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6. Which of the following is not a part of the Barmen Declaration?

  • Jesus Christ is the only Lord of all aspects of personal life. There should be no other authority.
  • The Church will be subject to a leader and the state is elements of governance and ethics but ritual will be the sole concern of Church hierarchy.
  • The source of revelation is only the Word of God — Jesus Christ. Any other possible sources (earthly powers, for example) will not be accepted.
  • The state should not fulfil the task of the church and vice versa. State and church are both limited to their own business.

7. Complete the following quote: ‘__________ is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. ___________ means grace sold on the market like cheapjack’s wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin and the consolations of religion

  • Costly Grace
  • Obedience
  • Cheap Grace
  • God's Will

8. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus described people as what?

  • The salt and light.
  • The salt and flavour.
  • The light and flame.
  • The light and heat.

9. What is meant by: 'grace that is offered freely, but is received without any change in the recipient, and ultimately false as it does not save'?

  • Cheap Grace
  • Costly Grace

10. What is meant by: 'grace followed by obedience to God's command and discipleship'

  • Costly Grace
  • Cheap Grace

11. Complete the quote: 'Everyone should be subject to...'

  • the will of God.'
  • the governing authorities.'
  • the person of Jesus.'
  • the word of God.'

12. Which of the following describes Bonhoffer's ideas that Christianity should get rid of old ideas and separate itself from current ideologies?

  • Cheap Grace
  • The Cost of Discipleship
  • Religionless Christianity
  • Costly Grace

13. Complete the quote: ‘there is no road to faith or discipleship, no other road – only...

  • obedience to the call of Jesus.'
  • the Bible.'
  • religionless Christianity.'
  • duty to the state.'

14. How did Bonhoeffer describe traditional Christian ethics during the Nazi era?

  • Essential obedience
  • Rusty Swords
  • Empty Vessels
  • Light in the Darkness

15. Where did Bonhoeffer set up an illegal seminary?

  • Finkenwalde
  • Leipzig
  • Berlin
  • Barmen

16. Which of the following was not one of the features of Bonhoeffer's idea of an ideal Christian community?

  • Hierarchical
  • Action based
  • Prayer centred
  • Simple
  • Bible based
  • Focused on the whole person
  • Communal

17. How does Bonhoeffer describe costly grace?

  • grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.
  • the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner
  • It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble, it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.
  • An intellectual assent to that idea is held to be of itself sufficient to secure remission of sins

18. Complete the quote: ‘When Christ calls a man, he bids him...

  • weep and worship'
  • revolutionise his life'
  • come and die'
  • obey'

19. Bonhoeffer said Christians should put discipleship in action and they should be visible to the world like...

  • 'like an oasis in a desert or a candle in the darkness.'
  • 'salt in food or the burning bush to Moses.'
  • 'light in the darkness or a mountain rising from a plain.'
  • 'light the moon in the night or a fire in a wilderness.'