143 of God's favorite heretic-traps! - 06-27-2007, 01:12 AM 06-27-2007, 01:12 AM

FOR TRUE CHRISTIANS™ ONLY!



Here is my handly all-purpose article for dealing with heretics. God put lots of heretic-traps in the Bible, and I've identified a lot of them.



HOW TO USE GOD'S HERETIC-TRAPS:



Ask the heretic a Biblical question with two true but opposing answers, so if they answer one way, you just give them the opposing scripture. POOF! You have now proven your opponent is a heretic who does not know the Bible.



For example:





Ask the heretic "How many days and nights was Christ dead for?"



If he says three days and nights, quote him this:



Mark 15:25,42,44,45,46; 16:9 Which says " two days and two nights "



But if the heretic says " Two days " give him Matt 12:40 which says three days and nights.





God has armed his soldiers well for the war against heresy!





Theological doctrines:



1. God is satisfied with his works

Gen 1:31



God is dissatisfied with his works.

Gen 6:6



2. God dwells in chosen temples

2 Chron 7:12,16



God dwells not in temples

Acts 7:48



3. God dwells in light

Tim 6:16



God dwells in darkness

1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2



4. God is seen and heard

Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/

Ex 24:9-11



God is invisible and cannot be heard

John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16



5. God is tired and rests

Ex 31:17



God is never tired and never rests

Is 40:28



6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things

Prov 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21



God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all

things

Gen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8



7. God knows the hearts of men

Acts 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3



God tries men to find out what is in their heart

Deut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12



8. God is all powerful

Jer 32:27/ Matt 19:26



God is not all powerful

Judg 1:19



9. God is unchangeable

James 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19



God is changeable

Gen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/

Ex 33:1,3,17,14



10. God is just and impartial

Ps 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25



God is unjust and partial

Gen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12



11. God is the author of evil

Lam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25



God is not the author of evil

1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13



12. God gives freely to those who ask

James 1:5/ Luke 11:10



God withholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving

them

John 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17



13. God is to be found by those who seek him

Matt 7:8/ Prov 8:17



God is not to be found by those who seek him

Prov 1:28



14. God is warlike

Ex 15:3/ Is 51:15



God is peaceful

Rom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33



15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocious

Jer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19



God is kind, merciful, and good

James 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/

1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8



16. God's anger is fierce and endures long

Num 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4



God's anger is slow and endures but for a minute

Ps 103:8/ Ps 30:5



17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings,

sacrifices ,and holy days

Ex 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9



God disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings,

sacrifices, and holy days.

