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Ecclesiology and Sacraments Midterm Questions With Verified Answers 2025/2026
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Ecclesiology and Sacraments MidtermAccording to Bavinck, how is the church the "people of God"? - ANS-1) The church been
given Christ as the head so they may publicly appear as the people of God (think body of
Christ)
2) The church is the realization of election and is being conformed to the image of God's
son.
According to Bavinck, why should the term "kingdom of God" not be used when referring to
the church? - ANS-1) Kingdom of God is an eschatalogical term for the messianic kingdom
with all its benefits.
2) The church is especially a this-worldly term, a fellowship of persons equipped with
functions in the visible world .
Describe how Jesus' exaltation brings about the eschatological fulfillment of God's great
temple-building project. - ANS-a. The kingly cornerstone and temple builder. He is the head
of the church
b. The apostolic foundation and the "building up" of God's people through the apostolic word.
We must follow God's blueprint by following His Word passed down from the Apostles.
c. The priestly intercessor and leader of heavenly eschatological temple worship. As our high
priest, He forever makes intercession for us.
Describe how Jesus' humiliation brings about the eschatological fulfillment of God's great
temple-building project. - ANS-a. The kingly temple builder. The builder of the temple a
political claim to kingship. Because God promised David that his son would build his temple.
The rebuilding would be connected to a "new David"
b. The prophecy of the Messiah's rejection and the tearing down of the old temple. Jesus
quotes Jer 7 who said that God would destroy the temple. They thought the Davidic king is
supposed to build the temple. This is a prophetic curse, because it fails to give God true
worship. But promises that it will be rebuilt
c. The priestly sacrifice that opens the veil to the eschatological temple. At Jesus baptism it
describes "heaven being torn" and at his death, the veil at the temple was also torn.
Explain "holy sanctuary" in being called from all nations to be his holy sanctuary. - ANS-At
Mt. Sinai we see the shadow of the later realized covenant assembly of the church.
God's Holy Place is in the midst of his people.
The nature of covenant assembly is the sanctuary of God where his glory descends and
dwells.
Explain edificational offices/gifts. - ANS-1) Special Office: Pastors/Deacons
, 2) General Office: A Royal Priesthood
Explain foundational offices/gifts. - ANS-Foundational gifts are source, norm, and pattern.
a. Source: Christ pours them out.
b. Norm: The Apostles are the measure (we can't go beyond what they taught us to do, but
should not do less than what they tell us to do).
c. Pattern: Christ shows us how he acts so we should know how to act.
Explain how Paul describes the roles and order of men and women in the church, family, and
creation. - ANS-God's design is for equality, order, and mutual dependence.
Explain how reason and tradition have shaped the church in negative ways -
ANS-Traditionalism (RC): Scripture alone is insufficient for church theology and practice and
needs to be supplemented by special revelation delivered through church tradition. Two
source theory: Both Scripture and Tradition come from apostles. Organic metaphor: Tradition
comes from Scripture as a flower comes from a seed. That is things that are implicit in
Scripture are made explicit in church tradition
Rationalism: General revelation is sufficient, even normative, for church theology and
practice. That means that the natural world, not Scripture is normative. Naturalism denies
the supernatural and modern approach looks to things like surveys to see what works.
Moral Therapeutic Deism:
1. A God exists who created and orders the world and watches over human life on earth.
2. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by
most world religions.
3. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself.
4. God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to
resolve a problem.
5.Good people go to heaven when they die.
Explain how the church includes all nations to be his holy sanctuary. - ANS-All Nations:
1) Part of church's catholicity.
2) Is not based on race, ethnicity, sex, etc.
3) Called from a sinful culture and called in the people of God.
Explain how the church is apostolic. - ANS-1) Preaches the apostolic gospel.
2) Is built upon the apostolic foundation. The apostles tasks was to build on the foundation of
Jesus.
3) The church carries the apostolic gospel throughout the centuries and around the globe.
4) They have received by revelation the mystery of the gospel.
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