The experience which totally changed Paul's focus in life was his

A. witnessing the martyrdom of Stephen

B. determination to wipe out the church

C. participation in the council of Jerusalem

D. encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus

Herod persecuted the early church because he was

A. opposed to the Apostle's teaching

B. impressed by his growing popularly after killing James

C. unhappy that the Jewish leaders were not doing enough havoc to the apostles

D. asserting the extended powers granted to him by rome

One of the early Christians who sold his property and gave the money to the apostles was

A. Barnabas

B. Stephen

C. Barabas

D. Matthias

Which of the following was not characteristic of the Early Church?

A. Constant change in Leadership

B. Devotion to the teachings of the apostles

C. breaking bread in member's homes

D. communal fellowship

"Father forgive them for they know not what they do" was prayer said by

A. Phillip

B. Peter

C. Paul

D. Stephen

Paul argued that Jesus died for us while we were yet sinners in order to

A. prove that he was not an ordinary man

B. show God's love for sinful man

C. warn us to desist from sin

D. give us power to possess the earth

Paul in Romans taught that Christians are Abraham's descendants by

A. grace

B. faith

C. circumcision

D. law

According to Romans, when civil authorities punish evil doers they do so as the

A. agents of God's wrath

B. supervisory authority

C. agents of the darkness of this world

D. representatives of angelic powers

Paul said he was not fit to be called an apostle because he

A. was not called like the others

B. was not a jew

C. persecuted the Early Church

D. was only a distributor of letters

In Romans, Paul admonished Christians in their dealings with secular powers to

A. reject all secular laws

B. pray for the leaders

C. refuse t pay tax to them

D. respect the authorities