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1.    In what way can water baptism be likened to a wedding ceremony?

a)    It represents the Believer making their vow to God before witnesses.

b)    It represents the washing away of sin.

c)    It represents death to the old man, left behind in the waters.

d)    It represents our escape from sin’s dominion.

2.    What does the action of water baptism symbolize?

a)    It symbolizes that we were spiritually dirty and needed a spiritual wash.

b)    It symbolizes that the devil and his forces can never touch us again.

c)    It symbolizes that we are now dead to sin and so can no longer sin.

d)    It symbolizes that we have died, been buried and are raised with Christ in newness of life.

3.    Why was Jesus water-baptized?

a)    Because he needed to do so in order to remain righteous.

b)    In order to identify with man and show the path for subsequent Believers.

c)    In order to prove to the religious leaders that He was sent by God.

d)    In order to symbolize repentance from sin.

4.     What does the Book of Acts tell us about the significance of water baptism?

a)    It tells us that few were baptized in the early Church.

b)    It tells us that the Apostles baptized new Believers straight after they received salvation.

c)    (b) and (d).

d)    It tells us that the Apostles water-baptized new Converts in obedience to Jesus’ command.

5.     Who gave the New Testament commandment to be water-baptized and when did this take place?

a)    The Apostle Paul gave the command not long after his conversion on the Damascus Road.

b)    John the Baptist gave the command after he baptized Jesus.

c)    Jesus gave the command just before His Ascension.

d)    The command was part of the Old Covenant and passed through into New Covenant teaching

6.     How can water baptism be compared to a burial service?

a)    The Believer dies to sin at water baptism.

b)    We are giving thanks for the life of the dead person at water baptism.

c)    A burial service is for someone who is already dead, in this case dead to sin, something which happened at salvation.

d)    We die to self at water baptism.

7.     From salvation, to what have we died, and what new life has been imparted?

a)    We have died to the sin nature and have “newness of life” through the Divine Nature.

b)    We have died to all forms of sin and the Divine Nature has been imparted to us.

c)    We are no longer able to sin because we now have the Divine Nature imparted.

d)    (a) and (b).

8.     In the time of Moses, who had enslaved the Israelites?

a)    The Aztecs.

b)    The Canaanites.

c)    The Egyptians.

d)    The Midianites.

9.     Why did the Israelites end up in the bondage of slavery?

a)    Because God wanted to build some character within His chosen people.

b)    Because the Egyptians were stronger and had overpowered the Israelites.

c)    Because God had ordained it.

d)    Because they moved away from their Covenant with God and worshipped false gods.

10.     Why did God lead His people out of Egypt and who did He appoint to lead them?

a)    To give them a rest from the slavery - their leader was Joshua.

b)    Because they cried out to Him for help - their leader was Moses.

c)    Because they were righteous and shouldn’t have been there in the first place - their leader was Aaron.

d)    Because He wanted to - their leader was Caleb.

11.     How did God provide His people with direction as He led them throughout their journey?

a)    He provided them with a pillar of cloud and fire

b)    He provided them with the Old Testament and the leading of the Spirit.

c)    He provided them with Old Covenant prophets and teachers.

d)    He provided them with a star which led them for 40 years.

12.     What made Pharaoh let the Israelites go?

a)    He was fed up because they were lazy and wouldn’t do the appointed work.

b)    Because there were so many of them, he couldn’t afford to feed them all.

c)    The last of the ten plagues - the death of all the firstborn in Egypt.

d)    The Israelites had become too powerful with Moses as their leader.

13.     What caused Pharaoh to change his mind once the Israelites had departed?

a)    He had a mental illness.

b)    He was dependent upon the slave labour they provided.

c)    God told him to chase the people in order to recapture them.

d)    No one will ever know for sure.

14.     What happened to the Egyptian soldiers when they tried to pursue the Israelites through the Red Sea?

a)    They overtook the Israelites before they got to the Red Sea.

b)    Pharaoh changed his mind again and let the Israelites go.

c)    They were celebrating to finally get rid of the Israelites.

d)    They were all drowned when the sea returned to its original place and engulfed them.

15.     What was the result of the Israelites obeying the Lord’s command and going through the Red Sea?

a)    They were able to show that they were ready to enter the Promised Land.

b)    They were free and could then do as they pleased.

c)    They were set free from the physical bondage of Egypt.

d)    Seeing God’s mighty power working on their behalf, they determined to be faithful to Him from that point onwards.

16.     Why does the Old Testament show many type-patterns of New Testament spiritual truths?

a)    Because the Old Testament was written before the New Testament.

b)    Because the Old and New Testaments contradict one another.

c)    We aren’t told why this is so, and will only know in heaven.

d)    Because according to God’s foreknowledge, the Bible was constructed from Revelation to Genesis.

