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Bible Exam Review: Church History
What did Gnostics believe/practice?
What effects did the persecution have on the Church?
Bible Exam Review: Church History
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What effects did the persecution have on the Church?
It crumbles
Christians become malicious
Church builds an army
Martyrdom becomes prominent
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What did Gnostics believe/practice?
autonomy
self-discipline and isolation
self-respect and isolation
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Why were the creeds written?
to avoid heresies and preserve the truth
to prove why the Church was better
to befriend the heretics
to summarize the Gospel
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Which people were the first to persecute the Church, why?
Jews; church wasn't following the rules
Persians; they wanted to conquer them
Egyptians; they wanted to enslave them
Jews; church wasn't interpreting the Bible correctly
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Who was Constantine?
an apostle
a soldier
a Roman Emperor
a Mormon
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What is a heresy?
a scientific fallacy
a literary fallacy
something that contradicts a scientific fact
something that contradicts a Christian belief
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What event marked the beginning of the Church?
Jesus' Resurrection
Jesus' Death
The Great Fire of Rome
Pentecost
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What was written to combat Arianism?
Nicean Creed
Apostles' Creed
Christian's Creed
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What event marked the widespread persecution of the Church by the Romans?
Pentecost
The Great Pipe Burst of January
The Great Fire of Rome
Resurrection of Jesus
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What role did Constantine play in ending persecution?
sent the Christians to a safe place
killed all heretics
declared religious freedom for all
outlawed heresies
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What is monasticism?
A religion
A heresy
Christians isolate to focus on holiness
Christians isolate to become more pure
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What is a creed?
A statement of direct defiance to the Gospel
A heresy
An order to kill anyone charged of heresy
Summary of beliefs that discredit heresies
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What is a martyr?
someone who spreads heresies
someone who dies for their faith
someone who dies for their nation
someone who spreads the Gospel
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What is Gnosticism?
a religion about stuffy noses
a heresy that denies the trinity
a religion based around gnomes
a heresy that teaches dualism between physical and spiritual
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Why the Roman society distrust the Church?
Refusal to worship their god/emperor
offputting
false rumors
isolated from society
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What truths did Gnostics reject?
that Jesus was fully God
Christ is enough for salvation
the Trinity
the goodness of God's creation
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Who was the first Christian martyr?
John the Baptist
Stephen
Philip
Jesus
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What is Arianism?
heresy that believes the Trinity doesn't exist
branch of Hinduism
branch of Christianity
heresy that believes Jesus is not God
