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Quiz about New Testament Doctrine Divergent Views
Quiz about New Testament Doctrine Divergent Views

New Testament Doctrine: Divergent Views Quiz


Christians can read the same Bible but draw different conclusions. I'll quote a verse; you tell me the teaching it would most likely be used to support or refute. The quiz will outline views on both sides of each doctrine, without endorsing either.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
120,584
Updated
Nov 25 22
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28, NIV). Which teaching would this verse most likely be used to refute? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" (Mark 13:32, NIV). Which teaching would this verse most likely be used to support? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother" (Mark 3: 31-34, KJV). Which doctrine would this verse most likely be used to refute?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:38-39, KJV). Which of the following would this verse most likely be used to refute?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me" (Psalm 51:5, KJV). What doctrine is this verse most often used to support?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9, KJV). What doctrine is this verse often used to refute? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe" (I Timothy 4:10, KJV). What idea have some Christians used this verse to support? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord"
(Romans 8:38-39, KJV). What teaching is this passage often used to support?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence" (I Timothy 2:12, KJV). What idea is this verse most often used to support?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved" (Mark 16:16, KJV). What idea is this verse sometimes used to refute, or argue AGAINST? Hint



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1. "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28, NIV). Which teaching would this verse most likely be used to refute?

Answer: Hell is a place of eternal, conscious, physical punishment.

If both the soul and the body are destroyed in hell, some Christians argue, then people cannot spend eternity in hell suffering conscious, physical punishment. Hell, they suggest, exists as a state of permanent destruction, and thus eternal separation from God.

They also use verses like 2 Thessalonians 1:9 to support this view. Those who argue that hell is a place of eternal, conscious, physical punishment refer to such passages as Matthew 25:46 and Luke 16:20-25.
2. "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" (Mark 13:32, NIV). Which teaching would this verse most likely be used to support?

Answer: Christ is not equal to God.

Arians have argued that Christ is the highest created being, but not equal with God. This verse, they would argue, shows that Christ, unlike God, is not omniscient, since there is something He does not know. Trinitarians would argue that Christ chose willingly to limit His own omniscience, and they would refer to a number of verses to defend His equality with God: John 10:30, John 8:58, and 1 John 5:7, among others.
3. "There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother" (Mark 3: 31-34, KJV). Which doctrine would this verse most likely be used to refute?

Answer: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary

People often confuse the Virgin Birth with the Immaculate Conception and the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. Both Catholics and Protestants believe in the Virgin Birth. The Virgin Birth doctrine does not say that Mary was a virgin for life. It is the doctrine that Mary was a virgin when she had Jesus--only. The doctrine says no more than that. Protestants believe in the Virgin Birth and also believe Mary had other children after Jesus.

The Immaculate Conception, however, is the uniquely Catholic doctrine that Mary was, "from the moment of her conception" free "from every stain of sin" ("Bull Ineffabilis," Pius IX. 1854). This has come to include a belief in The Perpetual Virginity of Mary, that is, the belief that Mary never had sex. Protestants refer to this passage in Mark to refute that belief, pointing out that she had other sons. Catholics in turn argue that these brothers of Jesus were stepbrothers, the sons of Joseph from a prior marriage, and not the biological sons of Mary.
4. "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:38-39, KJV). Which of the following would this verse most likely be used to refute?

Answer: The death penalty

Those who oppose the death penalty refer to this passage as well as to Matthew 26:52 ("for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword"), arguing that Christ set a new, higher standard for man that forbids retaliation. Those who support the death penalty argue that Matthew 5:38-39 refers only to personal injury, and not to societal crimes.

They point out that if taken to refer to societal crimes, this passage must also mean the abolition of imprisonment and all other forms of punishment, not just the death penalty. Christians who support the death penalty often refer to Romans 13:4 for support.

They also have a different interpretation of Matthew 26:52.
5. "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me" (Psalm 51:5, KJV). What doctrine is this verse most often used to support?

