"The World"s Most Difficult Bible Quiz"
by Eric Lyons, M.Min.
Bible Trivia has long been a favorite game of many Bible students. Questions regarding people, places, events, etc., vary widely in degree of difficulty in this game. At one moment, a player might be asked for the name of God"s Son, whereas later he may be asked for the correct spelling and meaning of the name of King Saul"s crippled grandson (Mephibosheth). Some time ago, I came across a skeptic"s Web site that welcomed its visitors to "The World"s Most Difficult Bible Quiz." The questions supposedly are so difficult that the author of the questionnaire (Andy Jewell) says that they really are impossible to answer correctly. Since each of the thirty-nine questions in his "quiz" is based on an alleged contradiction in Scripture, Andy Jewell purports that they are not just difficult to answer, but impossible to answer. Thus, he feels confident in calling his quiz "the world"s most difficult," and obviously intends to present the strongest possible case against the Bible"s trustworthiness.
Although at first glance some might be intimidated by these questions, a more thorough evaluation reveals that "The World"s Most Difficult Bible Quiz" would be better described as "The World"s Most Misleading Bible Quiz." The following is a list of several questions Jewell asks in hopes of convincing visitors to his Web site that the Bible is unworthy of belief. Below each question is a link to an article on our Web site that correctly answers the alleged difficulty. As you will see, logical answers exist for each of these questions. Truly, Christians do not have to be intimidated by "The World"s Most Difficult Bible Quiz""or any other test that skeptics might put forth in an effort to undermine the reliability of the Bible.
THAT, my friends, is what is referred to as rightly dividing the word. Not re-interpreting, but simply studying it to confirm the truth and understand it.
One thing though--the last link wouldn't open? Great reading, and should be very helpful if you ever run across anyone who claims the Bible has contradictions.
Chad
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
THAT, my friends, is what is referred to as rightly dividing the word. Not re-interpreting, but simply studying it to confirm the truth and understand it.
One thing though--the last link wouldn't open? Great reading, and should be very helpful if you ever run across anyone who claims the Bible has contradictions.
Chad
LBR..I read several of them especially the baptism one) and nowhere did he "rightly divide the word" he mixes teachings the Apostles were told to reserve for the Jews only with teachings for the Gentiles. Doing this allows folks to be decieved and confused and take Bible scripture the wrong way.
Interesting reading..Some truths and 1/2 truths but as the bible teaches the worst lie is something that is almost 100% truth.
Sorry LBR you can read it now. Fangen I aint even gonna starting with you cause you dont care as we can see from all your post, you just want to be right and when someone tells you other wise you get hurt and I dont want to hurt you anymore.
Without looking at the link Moose provided, I'd have to say as far as we can read in the scriptures, Elijah didn't die, he was carried away in that chariot, right?
Without looking at the link Moose provided, I'd have to say as far as we can read in the scriptures, Elijah didn't die, he was carried away in that chariot, right?
Not according to what the passage Moose quoted. The answer is very interesting...
Well is he saying that since Elijah went to the realm where dead people go that he must have been dead?
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The Bible indicates that when God"s faithful servants leave this Earth, their spirits are taken to dwell in a place referred to as paradise (or "the bosom of Abraham""Luke 16:19-31). Recall when Jesus was fastened to the cross, and told the penitent thief, "Today, you will be with Me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). The word paradise is of Persian derivation, and means a "garden" or "park." Where was it that Jesus and the thief went? Neither of them went to heaven to be with God the Father on that very day, for in John 20:17 after His resurrection, Jesus reassured Mary that He had not yet ascended to the Father. So where did Jesus and the thief go after dying on the cross? Peter gave the answer to that question in his sermon in Acts 2 when he quoted Psalm 16. Acts 2:27 states that God would not abandon Christ"s soul in hades, nor allow Christ to undergo decay. So while Christ"s body was placed in a tomb for three days, Christ"s spirit went to hades. [NOTE: The word hades occurs ten times in the New Testament, and always refers to the unseen realm of the dead"the receptacle of disembodied spirits where all people who die await for the Lord"s return and judgment. One part of hades, where Jesus and the thief went, is known as paradise.] Peter argued that David, who penned Psalm 16, was not referring to himself, since David"s body was still in the tomb (Acts 2:29), and his spirit was still in the hadean realm (Acts 2:34). Acts 2 indicates that a faithful servant of God does not go directly to be with God the Father when he dies; rather, he goes to a holding place in hades known as paradise"the same place where Abraham went after he died (Luke 16), and the same place where the spirit of Elijah went after he was caught up from the Earth. In short, the Bible does not teach that Elijah left Earth to begin immediately dwelling in the presence of the Father (where Jesus was before His incarnation"John 1:1). Thus, technically he did not ascend to the "place" whence Jesus came.
Matthew 17: 11 He replied, "Eli'jah does come, and he is to restore all things; 12 but I tell you that Eli'jah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands." 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
Matthew 14: 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." 9 And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given; 10 he sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
"The World"s Most Difficult Bible Quiz"
