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I. THE FOUNDER OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

Read the separate (1) to find answers, pages 3-25.

1. On what date was he born and why was he given the name Alberto Benjamín?
Alberto was born on December 15, 1843, in Canada; he was named Alberto because of the
second name of his deceased older brother and Benjamin thinking about the close
affection that existed between Jacobo and his youngest son.

2. Identify the formative influences of religious experiences in A.'s childhood.

B. Simpson. (Include those you find)
Since his childhood, Alberto attended church meetings. He grew up in a very
religious where they did not forget the family altar, where they celebrated the worship each
tomorrow. In addition, I memorized the answers to the 105 questions of the
Lesser Catechism. Early in his life, he became well convinced of the importance of
Religion in the life of the human being. By the age of ten, there had already been or in his
heart a desire - not confessed to be a preacher. But even at that age, I feared to put the
foot on that path because he thought he would have to renounce his "humanity" to be a
preacher.

3. Relate some details regarding Simpson's call to the ministry.

In those days, there was the old and deep-rooted tradition that the ministerial vocation would be
for the firstborn of the family. In the Simpson's house it should be like this. His
brother, Howard, was the eldest and that vocation would fall upon him. The day arrived
define the callings and the father called the two men to the living room. Alberto Simpson us
tell what happened in the following words.

One day my parents called my older brother and me to their presence and explained to us that
the eldest son had been set apart (as was the custom) for the ministry of the Lord. And
that the important moment had now come for him to go to the seminar to prepare himself
for such a ministry. In a soft, yet firm voice, he told me that it was up to me
stay to work on the estate while my brother was there
seminar.

I still feel the enormous knot rising in my throat as I stammered my consent and
compliance in this regard. So, as if illuminated by God and inspired by a look of
part of my mother, with broken words and a stammering tongue, I begged my
father to give me only his consent and blessing; so that I too could
prepare me for the ministry.
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I knew that the household economy could not cover the expenses of both; and I promised my
father that I would cover my expenses at the seminary myself. I already had a plan prepared for
to cover those expenses. I was going to do it through teaching in the public school;
even though at that time I was only fourteen years old.

I remember well the trembling tone of my father's voice, full of love as he gave me my
request and give me your consent and blessing to be able to be absent from home. 'God bless you
“Bless you, my son,” she said to me:

"Without resources, but with the consent and blessing of my parents, I started to"
prepare me to leave the plow and the furrow like Elijah of old to go in search of my God
in search of what I felt God had for me.

4. Describe how Simpson understood his need for salvation in Christ, and what he did about it.
regarding?

With Alberto's decision to prepare at the Seminary, the struggles began,

very strong struggles for a fourteen-year-old boy. In a short time, he found himself
forced to return home, a victim of a nervous breakdown. Thus he testified about that
such a difficult experience:

I thought I was going to die, and of course I didn't feel safe in the Lord. Well, never
I had the moment of receiving Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. Although the
Lord, I knew that I wished to be Your child; no one had ever explained to me how I could arrive at that.
to be a child of God. There was a lot of formality in the church where I was raised. It was not our
it is customary to speak personally with an individual about the necessity of repentance of the
sinner. In my anguish, I called my father to pray for me. During the prayer came
a deep peace and I was able to rest for the first time in a long time.

Days later, Alberto went to the house of the pastor of the Church where the family attended and
where the father served as a deacon. He was seeking spiritual help. The pastor, giving himself
accounting, of the many questions and concerns of the young man, lent him a book that dealt with
“Life With God”. Flipping through the book, Alberto found a paragraph that was very fitting for
your case; and that in summary it said the following: "The most important thing is to personally believe in
Jesus Christ for eternal salvation. Until achieving this experience, every work, every
effort in the name of God, every tear and every determination to be good and serve
God is in vain. At this very moment it is his privilege and his duty to kneel and receive
Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Tell him that you believe in Him, as His Word says.
Believe despite the doubts and fears that one may have and you will receive a new heart and
the certainty of eternal life.
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In that moment, an ineffable peace came that freed him from all the darkness and fears he had.
They had overwhelmed. Dr. Simpson describes his reaction to what he read on that occasion: - 'I
I knelt there immediately and prayed to the Lord with all my heart eager to know
truly to God. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. In that very moment came
to my heart the security that always comes to the heart that believes. Because, 'He who believes has
the testimony that he is the son of God.

