Church of God Ordained Minister Exam
Study Guide (New Testament)
The purpose of the Book of Matthew is to "__________ disciples, ___________
them, and ____________ them." (Matthew 28:19, 20)
make; baptize; teach
The Book of Matthew was written sometime in the A.D. _________.
70s
The Gospel According to Matthew is arranged around five major sermons, which
are ...
(1) ______________________________________
(2) Missionary Discourse (Chapter 10)
(3) _____________________________________
(4) Discipline Within the Church (Chapter 18)
(5) ______________________________________
Sermon on the Mount (Chapters 5-7); Parables of the Kingdom (Chapter 13);
Eschatological Discourse (Chapters 24, 25)
The major theological emphasis in the Gospel According to Matthew are ...
(1) ___________________________
(2) Righteousness
(3) __________________________
(4) Missionary activity
(5) __________________________
(6) Discipline
(7) __________________________
(8) Recompense
Jesus is the Messiah, Miracles and exorcisms, Nature of the Kingdom, Eschatology
Mark was the ____________ Gospel written in the four Gospels.
First
Three prominent themes in the Gospel According to Mark are...
(1) _______________________________
(2) ______________________________
(3) ______________________________
Jesus' suffering and death (Chapters 11-16), Authentic Discipleship, A Gospel of
suffering (8:34, 10:45).
In the Gospel According to Mark, the ____________________ is the central
teaching of Jesus.
kingdom of God
In the Gospel According to Mark, the seed sown everywhere in the Parable of the
Sower represents ____________________ being everywhere.
God's grace
The major themes of the Gospel according to Luke are...
(1) ________________________
(2) ________________________
(3) ________________________
, The Gospel of Witnessing; The Role of the Holy Spirit; Jesus' Concern for the Outcast
The Gospel According to John is divided into two major parts: (1)
_______________________, and (2) ______________________.
The Book of Signs (Chapters 1-12); The Book of Glory (Chapters 13-21).
The Gospel According to John has nine major themes:
(1) ____________________
(2) Jesus on Trial
(3) ___________________
(4) Belief
(5) ___________________
(6) Holy Spirit
(7) ___________________
(8) Women
(9) ___________________
Jesus is the Son of God; Witness; Seven Signs; Seven "I Am" Sayings; Sacraments
Seven "I Am" sayings recorded in the Gospel According to John which indicate
that Jesus is divine are...
(1) _____________________
(2) Light of the World (8:12)
(3) ____________________
(4) Good Shepherd (10:11)
(5) ____________________
(6) Way, Truth, and Life (14:6)
(7) ____________________
Bread of Life (6:35); Door of the sheep (10:7); Resurrection and Life (11:25); True Vine
(15:1)
The Book of Acts is structured by one verse- ________.
1:8
World evangelism through a __________________ church is the theme of the
Book of Acts.
Spirit-empowered
Four basic concepts of preaching found in the Book of Acts are...
(1) ____________________________________________________
(2) Salvation is universal (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13)
(3) ____________________________________________________
(4) Repentance and faith in Jesus are required for salvation (Acts 2:37-39)
The new age of the Messiah has already begun (Acts 2:16ff); The person and work of
Jesus is the centrality of the gospel (Acts 2:22-36)
The building blocks of the Church that are found in Acts of the Apostles are...
(1) ____________________
(2) Missionary endeavor (Acts 1:8)
(3) _____________________
(4) Organization and discipline in the church (Acts 6:1-7)
Power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8); Community life and discipleship (Acts 2:42)
Paul was a theologian of the Spirit with regard to _______________ and as a
glossolalist.
Study Guide (New Testament)
The purpose of the Book of Matthew is to "__________ disciples, ___________
them, and ____________ them." (Matthew 28:19, 20)
make; baptize; teach
The Book of Matthew was written sometime in the A.D. _________.
70s
The Gospel According to Matthew is arranged around five major sermons, which
are ...
(1) ______________________________________
(2) Missionary Discourse (Chapter 10)
(3) _____________________________________
(4) Discipline Within the Church (Chapter 18)
(5) ______________________________________
Sermon on the Mount (Chapters 5-7); Parables of the Kingdom (Chapter 13);
Eschatological Discourse (Chapters 24, 25)
The major theological emphasis in the Gospel According to Matthew are ...
(1) ___________________________
(2) Righteousness
(3) __________________________
(4) Missionary activity
(5) __________________________
(6) Discipline
(7) __________________________
(8) Recompense
Jesus is the Messiah, Miracles and exorcisms, Nature of the Kingdom, Eschatology
Mark was the ____________ Gospel written in the four Gospels.
First
Three prominent themes in the Gospel According to Mark are...
(1) _______________________________
(2) ______________________________
(3) ______________________________
Jesus' suffering and death (Chapters 11-16), Authentic Discipleship, A Gospel of
suffering (8:34, 10:45).
In the Gospel According to Mark, the ____________________ is the central
teaching of Jesus.
kingdom of God
In the Gospel According to Mark, the seed sown everywhere in the Parable of the
Sower represents ____________________ being everywhere.
God's grace
The major themes of the Gospel according to Luke are...
(1) ________________________
(2) ________________________
(3) ________________________
, The Gospel of Witnessing; The Role of the Holy Spirit; Jesus' Concern for the Outcast
The Gospel According to John is divided into two major parts: (1)
_______________________, and (2) ______________________.
The Book of Signs (Chapters 1-12); The Book of Glory (Chapters 13-21).
The Gospel According to John has nine major themes:
(1) ____________________
(2) Jesus on Trial
(3) ___________________
(4) Belief
(5) ___________________
(6) Holy Spirit
(7) ___________________
(8) Women
(9) ___________________
Jesus is the Son of God; Witness; Seven Signs; Seven "I Am" Sayings; Sacraments
Seven "I Am" sayings recorded in the Gospel According to John which indicate
that Jesus is divine are...
(1) _____________________
(2) Light of the World (8:12)
(3) ____________________
(4) Good Shepherd (10:11)
(5) ____________________
(6) Way, Truth, and Life (14:6)
(7) ____________________
Bread of Life (6:35); Door of the sheep (10:7); Resurrection and Life (11:25); True Vine
(15:1)
The Book of Acts is structured by one verse- ________.
1:8
World evangelism through a __________________ church is the theme of the
Book of Acts.
Spirit-empowered
Four basic concepts of preaching found in the Book of Acts are...
(1) ____________________________________________________
(2) Salvation is universal (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13)
(3) ____________________________________________________
(4) Repentance and faith in Jesus are required for salvation (Acts 2:37-39)
The new age of the Messiah has already begun (Acts 2:16ff); The person and work of
Jesus is the centrality of the gospel (Acts 2:22-36)
The building blocks of the Church that are found in Acts of the Apostles are...
(1) ____________________
(2) Missionary endeavor (Acts 1:8)
(3) _____________________
(4) Organization and discipline in the church (Acts 6:1-7)
Power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8); Community life and discipleship (Acts 2:42)
Paul was a theologian of the Spirit with regard to _______________ and as a
glossolalist.
