The Church
The purpose of this class is to give the student an
understanding of exactly what "the Church" is, biblically.
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AREAS COVERED:
I.
THE IDEA, THE MEMBERS, AND THE DEFINITION OF “THE CHURCH"
II. HOW & WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED
III. BIBLICAL AUTHORITY
The Church’s Authority
Authority in the Church
IV. CHURCH HISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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Student is required to read the text, "The Church," by
Dr. T.E. VanBuskirk, reading all scripture references in their
Bible (KJV only).
- Do not study more
than one lesson per week. The next lesson may be started the
day after the end of the previous week of study.
- Minimum
attendance for the entire course is 5 weeks.
- Minimum
attendance for each lesson of the course is 1 week per lesson.
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The course is worth 1.5 credits.
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There will be a final test at the end of the course.
NOTE: Because the Final Test is
"open book" then the answers must be the exact wording
of the text.
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PROCEDURE:
1.
SIGN-IN first for this course and mark the form "Begin" unless you have done so previously.
2. Download and print the COURSE RECORD FORM. On it you will keep a record of your sign in "Begin" date because you will be required to enter it on the Sign In "Finish" form that you will submit at
the end of the entire course. You will also keep other pertinent information on that form
so that you will be able to keep track of your progress through the course.
3. Read
the required text, The Church.
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TESTING:
Make sure you
read the Testing Instructions Agreement if you have not
already done so.
- Name entry on tests: Students are required to use proper letter-case when inputting their names on all submissions to the college. Example: If your name is John Smith, then input John Smith, not john smith or JOHN SMITH. If you do not use proper letter-case when you input your name on a test, then the test will be
Disallowed and discarded.
- RESULTS
PAGE
of every
Test:
Students are required to save a copy of the Results Page of
every test that they take. This is necessary so that we can
place a copy in your file as verification that you have
completed the course and a record of your score on the Final
Test.
You can click HERE
for instructions for saving a copy of the Results Page to your
computer. You may want to print out a copy of those instructions
or else you can save an electronic copy to your computer.
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FINAL TEST:
- Once you have completed all
sections of the textbook and passed the Section Tests
and fulfilled
the required attendance for the course you may take the
Final Test for the course.
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You are not eligible to take the Final Test if you have
not met the minimum attendance requirement of 5 weeks.
- Once
you pass
the final test do not take it again.
- If you
fail
the final test then you need to
restudy the textbook and then retake
the final test on or after the next day. Repeat this process until you pass the Final
Test. However, you may
not take
or retake the Final Test more than once on any
one day.
- If you
miss any questions
on the Final Test,
even though you pass it, then you need to review the textbook and all of the section tests and
find the correct answers to the questions you missed.
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BEGIN
CLASS:
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You may now go to the
first lesson.
ATTENTION: Return
to this page to take all tests.
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To go to the textbook click this link,
The
Church,
(large file, 3.8 meg for printing) .
or The
Church, (small optimized file: 753k)
- To download in
chapters for faster download, use these links.
Lesson One Lesson Two Lesson Three Lesson Four
- Note: All texts are
in pdf format. You will need Adobe Reader to
access the books. If you do not have Adobe Reader
on your computer, then go to http://adobe.com
and download their free reader. After you have
downloaded and installed Adobe Reader, then close that
window to return to this page to access the textbook.
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LESSON
TESTS: ALL TESTS IN THIS COURSE ARE ACTIVE AND ARE
REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS.
When you click a LESSON TEST link it will download
to your computer. When download is completed, click
"Open" or "Open when done". A window may pop
up
stating that "Windows protected your PC". Click
"More info" and then click "Run anyway" in
the white rectangular box at the
bottom of that window.
- RESULTS PAGE -
Be
sure to submit a copy of the Results page
in order to have your score registered
to your file.
LESSON
ONE TEST LESSON
TWO TEST LESSON
THREE TEST LESSON
FOUR TEST
When you have passed
all of the Lesson Tests and fulfilled the attendance
requirement for the course overall, then you may proceed to the Final Test.
Submit your Finish
Sign In form to end your attendance for the course.
Click HERE
to access the Finish Sign In form.
Then return to this page to take the Final Test.
When you click the FINAL TEST link it will download
to your computer. When download is completed, click
"Open" or "Open when done". A window may pop
up
stating that "Windows protected your PC". Click
"More info" and then click "Run anyway" in
the white rectangular box at the
bottom of that window.
- RESULTS PAGE -
Be
sure to submit a copy of the Results page
in order to have your score registered
to your file.
FINAL
TEST
Final test is "open
book;" i.e., you may use your
textbook and workbook and other study
materials while taking the final test.
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