Exploring the Catechism is fun

You can do the quiz online on a website or as an app on a mobile device running iOS. “How much do you know about your faith?” the interactive application asks when you first visit. After two further clicks the user is already in one of the 13 chapters of the Catechism in Questions and Answers. For now, the website is available in German only.

“What distinguishes ministrations in the church of Jesus Christ from the spiritual ministry?” or “Which Apostle primarily proclaimed the gospel to the Gentiles?” Whether the questions are difficult or not will likely be assessed differently by everybody.

After every response, nacquiz provides the explanation given in the Catechism in Questions and Answers as well as the corresponding chapter in the long version of the Catechism. The quiz is a good way to expand your knowledge of original texts and Bible references.

The Catechism of the New Apostolic Church

In December 2012 the New Apostolic Church published its catechism. In October 2015, this was followed by the Catechism in Questions and Answers, as well as the corresponding app nacfaq. For these two versions, the content of the Catechism was divided into 750 questions and answers. They are ideal for self-study or for teaching purposes.

The question-and-answer format has been in use for centuries in Christian catechisms, and also has a long tradition in the New Apostolic Church. The didactic methodology behind this is tested and tried. The Catechism in Questions and Answers (CNAC QA) is to be employed for the instruction of ministers, and serve as a text-book for the instruction of children and young people.

More than 250 questions

“A church that forgets its doctrine is a weak church.” It was with this quotation from Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider that the New Apostolic Faith project group made it clear how important it is for all New Apostolic Christians to know the doctrine of their Church.

Priest Benjamin Müller (27) from Germany picked up on this thought and developed his own private quiz. Over the past several weeks, he and a team of brothers and sisters developed the app for iPad and iPhone and therefore another possibility to discover the contents of our doctrine. You can play alone or—if you like—with other players in multi-player mode.

Free download, new developments up ahead

The app can be downloaded free of charge from the iTunes Store. Those who do not have such a mobile device can do the quiz online at nacquiz.com.

The quiz is made up of 250 questions. More are expected to follow. So far the quiz is available in German only, but there are plans to offer it in English and other languages—and for other operating systems.

An edge in knowledge

“Oneness, holiness, universality, and apostolicity” is the answer to the question as to what the identifying features of the Church of Christ are. And the quiz gives the explanation found in the Catechism in Questions and Answers: “The church of Christ—both in its visible side as well as its invisible side—has these four distinguishing features: oneness, holiness, universality, and apostolicity. These identifying features of the church are called the notae ecclesiae.” Source: Catechism of the New Apostolic Church in Questions and Answers, question 381. – Learned something new again.