Answer: Original Sin

Original sin is the doctrine that man is born already stained by sin, naturally depraved, and incapable of saving himself without God's aid. Other verses used to support it include Exodus 20:5 and Romans 5:12-19. Christians opposed to this doctrine refer most often to the Old Testament to refute it, citing Ezekiel 18, a chapter which insists, in detail, that each man will pay for his own sin.

They also offer a different interpretation of Romans 5:12-19, emphasizing the "because all have sinned" part of verse 12, making the sin individual (rather than inherited).
6. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9, KJV). What doctrine is this verse often used to refute?

Answer: Predestination

The traditional doctrine of predestination, as expressed by Calvin, maintains that man cannot choose to accept or reject God, but rather God chooses whom He will save. Those whom He chooses cannot resist or reject His grace. This doctrine is often supported by referring to Romans 8:2, 9:14-23, 11:28, and 1 Peter 1:2, among others. Those who refute the doctrine of predestination often refer to 2 Peter 3:9 and argue that if God is not willing that any should perish, and His grace is indeed irresistible, then no one could perish.

Therefore, they conclude that His grace is *not* irresistible, and argue that if men perish, they perish because they do have free will and in fact can reject God's grace. Those opposed to predestination also cite Matthew 23:37, suggesting that while God longs to gather men to him, sometimes they refuse to come.
7. "For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe" (I Timothy 4:10, KJV). What idea have some Christians used this verse to support?

Answer: Universal Salvation

The doctrine of predestination suggests that God died only for the elect, so this verse would not likely be cited in defense of that particular doctrine. The verse is not particularly relevant to the other two ideas. Few Christians believe in universal salvation, but many hope for it.

They cite also 2 Peter 3:9; Romans 5:18, 11:25-26, and 11:32; and I John 2:2. Those who believe that salvation cannot possibly be universal cite such passages as Matthew 22:14, Matthew 7:14, and Matthew 7:22-23, to name but a few.
8. "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39, KJV). What teaching is this passage often used to support?

Answer: Eternal Security

This is the verse most often cited by Christians who believe that once a person has been saved, he cannot fall from God's grace ("once saved, always saved"). They also cite Matthew 24:24 to support the idea that it is not possible for the elect to be deceived.

However, those Christians who believe that salvation is conditional usually cite Hebrews 10:26-39, I Corinthians 15:2, Hebrews 6:4-7, and 2 Peter 1:10, among others.
9. "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence" (I Timothy 2:12, KJV). What idea is this verse most often used to support?

Answer: Women should not be pastors

The verse is most often used to argue that women should not be in leadership positions over men, such as being a pastor. (Those churches that prohibit female pastors do not, usually, prohibit women from teaching children or other women in Sunday School.) Those who believe women should be allowed to lead or teach men cite the New Testament examples of Priscilla (Acts 18:26) and Phoebe (the latter of whom is referred to as a "deaconess" in the original Greek; a word which also means and is often translated "servant" in English).

They cite the Old Testament examples of Deborah and Huldah. They point out that women prayed and prophesied in the early church (1 Corinthians 11:5). They argue that I Timothy 2:12 should be taken in context and that it should not be regarded as a universal prohibition. Those opposing female leadership in turn also cite the qualifications for elders, which refer to men (for example, Titus 1:6).
10. "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved" (Mark 16:16, KJV). What idea is this verse sometimes used to refute, or argue AGAINST?

Answer: Baptism is not necessary for salvation

The verse continues, "but he that believeth not shall be damned." Many Christians point to the second part of this verse to emphasize that it is belief, and not baptism, that is essential to salvation. However, the first part of this verse, along with 1 Peter 3:21, is frequently cited by those who believe baptism is necessary for salvation. Those who do not believe baptism is necessary for salvation, but that only faith is necessary, refer to Luke 7:50, Ephesians 2:8, and Acts 2:21.

They say baptism is a symbol of a salvation that has already been attained through faith. Those who believe baptism saves, however, will counter, don't stop at Acts 2:21; read onto 2:38.
Source: Author skylarb

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