17.     Who are the Israelites in Old Testament times a type-pattern of today?

a)    Christians.

b)    Satan and his forces of evil.

c)    The Jewish people of today.

d)    The unsaved people of today.

18.     Who are the Egyptians in the story of the Red Sea a type-pattern of today?

a)    Christians.

b)    Satan and his forces of evil.

c)    The Jewish people of today.

d)    The unsaved people of today.

19.     What is the pillar of cloud and fire a type-pattern of today?

a)    The ministry God has set in the Body of Christ such as pastors and teachers.

b)    The choruses and songs which we sing to edify us and give us encouragement.

c)    God’s Word of instruction i.e. the Bible.

d)    The buildings that God has provided for His Church so Christians may worship in peace.

20.     Most new converts will not have a deep understanding of what water baptism represents. What is sufficient for them at this time to receive the promise of deliverance?

a)    Just to be saved.

b)    To know they are obeying God by being water-baptized.

c)    Repentance at water baptism.

d)    A simple acceptance of what water baptism represents.

21.     When are we set free from the powers of darkness legally (positionally)?

a)    From the moment Jesus rose from the dead.

b)    From the moment we receive salvation.

c)    From the moment our minds are renewed in any particular area.

d)    From the moment we are water-baptized.

22.     When are we set free from the powers of darkness experientially (conditionally)?

a)    From the moment we are water-baptized.

b)    From the moment our minds are renewed in any particular area.

c)    When we act in faith on what God’s Word says to do.

d)    When we are Spirit-baptized.

23.     What is the purpose of the “interim grace period” ?

a)    To protect the new Christian while they seek to grow in the milk of the Word.

b)    To enable the new Christian to relax in the Lord and enjoy their salvation.

c)    To help the new Christian witness to their friends and loved ones.

d)   To provide long term protection for the Christian from the enemy.

24.     When do God’s children go into spiritual captivity?

a)    When they miss a church service.

b)    When they remain ignorant of truth and do not embrace God’s Word.

c)    When they do not read and study God’s Word daily.

d)    When they do not have a daily quiet-time.

25.     How do we gain “the mind of Christ?”

a)    By reading the Bible morning and night.

b)    By memorizing scriptures in the Bible.

c)    By regularly confessing scriptures out loud.

d)    By mind renewal accompanied by the energizing grace of the Divine Nature to believe and trust at that level.

26.    Why do we need to be water-baptized?

a)    Because we can’t enter heaven without it.

b)    Because the Disciples baptized people in Bible times.

c)    Because Jesus commanded us to do it.

d)    Because our church tells us to do it.

27.     On what is our deliverance from all bondage based?

a)    On our water baptism experience.

b)    On the sinlessness of Christ.

c)    On the Red Sea crossing.

d)    On Christ’s finished work at Calvary.

28.     Why is it sometimes easier, at water baptism, for people to believe and trust?

a)    Because new Christians have a childlike faith.

b)    Because it provides a point of contact from which Christians can release their faith.

c)    Because it is often a moving ceremony.

d)    Because it is conducted in the presence of witnesses.

29.     What is the Israelites being led through the Red Sea a type-pattern of today?

a)    Christians being born again.

b)    Christians being Spirit-baptized.

c)    Christians going into the Promised Land.

d)    Christians being baptized in water.

30.     If Christians can be in bondage and not be aware of it, how can the action of water baptism help?

a)    If done in faith, water baptism provides a way for God’s power to remove all bondages, even those that the Christian isn’t aware of.

b)    Water baptism, as a reminder of the truths of salvation, can’t help in this situation.

c)    The deliverance aspect of water baptism is only truly effective when the person being    baptized is aware of what they need deliverance from.

d)    Sometimes water baptism can help in this case and sometimes it can’t.

31.     Some people believe that water baptism is necessary for salvation. Is this correct?

a)    Yes, unless we are water-baptized, we aren’t saved.

b)    No, water baptism is not necessary for salvation.

c)    Both water baptism and Spirit baptism are necessary for salvation.

d)    Yes, if we aren’t water-baptized, we haven’t truly repented.

32.     In whose name are we to be baptized?

a)    In the name of the Christian being baptized.

b)    In the name of God the Father.

c)    In the name of the Holy Spirit, and the Son.

d)    In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

33.     What does the word “baptism,” as derived from the Greek word “baptizo,” really mean?

a)    The sprinkling of water on a person’s head which guarantees salvation.

b)    To be covered totally, to be immersed in water.

c)    It refers to the sprinkling of water on babies’ heads at christenings.

d)    It refers to people swimming.

34.     What religious ritual has deceived many in the area of water baptism?

a)    Baptism by full immersion.

b)    Baptism of Believers, not babies.

c)    Infant baptism i.e. sprinkling of water on babies.

d)    Water baptism in natural settings, outside the church building.

