of us can be tempted to think of the church as being primarily a building.  How ought the church as the congregation of God’s people help us to avoid this problem?
  4. In what ways can you participate in the purpose of the church to turn the world into God’s earthly kingdom?
  5. In what ways do you see that the church needs to be set apart (holy) from the world?
  6. If only God ultimately knows who is in the visible church, how should we treat those who are not yet believers?
  7. Since the church is catholic or universal how should we think of other churches that hold to the Apostles’ Creed?
  8. What benefits can church discipline have in a congregation?
  9. How have you experienced the fellowship of the church?
  10. What are three ways in which you can use your gifts to benefit your church community?