COG Exhorters Test Sect 2:
History and Polity With Exact
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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 is 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 not represent
local churches but themselves. - Correct Answer-centralized
_____is the offcial 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 their 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 signifcant 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
At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry—
_____. - Correct Answer-"evangelist"
The first general overseer of the Church of God was _______________. - Correct
Answer-A.J. Tomlinson
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 1909. - 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