Jer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12



18. God accepts human sacrifices

2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39



God forbids human sacrifice

Deut 12:30,31



19. God tempts men

Gen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13



God tempts no man

James 1:13



20. God cannot lie

Heb 6:18



God lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t deceive

2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9



21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him

Gen 6:5,7



Because of man's wickedness God will not destroy him

Gen 8:21



22. God's attributes are revealed in his works.

Rom 1:20



God's attributes cannot be discovered

Job 11:7/ Is 40:28



23. There is but one God

Deut 6:4



There is a plurality of gods

Gen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:7



Moral Precepts



24. Robbery commanded

Ex 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36



Robbery forbidden

Lev 19:13/ Ex 20:15



25. Lying approved and sanctioned

Josh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22



Lying forbidden

Ex 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8



26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned

2 Kings 14:7,3



Hatred to the Edomite forbidden

Deut 23:7



27. Killing commanded

Ex 32:27



Killing forbidden

Ex 20:13



28. The blood-shedder must die

Gen 9:5,6



The blood-shedder must not die

Gen 4:15



29. The making of images forbidden

Ex 20:4



The making of images commanded

Ex 25:18,20



30. Slavery and oppression ordained

Gen 9:25/ Lev 25:45,46/ Joel 3:8



Slavery and oppression forbidden

Is 58:6/ Ex 22:21/ Ex 21:16/ Matt 23:10



31. Improvidence enjoyed

Matt 6:28,31,34/ Luke 6:30,35/ Luke 12:3



Improvidence condemned

1 Tim 5:8/ Prov 13:22



32. Anger approved

Eph 4:26



Anger disapproved

Eccl 7:9/ Prov 22:24/ James 1:20



33. Good works to be seen of men

Matt 5:16



Good works not to be seen of men

Matt 6:1



34. Judging of others forbidden

Matt 7:1,2



Judging of others approved

1 Cor 6:2-4/ 1 Cor 5:12



35. Christ taught non-resistance

Matt 5:39/ Matt 26:52



Christ taught and practiced physical resistance

Luke 22:36/ John 2:15



36. Christ warned his followers not to fear being killed

Luke 12:4



Christ himself avoided the Jews for fear of being killed

John 7:1



37. Public prayer sanctioned

1 Kings 8:22,54, 9:3





Public prayer disapproved

Matt 6:5,6



38. Importunity in prayer commended

Luke 18:5,7



Importunity in prayer condemned

Matt 6:7,8



39. The wearing of long hair by men sanctioned

Judg 13:5/ Num 6:5



The wearing of long hair by men condemned

1 Cor 11:14



40. Circumcision instituted

Gen 17:10



Circumcision condemned

Gal 5:2



41. The Sabbath instituted

Ex 20:8



The Sabbath repudiated

Is 1:13/ Rom 14:5/ Col 2:16



42. The Sabbath instituted because God rested on the seventh day

Ex 20:11



The Sabbath instituted because God brought the Israelites

out of Egypt

Deut 5:15



43. No work to be done on the Sabbath under penalty of death

Ex 31:15/ Num 15:32,36



Jesus Christ broke the Sabbath and justified his disciples in

the same

John 5:16/ Matt 12:1-3,5



44. Baptism commanded

Matt 28:19



Baptism not commanded

1 Cor 1:17,14



45. Every kind of animal allowed for food.

Gen 9:3/ 1 Cor 10:25/ Rom 14:14



Certain kinds of animals prohibited for food.