5. What were some key terms of the Solemn Covenant of Simpson?

He acknowledged being a man fearful of the Lord, recognizing the power of God, as
creator of the entire universe and of everything that is in it, knowing that God is
everywhere contemplating the good and the bad.
He acknowledged his need to have Christ in his life as his Lord and Savior because
He recognizes his sinful nature, he said: you have drawn me to you without violating my free will.
will and you have subdued my rebellious heart through your love.
I believe in Jesus and accept my salvation through Him - my Prophet, Priest, and King;
for me, - my God, Wisdom, Justice, Sanctification and complete Salvation.

6. Briefly describe your first pastorate of 8 years in Canada and the reason for it.
exit.
Once approved, he received invitations from two churches to take charge of the
Pastoring them. One was the Church in the city of Hamilton, Ontario; and the other was from
a Church in Dundas.
The first was a large Church with 20 years of existence.
The one in Dundas was a small church in a small town. It was a half-asleep church..
I had to make a decision. The following way of thinking guided him in his decision: “The
pastoring in Dundas will not require me. It will be easy; without challenge and without adversity. I will not have to

to make an effort; and maybe the gifts that God has given me will have minimal development. The
Hamilton is great and people are used to a good shepherd; and that will force me to
to make an effort to disappoint them." He decided in favor of the Hamilton Church thinking
rightly that would contribute more to his development as a servant of God.

During its eight years in Hamilton, about 750 members were added to the congregation.
The congregation canceled a debt of eight thousand dollars and watched as the brothers
they responded to their financial responsibilities before the Lord to such an extent that the
entries, at the end of his ministry in that Church, reached the sum of fifty thousand
dollars per year - an impressive sum in those years. In the last year of his ministry in
Hamilton began to place some emphasis on the needs of other human beings in
the missionary field and that year the members donated a total of eight hundred seventy
dollars for the missionary work.
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In the year 1873, he participated as one of the main speakers in a grand meeting in the
New York City. The delegation of the Church in Louisville, Kentucky, impressed by
the message returned to its Church that was without a pastor in those days, and informed the
other members of the congregation about Dr. Simpson. They established contact with him
and they invited him to be the pastor of their Church. At that time, Dr. Simpson had no
desire to leave the pastorate in Hamilton. But after repeated calls from
Louisville and much prayer, feeling led by the Lord, decided to accept the invitation and
he went to Louisville. His years in that city constituted another stage in his
preparation for an even bigger work that awaited him in the future.

7. How would you describe Simpson's ministry and departure from his second pastorate?
Years in Louisville? What dynamics were involved?

8. Describe Simpson's experience of 'sanctification crisis'. How does he relate

this event to your previous Christian life?

In Hamilton and in Louisville, the Lord blessed His ministry to many people. Hundreds of
people had been added to those congregations. Some started to serve the Lord
with joy and happiness. But the doctor himself felt that something was missing. He felt like he was navigating
On the surface of the ocean of God's love, and his soul longed to know the depths.
In addition, he sometimes suffered from highs and lows in his mood. He longed for a more victorious life in
the full meaning of the word.

He decided to dedicate an entire month to searching for God. Sometimes he went home to eat and sometimes he did not.

He prostrated himself before God in prayer and fasting. He left his visitation task for a time.
and his pastoral task. "I locked myself in with God. By the end of the first week I didn't feel
satisfied. By the end of the second week it was worse. I still didn't feel better in the third
week. By the end of the fourth, I cried out to the Lord in desperation "Lord, why do you not me
Are you coming to the meeting? What do I need to do?
it will show the way to that meeting. In the last chapter of Matthew, I found these
words; "He is not here, for he has risen; and behold, he goes before you to Galilee; there
"You will see him." (Matthew 28:6,7)
How does this event relate to your previous Christian life?

At that moment, he remembered many sick people he had not visited during those four.
weeks; like others with great needs. He went out into the street and went to the house of a
sick. And when she began to pray for her, it seemed to her that the heavens opened and she felt
that the Spirit of God came upon him in His fullness. He said of that experience: "I found him
to the Spirit of God when I received Him by faith and went out to use the received blessing for the
blessing of others.
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9. Describe Simpson's experience when he experienced his missionary calling.

