Church of God Exhorter History
and Polity Exam With Verified
Questions and Approved Answers |
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The Church of God began in the ______ of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. -
Correct Answer-Appalachian Mountains
The founders of the Church of God preached a solid _____ message. - Correct Answer-
Holiness
_____ was the term most often used to describe the Church of God in its early days. -
Correct Answer-Movement
The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made the leaders of
the church understand the need for the development of _____. - Correct Answer-
educational institutions
The church is both a _____ and a ______. - Correct Answer-human organization; divine
organism
The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary procedure to to
accomplish _____ and what the church ought not to do. - Correct Answer-what the
church ought to do
Any member of the Church of God who is _____ years of age and above who is present
at the General Assembly is able to speak at the Assembly. - Correct Answer-16
Since the Church of God has a _____ form of government, members do no represent
local churches but themselves. - Correct Answer-centralized
_____ is the official history of the Church of God. - Correct Answer-Like a Mighty Army
The Church of God had its beginning in _____. - Correct Answer-1886
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On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with _____ and his son, _____ , to find the
spiritual life lacking in the churches. - Correct Answer-Richard Spurling; R.G. Spurling
Jr.
The Church of God was first called the _____. - Correct Answer-Christian Union
In 1896, a revival occurred at _____ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, that
emphasized sanctification. - Correct Answer-Shearer Schoolhouse
_____ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God. - Correct
Answer-W.F. Bryant
The first General Assembly was held on January 26,27, _____ at the home of J.C.
Murphy in ______. - Correct Answer-1906; North Carolina
The name "Church of God" was adopted in the _____ General Assembly. - Correct
Answer-second
The first general overseer of the Church of God was _____. - Correct Answer-A.J.
Tomlinson
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry -
_____. - Correct Answer-"evangelist"
The Church of God Evangel was first published as the Evening Light and Church of
God Evangel in _____. - Correct Answer-1910
Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling the Great Commission, the
_____ was opened on January 1, 1918. - Correct Answer-Bible Training School
_____ and ____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas, as the first Church of God
missionaries in 1923. - Correct Answer-Edmund, Rebecca
_____ was elected as the second general overseer in the Church of God in 1923. - Correct
Answer-F.J. Lee
In 1924, the Assembly established the office of _____, and his responsibility was to serve
as clerk of the Assemblies. - Correct Answer-general secretary
At the General Assembly in 1926, three standing boards were created ___________. -
Correct Answer-Missions Board, Board of Education, and the Publishing Committee