SkyAboveYou
04-09-2004, 01:16 PM
Do you follow both the Old and the New Testaments? Yes/No
Matthew. 5:17-19
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Do you know male offspring should be circumcised? Yes/No
Genesis 17:10-11
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
Both John the Baptist (Luke 1:59) and Jesus (Luke 2:21) were circumcised.
Do you know the use of usury (interest) is forbidden? Yes/No
Leviticus 25:36-37
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Psalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Do you disapprove of homosexuality? YesNo
Genesis 19:24-25
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Do you know that erecting a (Christmas) tree is a Pagan custom? Yes/No
Jeremiah 10:2-4
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Do you follow the Ten Commandments? Yes/No
Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord...
Do you refrain from bowing down to statues or images of God's chosen persons? YesNo
Exodus 20:4-5
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...
Do you worship no other except God? Yes/No
Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, “Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
Do you refrain from worshipping Jesus? Yes/No
John 4:23-24
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Matthew 15:19
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Do you know Jesus is not God? Yes/No
John 5:37
And the Father himself, which sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard His voice at anytime, nor seen His shape.
John 14:28
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
Do you know Jesus never claimed divinity? Yes/No
“I do nothing of myself.” (John 8:28) “My father is greater than I.” (John 14:28) “The Lord our God is one Lord.” (Mark 12:29)
Do you know Jesus is not the son of God? YesNo
Matthew 16:27-28
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Luke 3:38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Luke 22:48
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Do you ask only God to forgive your trespasses (sins)? Yes/No
Mark 11:25-26
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Luke 11:2-4
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Do you know that Jesus' message was not for all people? Yes/No
Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Do you know the Holy Spirit did not inspire the writer who wrote Luke? YesNo
Luke 1:1-3
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus.
Do you know that Mark and Luke are not named among the twelve apostles? YesNo
Matthew 10:2-4
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Do you know Eternal Life is linked to obeying the commandments of God? Yes/No
Matthew 19:16-17
“And behold one came and said to him (Jesus), Good teacher, what good things shall I do that I may have eternal life? So he said, Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, this is God. But if you want to enter into eternal life, keep the commandments.”
Luke 10:25-28
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the Law? How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him. Thou hast answered right; do this, and thou shalt live.
Do you know Jesus asked God to remove the cup (of death)? Yes/No
Luke 22:42
“Saying, Father if thou be willing to remove this cup (of death) from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.”
Do you know no man (i.e. Jesus) can carry the burden (sins) of another? Yes/No
Deuteronomy 24:16
The father shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sins.
Do you know Jesus did nothing on his own accord? Yes/No
John 8:28
“I do nothing of myself.”
Acts 2:22
“Men of Israel listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as yourselves know.”
Do you know the teachings of Paul are not Jesus' teachings? Yes/No
Romans 7:6
Paul said: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Matthew 5:17-18
Jesus said: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Do you know Jesus had no biological father, but two different genealogies are given for him? Yes/No
Matthew 1:6-16 (Says 26) Luke 3:23-31 (Says 41)
Do you greet brothers in faith with the words “Peace be with you”? Yes/No
Luke 24:36, John 20:26
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Do you bow down on your face when you pray? Yes/No
Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed...
Also Joshua 5:15, 1 Kings 18:42, Numbers 20:6, Genesis 17:3
1 Corinthians 14:25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Do you know you should fast ? Yes/No
Matthew. 9:14-15; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35
Jesus insisted that fasting was not suitable for his disciples as long as he, the Bridegroom, was with them.
Matthew 4:2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.
Do you know drinking wine or strong drinks is prohibited? Yes/No
Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Romans 14:21
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Do you know that eating pork is prohibited? Yes/No
Leviticus 11:7-8
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he chewth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Do you know Mecca (The Holy City for Muslims) is mentioned in the Bible? Yes/No
Psalms 84:4-6
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be still praising thee, Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them; who passing the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Matthew. 5:17-19
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Do you know male offspring should be circumcised? Yes/No
Genesis 17:10-11
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
Both John the Baptist (Luke 1:59) and Jesus (Luke 2:21) were circumcised.
Do you know the use of usury (interest) is forbidden? Yes/No
Leviticus 25:36-37
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Psalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Do you disapprove of homosexuality? YesNo
Genesis 19:24-25
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Do you know that erecting a (Christmas) tree is a Pagan custom? Yes/No
Jeremiah 10:2-4
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Do you follow the Ten Commandments? Yes/No
Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord...
Do you refrain from bowing down to statues or images of God's chosen persons? YesNo
Exodus 20:4-5
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...
Do you worship no other except God? Yes/No
Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, “Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
Do you refrain from worshipping Jesus? Yes/No
John 4:23-24
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Matthew 15:19
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Do you know Jesus is not God? Yes/No
John 5:37
And the Father himself, which sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard His voice at anytime, nor seen His shape.
John 14:28
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
Do you know Jesus never claimed divinity? Yes/No
“I do nothing of myself.” (John 8:28) “My father is greater than I.” (John 14:28) “The Lord our God is one Lord.” (Mark 12:29)
Do you know Jesus is not the son of God? YesNo
Matthew 16:27-28
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Luke 3:38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Luke 22:48
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Do you ask only God to forgive your trespasses (sins)? Yes/No
Mark 11:25-26
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Luke 11:2-4
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Do you know that Jesus' message was not for all people? Yes/No
Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Do you know the Holy Spirit did not inspire the writer who wrote Luke? YesNo
Luke 1:1-3
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus.
Do you know that Mark and Luke are not named among the twelve apostles? YesNo
Matthew 10:2-4
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Do you know Eternal Life is linked to obeying the commandments of God? Yes/No
Matthew 19:16-17
“And behold one came and said to him (Jesus), Good teacher, what good things shall I do that I may have eternal life? So he said, Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, this is God. But if you want to enter into eternal life, keep the commandments.”
Luke 10:25-28
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the Law? How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him. Thou hast answered right; do this, and thou shalt live.
Do you know Jesus asked God to remove the cup (of death)? Yes/No
Luke 22:42
“Saying, Father if thou be willing to remove this cup (of death) from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.”
Do you know no man (i.e. Jesus) can carry the burden (sins) of another? Yes/No
Deuteronomy 24:16
The father shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sins.
Do you know Jesus did nothing on his own accord? Yes/No
John 8:28
“I do nothing of myself.”
Acts 2:22
“Men of Israel listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as yourselves know.”
Do you know the teachings of Paul are not Jesus' teachings? Yes/No
Romans 7:6
Paul said: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Matthew 5:17-18
Jesus said: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Do you know Jesus had no biological father, but two different genealogies are given for him? Yes/No
Matthew 1:6-16 (Says 26) Luke 3:23-31 (Says 41)
Do you greet brothers in faith with the words “Peace be with you”? Yes/No
Luke 24:36, John 20:26
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Do you bow down on your face when you pray? Yes/No
Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed...
Also Joshua 5:15, 1 Kings 18:42, Numbers 20:6, Genesis 17:3
1 Corinthians 14:25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Do you know you should fast ? Yes/No
Matthew. 9:14-15; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35
Jesus insisted that fasting was not suitable for his disciples as long as he, the Bridegroom, was with them.
Matthew 4:2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.
Do you know drinking wine or strong drinks is prohibited? Yes/No
Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Romans 14:21
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Do you know that eating pork is prohibited? Yes/No
Leviticus 11:7-8
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he chewth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Do you know Mecca (The Holy City for Muslims) is mentioned in the Bible? Yes/No
Psalms 84:4-6
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be still praising thee, Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them; who passing the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.