Austin Bible Church
See if you can answer the following questions honestly, directly and thoroughly enough to cover each intelligently and scripturally. Answer in your own words, then support with Scripture references.
Theology: Doctrine of God
What do you believe about the Trinity?
Prove from Scripture the deity of the Holy Spirit.
What are God’s characteristics? (Doctrine of Divine Essence)
Bibliology: Doctrine of the Bible
In what way is the Bible the inspired Word of God?
Is all of the Bible inspired and free from human error in the original writings?
What other divine writings has God given to man?
Do you have any authority other than the Bible for doctrine and the Christian walk?
Hamartiology: Doctrine of Sin
Is man a product of age-long evolution or of direct creation by God?
In God’s sight, how sinful is man?
State the difference between imputed sin, inherent sin, and personal sin.
What efforts can a lost person exert to please God?
Is everyone born with a sinful nature? Explain.
Describe the old sin nature and its position in the life of the believer.
Who is the devil?
Soteriology: Doctrine of Salvation
Since Adam, how many ways of salvation has God provided?
Explain how a sinner gains salvation.
What must a believer do to maintain his salvation? Explain.
What is your concept of “believe in Christ?”
What other conditions besides believing are necessary for salvation?
Name several results occurring on the believer’s behalf at the moment of salvation.
Can a saved person ever be lost? Prove with Scripture.
Explain the meaning of grace as related to God and mankind.
Briefly define the following doctrines:
Redemption
Propitiation
Reconciliation
Predestination
Election
Where are unbelievers who have died?
Can an unbeliever ever be saved after death?
Where are believers who have died?
Christology: Doctrine of the Person and Word of Christ
Who is Jesus Christ?
Explain the Hypostatic Union.
Was it absolutely necessary that Jesus Christ be born of a virgin? Explain.
Why did He die on the Cross?
Was His death on the Cross absolutely necessary? Explain.
Explain the Blood of Christ.
Did He actually rise bodily from the grave?
What is He doing now?
Is He coming back to earth again? When?
Pneumatology: Doctrine of Person and work of Holy Spirit
If the Holy Spirit a real person? Prove from Scripture.
What is the ministry of the Spirit to unbelievers, believers at the moment of salvation, and believers after salvation?
What is involved in living the Christian way of life?
What is a carnal Christian?
What is a spiritual Christian?
Explain spirituality as related to good works.
Is there a difference between spirituality and spiritual maturity?
How can a believer be filled with the Holy Spirit?
What do you believe about the so-called second blessing of the Spirit?
What do you believe concerning faith healing?
What do you believe concerning speaking in tongues?
Do you believe these are bona fide spiritual gifts today?
Ecclesiology: Doctrine of the Church
Define the “Body of Christ.”
What do you believe about dispensationalism?
What do you believe concerning water baptism?
What do you believe concerning the Lord’s table?
What are the functions of a local church?
What is your concept of the indigenous church principle?
What is your attitude toward denominationalism?
What is your attitude toward the National and World Council of Churches?
What is the biblical form of local church government?
What conditions are required for local church membership?
What part does church membership play in salvation?
Eschatology: Doctrine of Last Things
What do you understand by the terms: Amillennial? Premillennial? Postmillennial? Which, if any, do you believe in?
What do you believe about the Rapture of the Church?
Where do you expect to be during the Tribulation? Why?
Describe the second coming of Christ to the earth.
Do you believe that the reign of Christ on earth will be personal and literal?
What is your concept of heaven? The Lake of Fire?
The Christian Life
Why is a believer left here on earth?
When a Christian sins, how does he regain fellowship with the Lord?
What two doctrines would you first teach a new Christian? Why?
How would you teach a new believer to study the Word personally?
How would you teach a new believer to pray?
What is your view concerning spiritual gifts? Which ones are available today? How are they obtained?
For what will a believer be rewarded at the Judgment Seat of Christ?
What do you believe concerning the eradication of the old sin nature?
Explain the difference between human good and divine good.
What spiritual gift(s) has the Holy Spirit given to you?