The seven deacons were appointed in the Early Church to

A. evangelize the Hellenist world

B. Collect and dispose church funds

C. resolve the complaints of the Hellenist widows

D. suppress the growing opposition to the church

The first martyr among the disciples was

A. James

B. Phillip

C. Peter

D. Stephen

Peter's general outlook towards Gentile converts was significantly changed by the conversion of

A. the Ethiopian Eunuch

B. the people of Samaria

C. Sergius Paulus

D. Cornelius the Centurion

The disciples in Damascus that God commissioned to restore the sight of Saul was

A. Philip

B. Ananias

C. Peter

D. Barnabas

"The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men". This statement was made after Paul had cured the

A. leper in Lystra

B. blind in Lystra

C. paralytic in Lystra

D. cripple from birth i Lystra

According to the first council at Jerusalem, which of the following was not binding on a Christian?

A. Praying five times daily in the temple

B. Eating animals that have been strangled

C. Living a life of chastity

D. avoiding foods sacrificed to idols

Paul in Romans exhorts Christians to use their individual talents with

A. righteousness

B. cheerfulness

C. fear

D. soberness

According to Paul in Romans when civil authorities mete out punishment upon evil doers, they do so as the

A. agents of God's wrath

B. oppressors of the poor

C. agents of darkness of this world

D. representatives of angelic powers

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul taught that various spiritual gifts work for

A. individual members

B. one body in Christ

C. both Jews and Greeks

D. all organs of the body

A "Cheerful giver" is he who gives out of

A. compulsion

B. freewill

C. compassion

D. hatred