Post by RayW on Apr 18, 2014 12:07:58 GMT -8
Please post your answers to the following questions here:
1. Radical Exclusive churches believe that salvation and/or sanctification is found only when one adheres to the particular beliefs and practices of their church.
Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
2. Radical Inclusive churches do not have any dogmatic beliefs about any essential doctrine at all, but are ultimately open to all beliefs, creeds, and lifestyles, even though the church itself may find its values through orthodox Christian beliefs.
Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
3. Heterodoxism is found in churches that deny essential Christian doctrine. Most common among these churches is the denial of the sinfulness of man, salvation by faith alone, the inspiration of Scripture, the doctrine of the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the exclusivity of Christ, and the need to live a holy life.
Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
4. Radical Imbalance is found in churches that emphasis one ministry to the neglect of the others. When this is done, the local gathering is no longer a legitimate local church, but a misleading ministry. At best, these types of churches are parachurch ministries.
Review the charts of imbalance. Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
5. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of having an authoritative governmental head beyond the local authority in the local church.
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having the church governmental authority reside in local congregations?
7. If the American governmental system was a church, which church governmental system does it resemble most?
8. Which of the arguments for church government did you find most persuasive? Why?
9. How was your thinking challenged the most by the lesson? Explain.
1. Radical Exclusive churches believe that salvation and/or sanctification is found only when one adheres to the particular beliefs and practices of their church.
Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
2. Radical Inclusive churches do not have any dogmatic beliefs about any essential doctrine at all, but are ultimately open to all beliefs, creeds, and lifestyles, even though the church itself may find its values through orthodox Christian beliefs.
Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
3. Heterodoxism is found in churches that deny essential Christian doctrine. Most common among these churches is the denial of the sinfulness of man, salvation by faith alone, the inspiration of Scripture, the doctrine of the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the exclusivity of Christ, and the need to live a holy life.
Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
4. Radical Imbalance is found in churches that emphasis one ministry to the neglect of the others. When this is done, the local gathering is no longer a legitimate local church, but a misleading ministry. At best, these types of churches are parachurch ministries.
Review the charts of imbalance. Have you ever been in contact with this type of church?
Why do you think that they would be labeled a false church?
5. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of having an authoritative governmental head beyond the local authority in the local church.
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having the church governmental authority reside in local congregations?
7. If the American governmental system was a church, which church governmental system does it resemble most?
8. Which of the arguments for church government did you find most persuasive? Why?
9. How was your thinking challenged the most by the lesson? Explain.