Deut 14:7,8



46. Taking of oaths sanctioned

Num 30:2/ Gen 21:23-24,31/ Gen 31:53/ Heb 6:13



Taking of oaths forbidden

Matt 5:34



47. Marriage approved

Gen 2:18/ Gen 1:28/ Matt 19:5/ Heb 13:4



Marriage disapproved

1 Cor 7:1/ 1 Cor 7:7,8



48. Freedom of divorce permitted

Deut 24:1/ Deut 21:10,11,14



Divorce restricted

Matt 5:32



49. Adultery forbidden

Ex 20:14/ Heb 13:4



Adultery allowed

Num 31:18/ Hos 1:2; 2:1-3



50. Marriage or cohabitation with a sister denounced

Deut 27:22/ Lev 20:17



Abraham married his sister and God blessed the union

Gen 20:11,12/ Gen 17:16



51. A man may marry his brother's widow

Deut 25:5



A man may not marry his brother's widow

Lev 20:21



52. Hatred to kindred enjoined

Luke 14:26



Hatred to kindred condemned

Eph 6:2/ Eph 5:25,29



53. Intoxicating beverages recommended

Prov 31:6,7/ 1 Tim 5:23/ Ps 104:15



Intoxicating beverages discountenanced

Prov 20:1/ Prov 23:31,32



54. It is our duty to obey our rulers, who are God's ministers

and punish evil doers only

Rom 13:1-3,6



It is not our duty to obey rulers, who sometimes punish the

good and receive unto themselves damnation therefor

Ex 1:17,20/ Dan 3:16,18/ Dan 6:9,7,10/ Acts 4:26,27/

Mark 12:38,39,40/ Luke 23:11,24,33,35



55. Women's rights denied

Gen 3:16/ 1 Tim 2:12/ 1 Cor 14:34/ 1 Pet 3:6



Women's rights affirmed

Judg 4:4,14,15/ Judg 5:7/ Acts 2:18/ Acts 21:9



56. Obedience to masters enjoined

Col 3:22,23/ 1 Pet 2:18



Obedience due to God only

Matt 4:10/ 1 Cor 7:23/ Matt 23:10



57. There is an unpardonable sin

Mark 3:29



There is not unpardonable sin

Acts 13:39



Historical Facts



58. Man was created after the other animals

Gen 1:25,26,27



Man was created before the other animals

Gen 2:18,19



59. Seed time and harvest were never to cease

Gen 8:22



Seed time and harvest did cease for seven years

Gen 41:54,56/ Gen 45:6



60. God hardened Pharaoh's heart

Ex 4:21/ Ed 9:12



Pharaoh hardened his own heart

Ex 8:15



61. All the cattle and horses in Egypt died

Ex 9:3,6/ 14:9



All the horses of Egypt did not die

Ex 14:9



62. Moses feared Pharaoh

Ex 2:14,15,23; 4:19



Moses did not fear Pharaoh

Heb 11:27



63. There died of the plague twenty-four thousand

Num 25:9



There died of the plague but twenty-three thousand

1 Cor 10:8



64. John the Baptist was Elias

Matt 11:14



John the Baptist was not Elias

John 1:21



65. The father of Joseph, Mary's husband was Jacob

Matt 1:16



The father of Mary's husband was Heli

Luke 3:23



66. The father of Salah was Arphaxad

Gen 11:12



The father of Salah was Cainan

Luke 3:35,36



67. There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David

Matt 1:17



There were but thirteen generations from Abraham to David

Matt 1:2-6



68. There were fourteen generations from the Babylonian captivity

to Christ.

Matt 1:17



There were but thirteen generations from the Babylonian

captivity to Christ

Matt 1:12-16



69. The infant Christ was taken into Egypt

Matt 2:14,15,19,21,23



The infant Christ was not taken into Egypt

Luke 2:22, 39



70. Christ was tempted in the wilderness

Mark 1:12,13



Christ was not tempted in the wilderness

John 2:1,2



71. Christ preached his first sermon on the mount

Matt 5:1,2



Christ preached his first sermon on the plain

Luke 6:17,20



72. John was in prison when Jesus went into Galilee

Mark 1:14



John was not in prison when Jesus went into Galilee

John 1:43/ John 3:22-24



73. Christ's disciples were commanded to go forth with a staff

and sandals

Mark 6:8,9



Christ's disciples were commanded to go forth with neither

staffs nor sandals.

Matt 10:9,10



74. A woman of Canaan besought Jesus

Matt 15:22



It was a Greek woman who besought Him

Mark 7:26



75. Two blind men besought Jesus

Matt 20:30



Only one blind man besought Him

Luke 18:35,38



76. Christ was crucified at the third hour

Mark 15:25



Christ was not crucified until the sixth hour

John 19:14,15



77. The two thieves reviled Christ.

Matt 27:44/ Mark 15:32



Only one of the thieves reviled Christ

Luke 23:39,40



78. Satan entered into Judas while at supper

John 13:27



Satan entered into him before the supper

Luke 22:3,4,7



79. Judas committed suicide by hanging

Matt 27:5



Judas did not hang himself, but died another way

Acts 1:18



80. The potter's field was purchased by Judas

Acts 1:18



The potter's field was purchased by the Chief Priests

Matt 27:6,7



81. There was but one woman who came to the sepulchre

John 20:1



There were two women who came to the sepulchre

Matt 28:1



82. There were three women who came to the sepulchre

Mark 16:1



There were more than three women who came to the sepulchre

Luke 24:10



83. It was at sunrise when they came to the sepulchre

Mark 16:2



It was some time before sunrise when they came.

John 20:1



84. There were two angels seen by the women at the sepulchre, and

they were standing up.

Luke 24:4



There was but one angel seen, and he was sitting down.

