Do you know your New Testament?
Can you fill in the blanks? (If memory fails, please feel free to use your Bible)
Bonus riddle: After filling in all the blanks, you should be able to determine what happens to a person who does not attain eternal life through Jesus. In other words, what is the opposite of Life (in Jesus)?
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not _________________, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to ______________, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life...” Matt. 7:13-14
“But we are not of those who shrink back to _________________, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.” (Heb. 10:39)
“The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to _______________ but for all to come to repentance.” (2 Pet. 3:9)
“For the wages of sin is ______________; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Rom. 6:23
He who believes Him who sent Me has eternal life, and… has passed out of __________ into life.” John 5:24
“These will pay the penalty of eternal _____________, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.” 2 Thess. 1:9
“Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from ________________ through Him.” Rom. 5:9
"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but _________________________________." John 3:36
“The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who ______________, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.“ 2 Thess. 2:9-10
“And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may ____________________ who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Thess. 2:11-12
“Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of _________________, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” Rom. 1:32
This is the second ______________, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:14-15)
For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will __________________ the adversaries. Heb. 10:26-27.
Your answer:
Those who do not attain eternal life through Jesus will... _________________________________________________ .
If the doctrine of hell in the Christian tradition is true, then we should expect that each blank, according to our doctrine, could be filled with ‘hell’ or ‘spend eternity in hell’ or ‘going to hell’. What did you find?
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