1. According to material contained in this lesson, who are three well-known leaders in the American community church movement?
2. According to a survey conducted by a leader in the American community church movement, what are four reasons that people said they do not like to “go to church”?
3. What can truth do for us (Jn. 8:32), and what should our attitude be toward truth (Prov. 23:23)?
4. According to 2 Peter 1:3, what has God given us in His Word?
5. Who, according to Matthew 28:18, has “all authority in heaven and on earth”?
6. What warning is contained in Prov. 30:6 and Revelation 22:18-19?
7. The community church movement frequently uses mechanical instruments of music in its worship of God. According to passages such as Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3: 16, are such things authorized by God as being acceptable?
8. The community church movement often employs designations for some of its workers as “senior pastor,” “executive pastor,” or “pastor of administration.” Where in the New Testament are such designations or offices authorized?
9. The Saddleback Community Church’s teaching on baptism is as follows: “Baptism doesn’t make you a believer; it shows that you already believe. Baptism does not save you; only your faith in Christ does that.” Compared to passages such as Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, and 1 Peter 3:21, is such teaching biblical?
10. Does the statement from one community church that “we are more concerned with meeting your real-life needs than with what you wear, so dress casually, and you’ll fit right in because, after all, we have a pastor who wears Hawaiian shirts and no socks,” express reverence toward God, in keeping with such passages as Proverbs 28:14?
11. The community church movement generally teaches that a person may partake of the Lord’s Supper on any day of the week at his/her convenience. Is that in keeping with passages such as Acts 2:42 and Acts 20:7?
12. According to 1 Corinthians 1:21 and 2 Timothy 4:2, what method did God authorize for the proclamation of the Gospel?
13. One prominent person in the community church movement, Joel Osteen, said in a television interview that in his preaching he does not use the word “sin.” In view of such passages as I Kings 8:46, Isaiah 59:1-2, Romans 3:23, and Romans 6:23, is that attitude biblical acceptable?
14. The community church movement is intent on “doing what is popular.” What does Exodus 23:2 have to say about that?
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