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1. A person is assured of a perfect standing before God
as and when he

a. lives a good, moral and upright life.
b. becomes an active member of the Church.
c. personally believes on the Lord Jesus as Savior from sin.
d. does all the above.

2. When the New Testament speaks of the believer as being "complete" in Christ, it uses a word which signifies

a. ultimate completeness.
b. "to possess fully".
c. "to make up that which is lacking".
d. "paid in full".

3. When Paul speaks of a person being "quickened" he means that this person

a. has made rapid progress in his Christian life.
b. has a tender conscience towards things which grieve the Holy Spirit.
c. easily grasps spiritual truth.
d. has been made alive spiritually.

4. When the New Testament speaks of a believer being "forgiven" or "justified" or "delivered from Satan", it

a. always qualifies that statement with a condition.
b. always distinguishes between those blessings which are conditional and those which are unconditional.
c. usually implies the eternal state of the believer rather than any present condition.
d. speaks of these things as being the full and complete possession of the believer here and now.

5. Which of the following is true of the Christian?

a. He is, paradoxically, both complete and incomplete.
b. He is perfect as to his eternal standing yet imperfect as to his present state.
c. His salvation is fixed and final; his sanctification is progressive and incomplete.
d. All the above are true.

6. Assurance of salvation depends on

a. how hard we work to maintain it.
b. how we feel at any given moment.
c. the finished work of Christ as confirmed in the written word of God.
d. whether or not we keep the ordinances Christ left with His Church.

7. The function of the Holy Spirit is to

a. give us the feelings of joy, peace and well-being which accompany any true conversion experience.
b. impart to us an ecstatic experience on which we can base our assurance with confidence.
c. witness to Christ and on that ground alone impart to the believer assurance of salvation.
d. assure the believer of his salvation independently and entirely apart from the Bible.

8. The believer's standing before God depends on

a. the benefits of the work of Christ imputed to him by God.
b. what is imparted to him by the Holy Spirit.
c. both the above.
d. neither of the above.

9. Which of the following makes room for degrees or stages of development?

a. salvation.
b. sanctification.
c. justification.
d. adoption.

10. Which of the following can a truly born-again believer lose, to a greater or lesser degree, through neglect?

a. his salvation.
b. his sanctification.
c. his degree of development in a given area of his Christian life.
d. all the above.
 

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