In its early days, the Church of God was described as a what?

• A. Movement
• B. Denomination
• C. Sect
• D. Revival

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is recognizing how a religious group spreads and organizes in its early stage. The Church of God began as a holiness revival within the broader Holiness movement, growing through revival meetings and itinerant preaching rather than as a fully organized, centralized structure. That dynamic, flexible growth and emphasis on revival and expansion is why it’s described as a movement. Over time it developed into a formal denomination, but its infancy was marked by moving, spreading influence rather than solid institutional form. The other terms don’t fit as well: a denomination implies a settled, hierarchical organization; a sect suggests a more exclusive, doctrinally tight break; a revival refers to a specific event, not the ongoing character of the group.