21. Most of the books of the New Testament were written to address very specific problems in the early Church, and none of them are a systematic presentation of Christian faith and theology. On what biblical basis do you think that everything that the apostles taught is captured in the New Testament writings?
A)..there is no biblical basis.
B)..the Holy Spirit will remind ministers and bible scholars all
things, since we no longer need bishops.
C..Everything the Apostles taught is found in the transfer of authority. Christ is the foundation, and in Eph 2:20, the Apostles and their successors are not excluded in this foundation
D)..A and C
22) If the books of the New Testament are "self-authenticating" through the ministry of the Holy Spirit to each individual then why was there confusion in the early Church over which books were inspired, with some books being rejected by the majority?
A) there was no confusion, the Holy Spirit told each individual believer what was true scripture
B) self-authentication of scripture is found in each book of the
New Testament, so the bible did not need the Church to canonize it.
C) The majority could not read, so the question is irrelevant
D) There is no logical or scriptural basis for self-authentication of scripture
23) If the meaning of the Bible is so clear, so easily interpreted, and if the Holy Spirit leads every Christian to interpret it rightly, then why are there thousands of Protestant denominations, and millions of individual Protestants, all interpreting the Bible differently?
A) the one historic, consistent, and authoritative interpretation protected by the Holy Spirit is rejected
B) every doctrine must be "measured against" the individuals interpretation of Scripture, making it a variable, relativistic rule.
C) the testimony of the Apostolic community which was promised the assistance of the Holy Spirit in coming "to all truth" has been cut off and rejected
D) all of the above
24) Who may authoritatively arbitrate between Christians who claim to be led by the Holy Spirit into mutually contradictory interpretations of the Bible?
A) no one, just the bible
B) There is no authoritive arbritrator in this situation
C) The Bible Answer Man on the radio
D) Christians led by the Holy Spirit have the correct interpretation when they agree on the important things, and don't need anybody else's' authority
25) Since each “bible-only” Christian must admit that his or her interpretation is fallible, how can they in good conscience call anything heresy or bind another Christian to a particular belief?
A) they can't
B) the Holy Spirit tells each individual Protestant what
doctrines measure up against the bible
C) infallible doctrines that measure up to any individual(s)
interpretation of scripture gives you a good feeling.
D) B and C
26) Some Protestants usually claim that they all agree "on the important things." Who is able to decide authoritatively what is important in the Christian faith and what is not?
A) no one, they have no centralized authority
B) Pat Robertson
C) Bible college professors
D) The Bible Answer Man on the radio
E) Christians led by the Holy Spirit all agree on the important things, and don't need anybody else's' authority
27) How did the early Church evangelize and overthrow the Roman Empire, survive and prosper almost 350 years, without knowing for sure which books belong in the canon of Scripture?
A) the question is false, the bible fell from the sky in 33 AD in the KJV.
B) the Catholics collaborated with the Romans to kill the true believers and burn the scriptures
C) the Catholics wrote false scriptures and forgeries to confuse the true believers
D) Paul was a tent-maker which proves they had tent revivals
E) Jesus founded a living, teaching Church, not a book club
F) B and C
28) Who in the Church had the authority to determine which books belonged in the New Testament canon and to make this decision binding on all Christians?
A) the Holy Spirit who guided the bishops in the early Church councils
B) each individual believer was literate, and knew which were the right books from the wrong books
29) If 28 is B, then can I remove or add books to the canon on my own authority?
A) yes
B) no
references:
http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZ45.HTM (based on all Protestant sources)
list of books rejected from the NT canon
http://www.scborromeo.org/truth/fig4.htm