POP QUIZ HOT SHOT.. there's a bomb on the bus. Wait, it's not 1994, and Keanu Reeves is no longer an A list celebrity so people probably don't remember this reference, failblog.org! Anyways, I just ate a delicious cupcake from cakelove that Alison got me for my birthday, and I feel the need to exercise instead of just going to bed immediately, so here I am working out my metatarsals. Below I'll present a list of sayings and you have to decide whether or not it comes from the bible, then we'll review and see how you do, READY OK (no i was never a cheerleader, but Alison was and she helped me look up some of the bible verses!)
Statement #1: God helps those who help themselves
Statement #2: Everything happens for a reason
Statement #3: Jesus didn't come to bring peace, he came to bring a sword.
Statement #4: The truth will set you free.
Statement #5 : Being a Christian will bring you health, wealth, and happiness.
Statement #6: Joesph, one of Jacob's 12 sons, who was sold into slavery by his brothers, was known for his faithfulness, and eventually became 2nd in command in Egypt behind Pharaoh, was part of the bloodline of Christ.
Statement #7: Jesus died once for all sins, past present and future.
Statement #8: The new testament states to follow only 9 of the 10 commandments.
Statement #9: God will never give you more than you can handle.
Statement #10: Those who honor their father and mother will be rewarded with long life.
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Explanations: For the sake of your own attention span, I've kept this brief. If you want more details, just ask me =)
Statement #1: Not in Bible.
This is actually a quote from Ben Franklin and it appeared in Poor Richard's Almanac in 1757. In fact the Bible teaches the opposite. God helps the helpless! Isaiah 25:4 declares, "For You have been a defense for the helpless, a defense for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat..." Romans 5:6 tells us, "For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly."
Statement #2: Not explicitly in the Bible.
Original author of this quote is unknown. The bible does talk about how God has overall plans and purposes though. ex. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Statement #3: Yes in the Bible.
The verse below indicates that following Jesus in his original Jewish society may not bring peace to a family, but may "split" it up, the precise function of a metaphorical sword. Matthew 10:34-36 (Jesus talking) "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.For I have come to turn 'a man against his father,a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her motherinlaw—a man's enemies will be the members of his own household."
Statement #4: Yes in the Bible.
John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
Statement #5: Not in Bible.
The bible no where promises heath or wealth. The bible tells us that 11 of the 12 disciples were persecuted for their faith and eventually martyred for their belief in Jesus. Additionally, look at what 1 Corinthians 4:9-13 says about the apostles: For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored. To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the off scouring of all things until now.
Judah, the son of Jacob that convinced his brothers to sell their brother Jacob into slavery, is in the direct bloodline of Christ. Matthew 1:-1-3 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Perez and Zerah...
Statement #7: Yes in the Bible.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit...
Romans 6:10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all...
Psalm 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. [regarding past sin. also note: think about this statement. He didn't say north from south, because if you go north long enough you eventually will end up going south. but if you go east, and keep going east, you will still always be going east]
Hebrews 10:10-12, 14 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. ...because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
Statement #8: Yes.
In reading John chapter 9 we see that Jesus himself is working on the Sabbath effectively making the Keep Holy the Sabbath i.e. don't do work , hereby null and void.
Statement #9: Not explicitly in the bible.
No where does the bible directly say that God will not give you more than you can handle in terms of suffering. Often times 1 Corinthians 10:13 gets misquoted, but this verse tells us that God will not let us be tempted beyond our ability but will provide a way of escape so that we can withstand the temptation without giving into sin. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Statement #10: Yes in the Bible.
Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"—which is the first commandment with a promise— "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."
Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Answer Key: 1:no, 2:no, 3:yes, 4:yes, 5: no, 6:no, 7:yes, 8:yes, 9:no, 10: yes
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