How well do you know the Bible?

A great deal of misinformation exists in the world concerning the Bible – man’s opinions and creeds from religious organizations have distorted the facts, and this has infilitrated our culture and influences how people think about the Word of God.

Test your knowledge concerning what the church is called and how it is organized, what members of the church are called, what comprises a local church, what Jesus (not man) did, what is required to enter the Lord’s church, what the Bible says about baptism, the model of the church in the first century, and other topics.

You should know that, in Bible times, the church is called:

The temple of God. I Cor. 3:16
The bride of Christ. Eph. 5:22-32
The body of Christ. Col. 1:18,24; Eph. 1:22-23
The kingdom of God’s Son. Col. 1:13
The house of God. I Tim. 3:15
The church of God. I Cor. 1:2
The church of the firstborn. Heb. 12:23
The church of the Lord. Acts 20:28
The churches of Christ. Rom. 16:16

You should know that the church is:

Built by Jesus Christ. Matt. 16:13-18
Purchased by the blood of Christ. Acts 20:28
Built on Jesus Christ as the only foundation. I Cor. 3:11
Not built on Peter, Paul or any other man. I Cor. 1:12-13
Composed of the saved, who are added to it by the Lord who saves them. Acts 2:47

You should know that members of the church are called:

Members of Christ. I Cor. 12:27; 6:15; Rom. 12:4-5
Disciples of Christ. Acts 6:1,7; 11:26
Believers. Acts 5:14; II Cor. 6:15
Saints. Acts 9:13; Rom. 1:7; Phil. 1:1
Priests. I Pet. 2:5,9; Rev. 1:6
Children of God. Gal. 3:26-27; I Jno. 3:1-2
Christians. Acts 11:26; 26:28; I Pet. 4:16

You should know that the local church has:

Elders (also called bishops and pastors) who oversee and tend the flock. I Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; I Pet. 5:1-4
Deacons, who serve the church. I Tim. 3:8-13; Phil. 1:1
Evangelists (preachers, ministers), who teach and proclaim the word of God. Eph. 4:11; I Tim. 4:13-16; II Tim. 4:1-5
Members, who love the Lord and each other. Phil. 2:1-5
Autonomy, and is bound to other local churches only by the common faith shared. Jude 3; Gal. 5:1

You should know that the Lord Jesus Christ:

Loved the church. Eph. 5:25
Shed His blood for the church. Acts 20:28
Established the church. Matt. 16:18
Added saved people to the church. Acts 2:47
Is the head of the church. Eph. 1:22-23; 5:23
Will save the church. Acts 2:47; Eph. 5:23

You should know that man did not:

Purpose the church. Eph. 3:10-11
Purchase the church. Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25
Name its members. Isa. 56:5; 62:2; Acts 11:26; I Pet. 4:16
Add people to the church. Acts 2:47; I Cor. 12:18
Give the church its doctrine. Gal. 1:8-11; II Jno. 9-11

You should know that, to enter the church, you must:

Believe in Jesus Christ. Heb. 11:6; Jno. 8:24; Acts 16:31
Repent of your sins. Lk. 13:3; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30
Confess faith in Jesus. Matt. 10:32; Acts 8:37; Rom. 10:9-10
Be baptized. Matt. 28:19; Mk. 16:16; Acts 2:38; 10:48; 22:16

You should know that baptism requires:

Much water. Jno. 3:23; Acts 10:47
Going down into the water. Acts 8:36-38
A burial in water. Rom. 6:3-4; Col. 2:12
A resurrection. Acts 8:39; Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12
A birth. Jno. 3:3-5; Rom. 6:3-6
A washing. Acts 22:16; Heb. 10:22

You should know that by baptism:

You are saved from sins. Mk. 16:16; I Pet. 3:21
You have remission of sins. Acts 2:38
Sins are washed away by the blood of Christ. Acts 22:16; Heb. 9:22; 10:22; I Pet. 3:21
You enter into the church. I Cor. 12:13; Acts 2:41,47
You enter into Christ. Gal. 3:26-27; Rom. 6:3-4
You put on Christ and become a child of God. Gal. 3:26-27
You are born again, a new creature. Rom. 6:3-4; II Cor. 5:17
You walk in newness of life. Rom. 6:3-6
You obey Christ. Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 10:48; II Thes. 1:7-9

You should know that the faithful church will:

Worship in spirit and in truth. Jno. 4:23-24
Meet on the first day of the week. Acts 20:7; Heb. 10:25
Pray. Jas. 5:16; Acts 2:42; I Tim. 2:1-2; I Thes. 5:17
Sing, making melody with the heart. Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16
Eat the Lord’s supper on the first day of each week.
Acts 2:42; 20:7; Matt. 26:26-30; I Cor. 11:20-32
Give, liberally and cheerfully. I Cor. 16:1-2; II Cor. 8:1-5; 9:6-8

You should know that in New Testament times there was:

One family of God. Eph. 3:15; I Tim. 3:15
One kingdom of Christ. Matt. 16:18-19; Col. 1:13-14
One body of Christ. Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4
One bride of Christ. Rom. 7:1-7; Eph. 5:22-32
One church of Christ. Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4-6

You should know that the same church today:

Is guided by the same word. I Pet. 1:22-25; II Tim. 3:16-17
Contends for the one faith. Jude 3; Eph. 4:5
Pleads for unity of all believers. Jno. 17:20-21; Eph. 4:4-6
Is not a denomination. I Cor. 1:10-13; Eph. 4:1-6
Is faithful to Christ. Lk. 6:46; Rev. 2:10; Mk. 8:38
Wears the name of Christ. Rom. 16:16; Acts 11:26; I Pet. 4:16

You should know that you can be a member of this church:

By doing what people did 1900 years ago. Acts 2:36-47
Without being in any denomination. Acts 2:47; I Cor. 1:10-13

You should know that a child of God:

Can be lost. I Cor. 9:27; 10:12; Gal. 5:4; Heb. 3:12-19
But is given a law of pardon. Acts 8:22; Jas. 5:16
Is constantly cleansed by the blood of Christ as he walks in the light of God. I Pet. 2:9-10; I Jno. 1:5-10

On-line Bibles and Original Language Resources

Bible Gateway – Excellent passage look up search engine covering a variety of translations:
http://www.biblegateway.com

Unbound Bible – Collection of searchable Bibles, including original language texts, along with lexicons and a dictionary:
http://unbound.biola.edu

Blue Letter Bible – Powerful reference site. This site links each verse in the Bible with a dictionary, commentary, lexicon, etc. Includes a variety of translations:
http://www.blueletterbible.org

Apologetics and Evidences

http://www.focusmagazine.org/tdoy/apologetics.htm

Outlines and Study Resources

Executable Outlines – Great site by Mark Copeland with a wealth of material on a variety of subjects:
http://executableoutlines.com

Plain Talk - Most of  the bound volumes of Plain Talk are now available on this site.  Plain Talk is great material developed over many years by Robert Turner:
http://www.cedarparkchurchofchrist.org/ptalk/index.html

Ferrell Jenkins’ Biblical Studies Site
http://biblicalstudies.info

DISCLAIMER
As with any religious material you may read you should closely examine any information provided to ascentain that it is in harmony with the truth of the Bible.  We feel these links will be helpful, but encourage you to be as the Bereans who “searched the scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so”.  Acts 17:11