Matt 28:2,5



85. There were two angels seen within the sepulchre.

John 20:11,12



There was but one angel seen within the sepulchre

Mark 16:5



86. Christ was to be three days and three nights in the grave

Matt 12:40



Christ was but two days and two nights in the grave

Mark 15:25,42,44,45,46; 16:9>



87. Holy ghost bestowed at pentecost

Acts 1:8,5



Holy ghost bestowed before pentecost

John 20:22



88. The disciples were commanded immediately after the

resurrection to go into Galilee

Matt 28:10



The disciples were commanded immediately after the

resurrection to go tarry at Jerusalem

Luke 24:49



89. Jesus first appeared to the eleven disciples in a room at

Jerusalem

Luke 24:33,36,37/ John 20:19



Jesus first appeared to the eleven on a mountain in Galilee

Matt 28:16,17



90. Christ ascended from Mount Olivet

Acts 1:9,12



Christ ascended from Bethany

Luke 24:50,51



91. Paul's attendants heard the miraculous voice, and stood

speechless

Acts 9:7



Paul's attendants heard not the voice and were prostrate

Acts 26:14



92. Abraham departed to go into Canaan

Gen 12:5



Abraham went not knowing where

Heb 11:8



93. Abraham had two sons

Gal 4:22



Abraham had but one son

Heb 11:17



94. Keturah was Abraham's wife

Gen 25:1



Keturah was Abraham's concubine

1 Chron 1:32



95. Abraham begat a son when he was a hundred years old, by the

interposition of Providence

Gen 21:2/ Rom 4:19/ Heb 11:12



Abraham begat six children more after he was a hundred years

old without any interposition of providence

Gen 25:1,2



96. Jacob bought a sepulchre from Hamor

Josh 24:32



Abraham bought it of Hamor

Acts 7:16



97. God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his seed

forever

Gen 13:14,15,17; 17:8



Abraham and his seed never received the promised land

Acts 7:5/ Heb 11:9,13



98. Goliath was slain by Elhanan

2 Sam 21:19





The brother of Goliath was slain by Elhanan

1 Chron 20:5



99. Ahaziah began to reign in the twelfth year of Joram

2 Kings 8:25



Ahaziah began to reign in the eleventh year of Joram

2 Kings 9:29



100. Michal had no child

2 Sam 6:23



Michal had five children

2 Sam 21:8



101. David was tempted by the Lord to number Israel

2 Sam 24:1



David was tempted by Satan to number the people

1 Chron 21:1



102. The number of fighting men of Israel was 800,000; and of

Judah 500,000

2 Sam 24:9



The number of fighting men of Israel was 1,100,000; and of

Judah 470,000

1 Chron 21:5



103. David sinned in numbering the people

2 Sam 24:10



David never sinned, except in the matter of Uriah

1 Kings 15:5





104. One of the penalties of David's sin was seven years of

famine.

2 Sam 24:13



It was not seven years, but three years of famine

1 Chron 21:11,12



105. David took seven hundred horsemen

2 Sam 8:4



David took seven thousand horsemen

1 Chron 18:4



106. David bought a threshing floor for fifty shekels of silver

2 Sam 24:24



David bought the threshing floor for six hundred shekels of

gold

1 Chron 21:25



107. David's throne was to endure forever.

Ps 89:35-37





David's throne was cast down

Ps 89:44



Speculative Doctrines



108. Christ is equal with God

John 10:30/ Phil 2:5



Christ is not equal with God

John 14:28/ Matt 24:36



109. Jesus was all-powerful

Matt 28:18/ John 3:35



Jesus was not all-powerful

Mark 6:5



110. The law was superseded by the Christian dispensation

Luke 16:16/ Eph 2:15/ Rom 7:6



The law was not superseded by the Christian dispensation

Matt 5:17-19



111. Christ's mission was peace

Luke 2:13,14



Christ's mission was not peace

Matt 10:34



112. Christ received not testimony from man

John 5:33,34



Christ did receive testimony from man

John 15:27



113. Christ's witness of himself is true.

John 8:18,14



Christ's witness of himself is not true.

