ANSWERS TO: "What Is The Faith?"
Questionnaire

Section #1: John 3:16 says: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

1. Does this verse mean that God loves everyone? NO [see Psa. 5:5-6, Psa. 11:5-6]
2. Is there anyone whom God does not love? YES [see Rom. 9:13-24]
3. Does God hate anyone? YES [see Psa. 11:5]

Section #2:  

Did Jesus die for:

1. Everyone? NO [Jesus died only for His people, those He redeemed. See Matt. 1:21, Mark 13:20]
2. Only those who accept him first? NO [see Romans 3:11]
3. The elect only (those chosen by God)? YES [see Eph 1:4-11, Matt. 24:22, Mark 13:20]

Section #3:  

Who is going to heaven?

1. Anyone who calls themselves Christians? NO [see Matt. 7:21-23]
2. Only those who accept Christ? NO [see Rom. 10:20]
3. Only who keep the ten commandments? NO [see James 2:10]
4. Only those who are water baptized? NO [see 1Cor 1:17, Titus 3:5]
5. Only those who keep the Saturday sabbath? NO [see Eph 2:8-9]
6. Everyone? NO [see Matt. 7:13-14]
7. Everyone who names the names the name of Christ (all who say they believe in Christ)? NO [see James 2:19]
8. Everyone except those who are really bad? NO [see Rom. 3:10-23]
9. Only those who merit salvation by having lived a godly life? NO [see Isa. 64:6, Isa. 59:1-12]
10. Only those believe in Christ AND merit salvation by having lived a godly life? NO [see Matt. 7:21-23]
11. Only those who are water baptized, and who believe in Christ AND merit salvation by having lived a godly life? NO [see 1Cor. 1:17, James 2:10, Rom. 10:3]
12. Only those whom God chose from before the foundation of the world? YES [see Eph. 1:4]

Section #4:  

1. Can anyone ever be good enough or do enough good deeds to get to heaven? NO [see Isa. 64:6, Rom. 3:23, Ecc. 7:20]
2. Can a person ever be so bad that God won't let them into heaven because they are so bad? NO [see Mark 2:17]
3. Can a person lose their salvation?  NO [see John 10:28-29, Jude 24]
4. Does God choose people for heaven/salvation based upon Him knowing they would accept Christ? NO [see Rom. 7:18, Rom. 8:7-8]
5. Can a person be sure they are saved (they are guaranteed a place in heaven) before they die? YES [1John 5:13, Rom. 8:16]

Section #5:  

1. Will anyone get to heaven without Christ as their Saviour? NO [see John 14:6, Acts 4:12]
2. Did Jesus pay the complete penalty for the sins of the people he died for? YES [see Isa. 59:16, 1John 4:10]
3. Is is possible to truly repent of your sins in a way that is acceptable to God before becoming saved? NO [see Acts 11:18]
4. Is it possible to have saving faith in Christ BEFORE becoming saved? NO [see Eph. 2:8-9, and Gal. 2:16 (KJV) and Php. 3:9 (KJV)]
5. Is it possible to believe in Christ in a way that is acceptable to God, BEFORE becoming saved? NO [see Rom. 8:7-8]
6. Did Jesus pay the complete penalty for the sins of EVERYONE who ever lived in the entire world? NO, many will be in hell forever [see Rev. 21:27, Rev. 14:11, Luke 12:4-5]
7. Whose faith saves a person, their own faith or the faith of Jesus Christ? THE FAITH OF CHRIST [see Gal. 2:16 (KJV) and Php. 3:9 (KJV)]

Section #6: 

1. Are a person's works necessary for salvation? NO [see Titus 3:5, Gal. 2:16]
2. Is a person's obedience to any commandments in the bible necessary for salvation? NO [see Rom. 11:6]
3. Is there anything a person must DO to become saved? NO  [Salvation is entirely a work of God. See John 6:29, Ezek. 36:25-27] 
4. Can a person become saved without doing anything righteous? YES [It is the atoning work of Christ at Calvary, and that work alone, that saves a sinner.  See Isa. 59:16, Rom. 5:8]

Section #7:  

1. Is the idea of a trinity, a "triune godhead" true/biblical? YES [see Matt. 28:19, 1John 5:7 (KJV), ]
2. Is Jesus eternal God? (Is he the same as Jehovah God)? YES [see Heb. 1:8 (KJV)]
3. Is the "Holy Spirit" a person? YES [see Luke 12:10-12, John 14:26]

Section #8:  

1. Will non-Christians be in heaven? NO [see Acts 4:12]
2. Is the lake of fire mentioned in the book of Revelation:
   1. a place of eternal suffering for the damned? YES [see Rev. 14:11]
   2. a place where the unsaved are annihilated (cease to exist)? NO [see Mark 9:44-48]
3. Would a loving God send anyone to a place of eternal torment? YES [see Psa. 9:17]
4. Is there any final destination for people after Judgment Day other than heaven or hell? NO [see Dan. 12:2]

Section #9:  

1. Is the Bible inspired by God? YES [see 2Tim 3:16]
2. Is the Bible the literal Word of God? YES [see Heb. 3:7, Matt. 5:18]
3. Is the theory of evolution true? NO [see Gen. 1:1-31 , Exod. 20:11]
4. Was the world and all creation (plants, animals, mankind) spoken into existence by God? YES [see Gen. 1:3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26]
5. Are the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible without error? YES [God who wrote it and who created the heavens and the earth has been able to preserve his holy word as he said he would in Psa. 12:6-7]
6. Are there any prophets or religious leaders alive today who we can trust as much as the Bible? NO [see Rom. 3:4, Matt. 24:24, Mark 13:22]
7. Are there any prophets or religious leaders of the past who spoke and/or wrote anything outside of the Bible, whom we can trust as much as the Bible? NO [see Psa. 138:2]
8. Is the Greek text used in the more faithful bible translations such as the King James version called the "Wescott-Hort" Greek text? NO [the KJV translation uses the Textus Receptus ("Received" text). New bible translations like the NIV use the corrupt Wescott-Hort Greek text which is missing verses like Matt. 23:14 and Acts 8:37.]

Section #10:  

1. Is "tongues speaking" a gift that is still active in the true church today? NO [see 1Cor. 13:8, Matt. 16:4]
2. Revelation 22:18 says: "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book". Is this verse referring to the entire Bible or just the book of Revelation? ENTIRE BIBLE
3. Matthew 7:7-8 says: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."
   Does this mean we can we get whatever we ask from God - as long as we have enough faith? NO [see James 4:3]
4. Is it OK for women to preach and teach men in a church if there are not enough qualified men? NO [1Tim 2:12]