MYTH: |
FACT: |
Jesus could have
been an alien who came to Earth in a spaceship, right? |
Wrong. The
Scripture shows clearly that everything in the Universe that was
created, whether seen or unseen, was created by Him and for Him
(Colossians 1:15-17). |
Where in the Bible
does it say, |
It doesn't. This is
a saying from American Benjamin Franklin. |
Eve gave Adam an
apple in the Garden of Eden, right? |
Actually, it only
says "fruit". (Genesis 3:6 KJV). |
If a person obeys
the 10 Commandments of God, then they go to Heaven, right? |
Wrong. It is
by Faith in Christ's Atonement. "Knowing that a man is not justified
by the works of the Law, but by the Faith of Jesus Christ, even we have
believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the Faith of
Christ, and not by the works of the Law: for by the Law shall no flesh
be justified" (Galatians 3:16 KJV). "I do not frustrate the Grace
of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in
vain" (Galatians 2:21 KJV). The Ten Commandments was a
covenant between God and the Nation of Israel at Mount Sinai.
Christians are not under the Ten Commandments. Christians
fulfill the Spirit of the Law, NOT the letter of the Law, for the letter
of the Law kills, but the Spirit of the Law gives Life. (Read Paul's
Epistle to the Galatians AND 2nd Corinthians chapter 3!). |
Mary, mother of
Jesus, must intercede on behalf of Christians for forgiveness of sins,
right? And the Pope
must intercede to Mary, who intercedes to Christ, right? And special
requests have to go to saints who are in charge of certain things,
right? |
Wrong. Believing
Christians have Christ the Son as their Mediator & God the Holy Spirit
as their Intercessor: "For
there is One God, and One Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ
Jesus; Who gave Himself a Ransom for all..."
(1st Timothy 2:5-6 KJV). |
But, it's very
important that you pray your "Hail Mary's", right? After all, the
Blessed Virgin Mary has special access to Jesus her Son, right? |
Wrong. Let's see
what Jesus said: "And it came to pass, as He spake these things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto Him,
'Blessed is the womb that bare Thee, and the paps which Thou hast
sucked'. But He said, 'YEA RATHER, BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HEAR THE
WORD OF GOD, AND KEEP IT'" (Luke 11:27-28 KJV). And the
multitude sat about Him, and they said unto Him, 'Behold, Thy mother
and Thy brethren without seek for Thee'. And He answered them,
saying, 'WHO IS MY MOTHER, OR MY BRETHREN?' And He looked round
about on them which sat about Him, and said, 'BEHOLD MY MOTHER AND MY
BRETHREN! FOR WHOSOEVER SHALL DO THE WILL OF GOD, THE SAME IS MY
BROTHER, AND MY SISTER, AND MOTHER' (Mark 3:32-35 KJV). |
Christian Saints
can only be elected through the long and complicated election process of
the Catholic Church, right? |
Wrong. "Saints"
cannot be elected by ANY Church. All Christians are elected as Saints by
God Himself when they become Believers in Christ. Every single Christian
is therefore a Saint and no one can boast otherwise. (Romans 1:6-8;
Ephesians 2:8-10). |
The "Word of God"
is the Bible right? |
Yes, but so is
Jesus. "...and His name is called The Word of God" (Revelation
19:13 KJV). |
The Bible is a
book, right? |
Wrong. Actually,
the Bible is an anthology, a collection of 66 books written by at least
40 human authors. |
Noah took two of
every creature into the ark with him, right? |
Yes, but some of
them he took in groups of seven, probably for sacrifice since they were
ceremonially "clean" (Genesis 7:2-3). |
Jesus carried His
Cross all the way to Calvary, right? |
Wrong. A North
African man, Simon the Cyrenian, from Libya, carried Jesus' Cross a
significant part of the way. (Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26, cf.
John 19:17). |
According to the
movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", the Chalice or Cup of Christ
used at the Last Supper can bring eternal life...right? maybe? |
Wrong. The "water"
that Jesus spoke about was the sealing of the believers by God the Holy
Spirit at the moment of Salvation. (John 4:13-15, 7:37-39). |
Only really good
people can be Saved, right? Not those who have committed lots of sins,
right? |
Absolutely,
positively WRONG. ALL people can come to Christ. (Luke 7:36-50). |
Okay, then people
who haven't sinned don't need to be Saved since they are already going
to Heaven, right? |
Wrong. ALL people
have sinned from the worst sinner to the best preacher and ALL must come
to Christ (Romans 3:22-24). |
God wants to send
people to Hell, right? |
Wrong. Hell was
prepared for the Devil and his angels. People only can choose this
alternative. (Matthew 25:41, 2nd Peter 3:9). |
True Christians
never sin after they are Saved, right? |
Wrong. It is a
problem even for them until the day they die. (1st John 2:1-2). |
Joining a church
and taking Communion as Remembrance of Christ's Sacrifice are the ways
to be Saved, right? |
Wrong. These are
activities to be engaged in AFTER Salvation. (Romans 10:9-11). |
God is finished
with the Nation of Israel in His plans, right? They blew it by
crucifying their King and Savior, right? |
Absolutely wrong.
Israel is temporarily "blinded" to Christ as Savior. (Romans 11:25-29).
He is coming back for them (Zechariah 12, 14) after they rebuild the
temple in Jerusalem. |
The Rainbow is not
mentioned in the Bible is it? |
Actually, the
Rainbow is a symbol and reminder to God not to destroy the entire Earth
with a flood again (Genesis 9:11-17). |
Jehovah is the Name
of God, right? |
Actually, the word
"Jehovah" does not really exist in the texts but is in fact an
Anglicized word that is made from the Jewish tetragrammaton YHWH which
was modified to be pronounced YaHWeH. YHWH is in fact an unpronounceable
Holy Hebrew word. |
According to
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" the Ark of the Covenant was a
radio to communicate with God ... This can't really be true, right? |
The Ark of the
Covenant held the Ten Commandments and was placed in the Holy of Holies
of the Temple when Jews offered animal sacrifices for their sins. The
High Priest of Israel was the only person who could enter the Holy of
Holies. Jesus became the Great High Priest (Hebrews 9-10). No, it was
not a radio box. |
You should pray
with your eyes closed, right? |
Jesus prayed with
His eyes open in the Garden of Gethsemane (John 17) |
The King James is
the only authorized Bible, right? |
Well, the King
James was never "authorized" but King James I of England did order the
new translation at the request of the Puritans. The NASB (New American
Standard Bible) is a good choice for a modern, accurate rendering as
well as the New King James Bible (NKJV). Books such as The Living
Bible, Good News for Modern Man and The Book are paraphrases of the
original manuscripts and are not recommended for serious study. |
Jesus died on Good
Friday and rose on Sunday the Sabbath, right? |
Well, perhaps
there's another view that we can examine by looking at Scripture.
Remember, Jesus was a Jew and the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday; Christians
are the ones who observe Sunday as Sabbath. Jesus made a
direct, prophetic statement concerning His death:
*The Jewish Sabbath
is not so much a day as a period of time. It starts at sundown Friday
and ends at sundown Saturday. |