John 5:31



114. Christ laid down his life for his friends

John 15:13/ John 10:11



Christ laid down his life for his enemies

Rom 5:10



115. It was lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death

John 19:7



It was not lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death

John 18:31



116. Children are punished for the sins of the parents

Ex 20:5



Children are not punished for the sins of the parents

Ezek 18:20



117. Man is justified by faith alone

Rom 3:20/ Gal 2:16/ Gal 3:11,12/ Rom 4:2



Man is not justified by faith alone

James 2:21,24/ Rom 2:13



118. It is impossible to fall from grace

John 10:28/ Rom 8:38,39



It is possible to fall from grace



Ezek 18:24/ Heb 6:4-6, 2 Pet 2:20,21

119. No man is without sin



1 Kings 8:46/ Prov 20:9/ Eccl 7:20/ Rom 3:10



Christians are sinless

1 John 3: 9,6,8



120. There is to be a resurrection of the dead

1 Cor 15:52/ Rev 20:12,13/ Luke 20:37/ 1 Cor 15:16



There is to be no resurrection of the dead

Job 7:9/ Eccl 9:5/ Is 26:14



121. Reward and punishment to be bestowed in this world

Prov 11:31



Reward and punishment to be bestowed in the next world

Rev 20:12/ Matt 16:27/ 2 Cor 5:10



122. Annihilation the portion of all mankind

Job 3: 11,13-17,19-22/ Eccl 9:5,10/ Eccl 3:19,20



Endless misery the portion of all mankind

Matt 25:46/ Rev 20:10,15/ Rev 14:11/ Dan 12:2



123. The Earth is to be destroyed

2 Pet 3:10/ Heb 1:11/ Rev 20:11



The Earth is never to be destroyed

Ps 104:5/ Eccl 1:4



124. No evil shall happen to the godly

Prov 12:21/ 1 Pet 3:13



Evil does happen to the godly

Heb 12:6/ Job 2:3,7



125. Worldly good and prosperity are the lot of the godly

Prov 12:21/ Ps 37:28,32,33,37/ Ps 1:1,3/ Gen 39:2/

Job 42:12



Worldly misery and destitution the lot of the godly

Heb 11:37,38/ Rev 7:14/ 2 Tim 3:12/ Luke 21:17



126. Worldly prosperity a reward of righteousness and a blessing

Mark 10:29,30/ Ps 37:25/ Ps 112:1,3/ Job 22:23,24/

Prov 15:6



Worldly prosperity a curse and a bar to future reward

Luke 6:20,24/ Matt 6:19,21/ Luke 16:22/ Matt 19:24/

Luke 6:24



127. The Christian yoke is easy

Matt 11:28,29,30



The Christian yoke is not easy

John 16:33/ 2 Tim 3:12/ Heb 12:6,8



128. The fruit of God's spirit is love and gentleness

Gal 5:22



The fruit of God's spirit is vengeance and fury

Judg 15:14/ 1 Sam 18:10,11



129. Longevity enjoyed by the wicked

Job 21:7,8/ Ps 17:14/ Eccl 8:12/ Is 65:20



Longevity denied to the wicked

Eccl 8:13/ Ps 55:23/ Prov 10:27/ Job 36:14/ Eccl 7:17



130. Poverty a blessing

Luke 6:20,24/ Jams 2:5



Riches a blessing

Prov 10:15/ Job 22:23,24/ Job 42:12



Neither poverty nor riches a blessing

Prov 30:8,9



131. Wisdom a source of enjoyment

Prov 3:13,17



Wisdom a source of vexation, grief and sorrow

Eccl 1:17,18



132. A good name is a blessing

Eccl 7:1/ Prov 22:1



A good name is a curse

Luke 6:26



133. Laughter commended

Eccl 3:1,4/ Eccl 8:15



Laughter condemned

Luke 6:25/ Eccl 7:3,4



134. The rod of correction a remedy for foolishness

Prov 22:15



There is no remedy for foolishness

Prov 27:22



135. A fool should be answered according to his folly

Prov 26:5



A fool should not be answered according to his folly

Prov 26:4



136. Temptation to be desired

James 1:2



Temptation not to be desired

Matt 6:13



137. Prophecy is sure

2 Pet 1:19



Prophecy is not sure

Jer 18:7-10



138. Man's life was to be one hundred and twenty years

Gen 6:3/ Ps 90:10



Man's life is but seventy years

Ps 90:10



139. The fear of man was to be upon every beast

Gen 9:2



The fear of man is not upon the lion

Prov 30:30



140. Miracles a proof of divine mission

Matt 11:2-5/ John 3:2/ Ex 14:31



Miracles not a proof of divine mission

Ex 7:10-12/ Deut 13:1-3/ Luke 11:19



141. Moses was a very meek man

Num 12:3



Moses was a very cruel man

Num 31:15,17



142. Elijah went up to heaven

2 Kings 2:11



None but Christ ever ascended into heaven

John 3:13



143. All scripture is inspired

2 Tim 3:16



Some scripture is not inspired

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