How well do you know the Bible?
Choose TRUE or FALSE for the following statements. Answers below!
1. True or False? Just because your conscience is clear does not necessarily mean that you are in the right.
2. True or False? You may give a divisive person just two warnings. If he persists, have nothing further to do with him.
3. True or False? If you are a Christian, then God considers your children holy, even though your spouse may be an unbeliever.
4. True or False? If you are a Christian, Jesus predicted that you would equal and surpass the works He performed when He was on earth.
5. True or False? You are supposed to fear God.
6. True or False? If you are righteous, your desires will be granted.
7. True or False? If you are seated, you should rise in the presence of an elderly person.
8. True or False? If you are godly, you will not only be rewarded in Heaven, but also on earth.
9. True or False? God controls the roll of the dice.
10. True or False? If you are unwilling to tell other people that you believe in Jesus, you will not go to Heaven.
11. True or False? Jesus did not come to bring peace on earth.
12. True or False? In spite of your plans, God will do with you as He pleases.
13. True or False? A sinner may accumulate great wealth, but God will give it to someone who is righteous.
14. True or False? If you are a Christian, you will never be tempted to sin beyond your ability to say no.
15. True or False? If you do what Jesus tells you to do, He will show Himself to you.
16. True or False? It is impossible for you to do enough good deeds in order to earn for yourself a place in Heaven.
17. True or False? If you do not do good deeds you will not go to Heaven.
18. True or False? Jesus said that it was impossible for anyone to come to God without first going through Jesus.
19. True or False? Both bad things and good things originate with God.
20. True or False? If you deliberately continue to sin after you have received the knowledge of the truth, you may expect to go to Hell.
21. True or False? God does not change.
22. True or False? God has determined the exact length of your life.
23. True or False? If you are a Christian, it is wrong for you to see another Christian in court.
24. True or False? If you are able but unwilling to work, you should not eat.
25. True or False? Jesus said that the majority of people would go to Hell, and only a few people would go to Heaven.
Well, how do you think you did?
Unlike many tests, this one is hardly trivia. Many of the questions are in areas that literally determine life and death. Are you ready for the answers?
All of the above 25 statements are true.
Are you surprised?
One way to evaluate how well you did on this test is as follows:
23-25 correct – Excellent
20-22 correct – Good
15-19 correct – Average
14-less – Poor
But in fact, that way of looking at the results could be misleading. At least nine of the questions have a direct bearing on where you will spend eternity. If you got 24 right but missed just one of the essential ones…
You may strongly disagree with one or more of the 25 statements. However, you would not be disagreeing with me. I have merely reported what is found in a particular portion of the Bible.
On second thought, yes you would be disagreeing with me! For although I did not originate these statements, I have decided to submit my will, my opinions, my preferences, and my theology, to the will of God, as revealed in His Word.
I hope with all my heart that you have, too.
The motivation for this exercise is this: when you stand before the judgment throne of God, He will not decide your destiny based upon how well you obeyed what churches, ministers, writers, or friends told you about Him.
You will stand or fall based upon what you did with what He Himself told you to do. The only infallible source for that kind of information is found in the Bible itself.
If any of these 25 statements puzzles you, it will be worth your while to dig out the truth for yourself about them, in your own Bible.
Perhaps you would agree with me it is high time we stopped judging the Word of God by the words of human beings. Rather, it is time we all began to soberly judge even our favorite, most cherished words from other people…by the Word of God.
Here are 25 starting points for each of the 25 statements above. Good digging!
1. 1 Corinthians 4:4
2. Titus 3:10,11
3. 1 Corinthians 7:14
4. John 14:2
5. 1 Peter 2:17
6. Proverbs 10:24
7. Leviticus 19:32
8. 1 Timothy 4:8
9. Proverbs 16:33
10. Matthew 10:32-33
11. Matthew 10: 34-36
12. Proverbs 16:9
13. Proverbs 13:22
14. 1 Corinthians 10:13
15. John 14:21
16. Ephesians 2:8-9
17. James 2:14-26
18. John 14:6
19. Isaiah 45:5-7
20. Hebrews 10:26-27
21. Malachi 3:6
22. Job 14:1-5; Job 42:7
23. 1 Corinthians 6:1-8
24. 2 Thessalonians 3:10
25. Matthew 7:13,14
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Cheryl Says:
Dear Pastor Steve;
Is number four a typo? Maybe you meant Jn. 14:12 instead of 14:2?
Apr 02, 2009, 11:34 am