35.     How should a person be water-baptized?

a)    The person should quote 1 John 1:9 before plunging into the water.

b)    As the person is being sprinkled with water, the minister should say, “I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”.

c)    As the person is being fully immersed in the water, another Christian should quote 1 John    1:9 on their behalf, repenting for them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

d)    They need to be submerged in the water as a mature Christian, normally a minister, says, “I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”.

36.     How do we obtain the faith needed for water baptism to be effective in our lives?

a)    We come to a position, by God’s grace, where we can both believe and trust what the Word of God says in this area.

b)    For young Christians, simply accepting the realities of Calvary, by God’s grace, may be all that is needed at this time.

c)    Faith comes through applying our intellect to the scriptures.

d)    (a) and (b).

37.     Why is faith of some description an important accompaniment to water baptism?

a)    Because without faith we cannot please God, or achieve anything of spiritual value.

b)    Because without faith of some description, water baptism is only a ritual, a symbolic action.

c)    Because faith is a gift from God, and we can never please Him on our own terms.

d)    All of the above.

38.     Why is a deeper level of faith needed for older Christians to appropriate their deliverance through looking backwards to their water baptism?

a)    Because they are older and have had more time and opportunity to grow in God and develop greater faith.

b)    Because they are older and have more faith.

c)    Because they have been Christians longer and should have greater faith.

d)    (a) and (c).

39.     What happens to the sin nature when we are saved?

a)    It is removed completely and will never affect us again.

b)    It remains with us but is only in our spirit.

c)    It is still with us but only in our flesh.

d)    It continues to dominate our lives, no matter what we do.

40.     How does the sin nature still affect us?

a)    It doesn’t because it has been completely eradicated.

b)    It gains ascendancy and empowers us to do wrong when we choose to do so.

c   ) It is always stronger than our will and we cannot resist its drive to sin.

d)    It remains with us but is easily overcome by willpower.

41.     How do we take up our cross of self-denial?

a)    We do this by willpower on a daily basis.

b)    We do this only once, by God’s grace, when we receive salvation.

c)    We do this by yielding to the Holy Spirit on a daily basis.

d)    Jesus was only speaking symbolically here, so it’s not something we really have to do.

42.     When 1 John 1:9 speaks of the cleansing from all unrighteousness, to what is it referring?

a)    To all of our sins and wrongdoings.

b)    To the forgiveness of all our sin.

c)    To the consequences of our sins being removed.

d)    To the consequences of future sins being dealt with.

43.     If people have been water-baptized before learning of the deliverance aspect of water baptism, what options are available to them in this area?

a)    They should never be re-baptized irrespective of what they have learned.

b)    They can apply their faith retrospectively to their water baptism.

c)    They can be re-baptized in order to focus their faith more readily on the deliverance aspect.

d)    (b) and (c).

44.     It is not water baptism itself that can set us free, but we can be set free by:

a)    Knowing it is one of Jesus’ commandments.

b)    Leaving our sins behind in the water.

c)    The repentance aspect of water baptism.

d)    Our faith in what it represents, i.e. what happened legally at salvation.

45.     What does the Bible tell us about faith and works?

a)    Faith must accompany works in order to achieve a positive result.

b)    Works come first and then faith follows.

c)    Faith alone is needed to bring us victory in all things.

d)    Works are all that is required for us to gain God’s favour.

46.     What is the legal ground for Satan to enter a person’s life?

a)    Not repeating the Lord’s Prayer often enough.

b)    Not believing that the devil exists.

c)    Sin of any kind which is not repented of.

d)    Satan cannot enter the lives of Christians.

47.     What is the legal ground for Satan to re-enter after water baptism?

a)    Not maintaining our faith in our bought deliverance through Christ’s Blood.

b)    Not continuing to live, by faith, according to the Word of God.

c)    Sinning and remaining unrepentant.

d)    Being ignorant of God’s Word and so unable to take advantage of His full protection.

e)    All of the above.

48.     Who afflicts people and holds them in bondage, and why?

a)    God, to teach His people the deeper truths of His Word and refine them through suffering.

b)    Satan, to cause people to be ineffective for God.

c)    No one, for trouble and strife are just natural consequences of this earthly life.

d)    Other people, through greed or malice, in order to benefit themselves.

49.     When we sin, who are we choosing to obey and what may we be leaving behind?

a)    God - our innocence.

b)    Ourselves - a clear conscience.

c)    Satan - God’s protection.

d)    No-one - personal responsibility.

50.     In the context of Christians being afflicted, why does God command His people to study His Word?

a)    So we can be content in our suffering.

b)    So we can know our authority in Christ and appropriate God’s protection.

c)    So we can understand what is happening to us.

d)    So we can be assurred, despite our affliction, that our names are in the Book of Life.

