IFF God 'works through' the disparate characters on TT (IMO He Does), then He most assuredly 'works through' every translation of His Bible (I truly do mean every translation). It's a matter of those criteria that need be present enabling one to be superior to another.
Do you, David, see this as analogous to God 'working through' your preaching and the bishop's? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "TruthTalk" <TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org> Sent: May 30, 2005 15:32 Subject: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] NIV Bible Quiz > I received this in my inbox and thought some might like to take this test. > I think we may have posted this some years back on TruthTalk. > David Miller. > > ------------------- > NIV BIBLE QUIZ > > INSTRUCTIONS: > Using the New International Versionª Bible (NIV), > answer the following questions. Do not rely on your > memory. As the Bible is the final authority, you must > take the answer from the NIV Bible verse (Not from > footnotes but from the text. Footnotes are not the Bible.). > > 1. Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. "Love your enemies, ________ > them that curse you, _____________ to them that hate you, and pray for them > that __________ and persecute you." > 2. According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this > type of devil? > 3. According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth? > 4. According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate's first name? > 5. In Matthew 27:35, when the wicked soldiers parted His garments, they were > fulfilling the words of the prophet. Copy what the prophet said in Matthew > 27:35 from the NIV. 6. In Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to cast > out devils and to: > 7. According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to be able to hear? > 8. According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (teacher, prophet, carpenter, > etc.). What is his title or last name? > 9. In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know? > 10. In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come to do? According to this > verse, what did He come to do? > 11. In Luke 22:14, how many apostles were with Jesus? > 12. According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages was the superscription > written? > 13. In Luke 24:42, what did they give Jesus to eat with His fish? > 14. John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the deity of Christ. > According to this verse (as Jesus spoke), where is the Son of man? > 15. What happened each year as told in John 5:4? > 16. In John 7:50, what time of day did Nicodemus come to Jesus? > 17. In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism? > 18. What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6? > 19. Write the name of the man mentioned in Acts 15:34. > 20. Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done with Paul? What was the > chief captain's name? What did the chief captain command? > 21. Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the NIV. > 22. First Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse in the New Testament > concerning the deity of Christ. In this verse, who was manifested in the > flesh? > 23. In the second part of First Peter 4:14, how do [they] speak of Christ? > And, what do we Christians do? > 24. Who are the three Persons of the Trinity in First John 5:7? > 25. Revelation 1:11 is another very important verse that proves the deity of > Christ. In the first part of this verse Jesus said, "I am the A__________ > and O___________ , the _________ and the _______:" > > Conclusion: Little space is provided for your answers, but it's much more > than needed. If you followed the instructions above, you not only failed the > test, you receive a big goose egg. So now what do you think of your > "accurate, easy-to-understand, up-to-date Bible"? If these 25 questions > haven't served to show you that the NIV is a very inferior Bible, based on a > very inferior Greek text, write me and I'll make up another quiz with 25 > more questions, or 250, if you wish; but you will still flunk the text. If > you would like to improve your score, and in fact score 100%, you can take > this test using the Authorized (King James) Bible . > by Rex L. Cobb > > NIV Reader: Do you have enough confidence in the NIV to... > tell God, OUT LOUD, that the NIV is correct in deleting > these words (64,098 words to be exact) & phrases? > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.