One night, as I lay down to sleep, I was thinking about the need of those lost in the missionary fields.
I did not doubt the fate of those people if they died without having accepted Christ as
Salvador. His heart filled with emotion at the thought of their great need. With those
Thoughts spinning in his mind, he fell asleep. He himself says the following:
I woke up, my whole body was trembling. I felt in a very special way the presence of
God. The dream of previous moments passed through my mind again. I felt as if I were in
a large auditorium with millions of people sitting around me. It gave me the impression
that all the Christians in the world were there.

Standing on the platform was a crowd of people... human faces and shapes.
They seemed to be from China. They didn't say anything, but on their faces, they wore an expression of
deep anguish. They twisted their hands desperately. I will never be able to forget the
expression of agony that I saw on those faces." - With that vision in my mind and trembling, I
I knelt down and with all my soul said: 'Yes, Lord, I will go.'

That night began a new stage in the life and ministry of Dr. Simpson. A vision
a missionary had reached the heart of a man completely devoted to the Holy Spirit and
Soon the world would see the birth of an entity that God would use to bring the
Gospel of Christ to millions of people.

10. How did Simpson get involved in the production of the first missionary magazine?

11.Describe your experience of divine healing during your pastorate in New York.

12. How did Simpson understand the meaning of baptism by immersion and what did he do?
in this regard?

13. Why did he resign from the pastorship of the Presbyterian Church? Relate your answer.
with its missionary vision and its burden for the unevangelized masses.

II. ORGANIZATION OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

Read the supplement(1) to find answers, pages 19-30

1. How was the first missionary vision congregation of Simpson born and formed?
(ver 23-24)
2. Describe the spiritual and ministerial environment of the new congregation that was formed by the
Dr. A. B. Simpson. (Verses 23-25)
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3. Indicate some ministries developed by Simpson and his congregation in the

first years of its existence. (See 24-26)

4. What were the methods of preparing workers for ministries during the time of
Simpson? And what were his priorities? (See 24-25)

5. How did Simpson contribute to evangelical and missionary literature? (See 25-26)

6. What purposes did the missionary conferences have in the early days of the
Alliance? (See 27-28)

7. What importance did music have for A. B. Simpson and how did he come to understand it?
(Ver 13-14)

8. What were the objectives of 'Christian Alliance' and 'Missionary Alliance'?

Evangelical? How do the two organizations relate to each other? (See 26-27)

9. How was the Christian and Missionary Alliance officially formed in 1897? (See 28)

10. How did Simpson evaluate and confront the Pentecostal Movement? (See 30)

11. Indicate the seven points with which Simpson defined the policy and ideals of
Alliance. Does that same policy and the same ideals continue today? (See 28-29)

III. THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

Read the separate document (1) to find answers, pages 31-40.

What was the Alliance's attitude regarding doctrine in its beginnings? (see 31)

2. What is the relationship of the following topics with the declaration that Christ is
our Savior? 1) Justification, 2) Purification, 3) Redemption, 4) The
mediation, 5) Regeneration, 6) Adoption, 7) Eternal life. Answer
briefly. (see 33-5)

3. Why did Dr. Simpson see the need to clearly proclaim that
Is Christ the Savior? (see 35)

4. What does sanctification mean in the believer's experience? (see 36-37)

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5. In what sense can sanctification be a crisis experience and also a

progressive experience? (see 36-37)

6. What effects should there be in the life of the person who allows Christ to be their
Sanctifier? (see 37)

7. What are the two classes of Health? (see 37-38)

8. Point out some biblical foundations for the ministry of healing: (see 38-39)

9. Why do we say that provision is made for the health of the body in the work?
Redeemer of the Lord Jesus Christ? (see 39)

10. Article 11 of the statement of faith of 1965 says: 'The second coming of the Lord
Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and pre-millennial. This is the blessed
hope of the believer and it is a vital truth that serves as an incentive to live in holiness and
Imminent
related to the second coming of Christ. (see page 33)

11. Why is it important to preach the doctrine that Christ is our coming King?
(see pages 39-40)