51.     What does true repentance involve?

a)    Being sorry when we have been caught out doing wrong.

b)    Feeling guilty when we have sinned.

c)    Going to confession so our sin can be forgiven.

d)    Being sorry for sin, asking forgiveness, and purposing, with God’s help, to change our ways.

52.     When we choose to sin, what happens to the sin nature, and what does it provide?

a)    The sin nature will enthrone itself in our life and gives us the power to commit that sin.

b)    The sin nature will be dethroned and it will empower us to sin.

c)    The Divine Nature will override the sin nature because we are Christians.

d)    The Divine Nature will rise up and give us the power not to sin.

53.     Explain the concept of Christians needing to be “denailed” from the cross.

a)    This refers to Christians who are religious and need to be taken off the cross because Jesus is no longer there.

b)    Christians who do not fast regularly are nailed, metaphorically, to the cross.

c)    This speaks of Christians who are not dealing with particular sins and so are not free to serve the Lord, day by day, in the way He would want.

d)    Christians who need to be denailed are those who are self-conscious and so are unable to worship God freely.

54.     How do we stay within God’s protection, and what have we been given to help us to do this?

a)    By doing good works - we do this with the help of our willpower.

b)    By going to church each week - we have our conscience to help us make this commitment.

c)    By being water-baptized - we have been given pastors to help us do this properly.

d)    By making a decision to obey all that God commands, believing for the graces of the Divine Nature to empower us to do so.

55.     What is the difference between our enemy and the Israelites’ enemy at the Red Sea?

a)    Their enemy could die and did so, our enemy cannot be killed.

b)    Their enemy was physical and cannot die, ours is spiritual and cannot die.

c)    Their enemy was Old Testament, ours is New Testament.

d)    (a) and (b).

56.     No matter what happens to our enemy, what remains the hardest bondage to deal with?

a)    Pride and arrogance.

b)    Unbelief.

c)    Hatred and resentment.

d)    Self-rule.

57.     How do we, as Christians, avoid this bondage?

a)    We do so by rebuking the devil, in faith, in Jesus’ Name.

b)    We do so by reading our Bibles and going to church.

c)    We do so by yielding to God and trusting in His grace to empower us.

d)    We do so by keeping busy doing good deeds for others.

58.     When can we, in full confidence, command Satan to depart from our lives?

a)    Only when we get to heaven will we be completely free from Satan.

b)    We can do so when we are water-baptized in faith, purposing to continue in the Word.

c)    We can do this the moment we receive Jesus as our personal Lord and Saviour.

d)    We can do this when we are Spirit-baptized.

59.     How does water baptism become a springboard from which we can exercise our faith, subsequently, in many different areas?

a)    It can help us focus our faith on the spiritual changes that occurred at Calvary.

b)    This is so because water baptism is the solution to every problem.

c)    This occurs because water baptism provides the easiest form of deliverance.

d)    It can help us because it is a means of expressing our commitment to the Lord.

60.     What are some of the natural reasons people become sick?

a)    Poor diet, lack of exercise.

b)    Alcohol and drug abuse, smoking.

c)    Genetic predisposition, defective immune system.

d)    All of the above.

61.     What is our responsibility as Christians in this area of natural physical health?

a)    To go to the doctor regularly because only he can fix these deficiencies.

b)    You can do nothing to improve your physical health or ill health, it is what it is.

c)    We need to take appropriate care of our bodies by eating well, exercising regularly and having proper rest.

d)    We must come against the devil in Jesus’ Name.

62.    Will the symptoms of a sickness necessarily disappear immediately after having been dealt with in faith? (If not, explain what one should do.)

a)    No, therefore we should pray again, hoping for God to move.

b)    No, therefore we should go immediately to a doctor.

c)    No, therefore we should fast and pray until we feel that God has heard our prayer.

d)    No, therefore we should hold on to our healing, confessing that by Jesus’ stripes I am healed.

63.     If Christians are sick, and are unable to enter into a position where they can receive Divine healing, what should they do?

a)    They should study harder and seek God with more purpose.

b)    They should go and see a doctor and work with God to build up their faith.

c)    They should continue to pray, hoping that God will heal them.

d)    They should go to the doctor and give up on Divine healing for that situation.

64.     What is the only pathway to long term freedom from mind/emotional problems?

a)    It is to have someone pray over us and cast out the demon causing the problem.

b)    It is to read our Bible daily and pray to the Lord.

c)    It is to be water-baptized in faith, once and for all.

d)    It is through mind renewal as we understand truth and act on it in our personal lives.

65.     Should we view water baptism as a command or a choice?

a)    We should view water baptism as a command of the Lord.

b)    We cannot tell others how to run their lives.

c)    We should view water baptism as the choice of the individual.

d)    We should view water baptism as an option for those who are wanting to be Disciples.