True or False - According To The Bible....
- The young man in Mark 14:51 whose tunic was torn from him and fled is not designated in Holy Scriptures as Mark, the writer of one of the Gospels.
- At the last supper “the disciple whom Jesus loved” is identified as the Apostle John
- The Crucifixion caught Jesus by surprise
- The statement of Jesus on the cross, “My God, My God why hast Thou forsaken Me...” was a crises of faith
Dear Prayer Warriors,
Each day this week leading up to Easter I will be posting a series of True and False questions (four each day), with the answers appearing below. Like Christmas, Easter is a celebration in which Biblical, apocryphal and legends are all taught side by side without distinguishing between what is Scriptural and what are unsubstantiated legends and stories. The object of these questions is for you to test yourself--not a test of obscure Bible trivia but a test of whether you are holding to Biblical revelation or myths and legends. You should ask yourself, “If I have believed this myth, what other myths do I believe concerning God the Holy Spirit’s Revelation concerning Christ’s arrest, trial, torture, crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection and the actions of the early church?” The goal is that you will be challenged to faithfully read and study the holy Scriptures and base your convictions on the holy, eternal, inerrant written Word of God.
True or False - According To The Bible....
9. The young man in Mark 14:51 whose tunic was torn from him and fled is not designated in Holy Scriptures as Mark, the writer of one of the Gospels.
T – There is no Scriptural cross-reference which gives his name – his identity is not revealed in Holy Scripture. Nor is there in existence any first century primary source document which gives his name. Anything more is pure speculation at best and at worst fabrication.
10. At the last supper “the disciple whom Jesus loved” is identified as the Apostle John
F – There is no Scriptural cross-reference which gives his name – his identity is not revealed in Holy Scripture. Nor is there in existence any first century primary source document which gives his name. Anything more is pure speculation at best and at worst fabrication. It should be noted that there are other individuals in the life of Christ who are separated out by God the Holy Spirit as objects of Jesus love. (Example: Lazarus in John 11:1 – 3, 36 Of course Lazarus was not at the Last Supper so this passage could not refer to him, I merely point out that the designation of one whom Jesus loved cannot be uniquely associated with the Apostle John)
11. The Crucifixion caught Jesus by surprise
False – This is a lie perpetrated by the 1970’s so called Rock Opera – “Jesus Christ Super Star”. Throughout the Gospel records Jesus is reminding His disciples of His arrest, trial, torture, crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection. What follows is a selection of verses from just one Gospel, that of John. Space does not permit the inclusion of the passages from the other three. I encourage you to read through the gospel accounts and record all verses which apply to the heading, “Jesus Knew”
John
John 3:13-15
13 "And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the Son of Man.
14 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
15 that whoever believes may in Him have eternal life.
John 6:64
"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him
John 7:8
8 "Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come."
John 7:30
30 They were seeking therefore to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
John 7:33
33 Jesus therefore said, "For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.
John 8:14
14 Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness of myself, My witness is true; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, or where I am going.
John 8:27-29
27 They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.
28 Jesus therefore said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.
29 "And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him."
John 10:17-18
17 "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
18 "No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."
John 12:27-28
27 "Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
28 "Father, glorify Thy name." There came therefore a voice out of heaven: "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."
John 12:31-33
31 "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out.
32 "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself."
33 But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.
John 13:3
3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God, and was going back to God,
John 13:11
11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, "Not all of you are clean."
John 13:21
21 When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me."
John 13:31-33
31 When therefore he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;
32 if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.
33 "Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You shall seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, I now say to you also, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'
John 13:38
38 Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a cock shall not crow, until you deny Me three times.
John 14:28-31
28 "You heard that I said to you, 'I go away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.
29 "And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that when it comes to pass, you may believe.
30 "I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;
31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
John 16:5-6
5 "But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, 'Where are You going?'
6 "But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
John 16:7
7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
John 16:16-20
16 "A little while, and you will no longer behold Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me."
17 Some of His disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this thing He is telling us, 'A little while, and you will not behold Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me'; and, 'because I go to the Father'?"
18 And so they were saying, "What is this that He says, 'A little while'? We do not know what He is talking about."
19 Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, "Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, 'A little while, and you will not behold Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me'?
20 "Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned to joy.
John 16:28
28 "I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father."
John 16:31-33
31 Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?
32 "Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
33 "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."
John 18:4-9
4 Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth, and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"
5 They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He said to them, "I am He." And Judas also who was betraying Him, was standing with them.
6 When therefore He said to them, "I am He," they drew back, and fell to the ground.
7 Again therefore He asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."
8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He; if therefore you seek Me, let these go their way,"
9 that the word might be fulfilled which He spoke, "Of those whom Thou hast given Me I lost not one."
John 18:10-11
10 Simon Peter therefore having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave's name was Malchus.
11 Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?"
John 18:31-32
31 Pilate therefore said to them, "Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "We are not permitted to put anyone to death,"
32 that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which He spoke, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.
John 19:11
11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me up to you has the greater sin."
John 19:28
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty."
John 19:30
30 When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit.
12. “The statement of Jesus on the cross, “My God, My God why have You forsaken Me” (Matthew 27:46) was a crises of faith
F – In Romans 14:23 God the Holy Spirit states, “But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith ; and whatever is not from faith is sin.” However the Bible teacher chooses to explain Jesus' statement on the cross, the explanation cannot include doubt nor loss of faith for that would be sin. Christ was sinless in word, thought and action. True, He became sin for us by taking on the sins of the world while on the cross, (Romans 5:21) but taking on the sins of another is entirely different form committing a sin. In addition God the Holy Spirit teaches in James 4:17 “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.” Again, however the Bible teacher explains this passage it must include knowing what is right to do and then doing it (or in this case saying it)– otherwise it is sin. Jesus never committed a single sin and therefore the so called “crises of faith” on the cross is a myth. For a far better explanation of this statement follow this link to the study on our website http://gciweb.org/documents/Misc%20Studies/Seasonal/Easter/7_Why%20have%20You%20forsaken%20Me%20-%20Compilaiton%20Study.pdf
By His Mercy,
II Corinthians 4:1
Rev. John S. Mahon - Director
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