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Dear members of the Forum: The answers to a few of these questions are not
so apparent, so I will give you the answers below each question:
[1] How many know what it says in Isa. 53:1? (It is repeated in John 12:38 and Rom. 10:16)
Isa. 26:9 is one of the most profound Scriptures in the Bible, but who knows what it says?
ANSWER: "Who has believed our report?" Isa. 26:9--"For when Thy judgments are in
the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness."
[2] According to the Bible, what is the definition of a "day?" How many hours are in a "day?"
ANSWER: "And God called THE LIGHT Day" (Gen. 1:5). "Are there not TWELVE HOURS
in the day" (John 11:9).
[3] After reading the first chapter of Genesis sixty times, how many could show me the verse
that says "God created grass?" How about the verse that says, "God created fish?"
ANSWER: I doesn't say that God "created" grass or fish. "And God said, Let the EARTH
BRING forth grass...." (Gen. 1:11). "And God said, Let the WATERS BRING FORTH
abundantly the moving creature that has life...." (Gen. 1:19).
[4] Where in Genesis did Adam or Eve commit the first Sin? The second sin? The third sin?
ANSWER: 1st sin: Eve "saw that the tree was good FOR FOOD" (the lust of the FLESH, I Jn 2:16).
2nd sin: "and that it was pleasant to the EYES" (the lust of the EYES, I Jn 2:16).
3rd sin: "and a tree to be desired to MAKE ONE WISE" (the PRIDE of life, I Jn 2:16).
[5] How many wise men came to see Jesus? Where was Jesus when they presented Him gifts?
ANSWER: The Scriptures don't tell us how many, but when they arrived Jesus was a little boy of
approximately 2 years old, and living in a house. Tradition says there were possibly 30 wise men.
[6] What is "the book of life" mentioned in Revelation?
ANSWER: Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God) IS "the Book of Life."
[7] Paul said "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of
Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of
Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."
But didn't James contradict Paul by saying: "Faith without works of the law is DEAD?"
ANSWER: Paul used the phrase "works of the LAW" ten times. James used the phrase "WORKS"
SIX times. Good works and works of the Law are totally different. The Jews tried to obtain
entrance into the Kingdom by strict Law keeping which neither Paul nor James taught.
Don't let anyone try to persuade you that Paul contradicted James regarding "works." Paul did teach
to "DO that which is GOOD--Good Works" (Rom. 13:3). Paul said we were created for "good WORKS"
(Eph. 8:10). Women were to do "good WORKS" (I Tim. 2:10). "Good WORKS" (I Tim. 5:10). Also
II Tim. 3:17; Titus 1:16; Titus 2:7; Titus 2:14 (This is great Scripture on God's Elect being "ZEALOUS
of good works"); Titus 3:8; etc.
[8] Do the Scriptures say that all of God's wishes or desires will be fulfilled? If so, where?
ANSWER: Yes, they surely do: Isaiah 46:10-11; Num. 23:10; Phil. 2:13; Eph. 1:11; etc., etc.
[9] The Bible says that the Father send His Son to this earth to what?
ANSWER: "The Father sent [commissioned] the Son to BE THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD" (I Jn 4:14).
[10] Why do the two genealogies in Matthew and Luke contradict each other?
ANSWER: They contradict because they are two totally different genealogies. Matthew is the linage
of Joseph, and Luke is the linage of Mary. The only way they wouldn't counterdict each other is if
Joseph and Mary were brother and sister instead of husband and wife.
[11] What is the Bible's definition (God's definition) of "sin"?
ANSWER: "Sin IS the transgression [the breaking] of the law" (I John 3:4).
[12] Who is the first person mentioned in the Bible who supported Christ's ministry?
ANSWER: Mary Magdalene, Luke 8:4.
[13] Where in the Bible does it says God "created [barah] the heavens and the earth in six days"?
ANSWER: Nowhere do the Scriptures say that God "created" the heavens and the earth IN
six days. It says that God "made" [asah] from that which He formerly "created"--namely the
heavens and the earth, and for six time periods God refashioned them for His future purpose.
[14] Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus was in the tomb for three days and three nights?
ANSWER: Nowhere. Jesus was "in the HEART OF THE EARTH" for three days and three nights,
but this is a parable, and certainly does not stand for three 24-hour periods in the tomb.
[15] Where does the Bible say that God doesn't change?
ANSWER: Malachi 3:6, "I am the Lord, I CHANGE NOT."
[16] Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever [for the eons]?
ANSWER: hEB. 13:8, "Jesus Christ THE SAME, yesterday, and today, and for ever [for the eons]."
[17] In what book and chapter of the Bible are the ten commandments first recorded?
ANSWER: Exodus Chapter 20.
[18] What did Moses say constituted the Covenant with Israel?
ANSWER: "The TEN COMMANDMENTS" (Deut. 4:13).
[19] Where are God's Blessing & Curses for Israel recorded?
ANSWER: Deut. 28:1-14 & Deut. 28:15-68.
[20] According to Matthew and Mark, what was the first thing Jesus preached for the people to do?
ANSWER: "REPENT"! Matt. 3:17 & Mark 1:15.
If you got half or more correct without using any Bible aids, then you did very good.
God be with you all,
Ray
PS After two months in a wheelchair, I have been out of the wheelchair for a couple of weeks now.
I still have some bad days, but I have been able to work on my paper for five to ten hours most days.
My paper on "HELL Is A Christian Hoax" & "23 Minutes In Hell" by Bill Wiese should be finished before
the end of the month, but it will then take a fair amount of time to proof it and format it for the most
possible computers out there. We will keep you posted.
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