What If Jesus Had Never Come
Matthew 13:31-33 and Matthew 28
Critics like to point out the mistakes that the Church and people who say they were Christians have made. And the Church and Christians have made mistakes. Like the saying goes, "We're not perfect; we're forgiven." What the critics will never tell you is all the good that God's Church and His people have done down through the centuries. The truth is that the Christian faith that came from Jesus is responsible for more major improvements to the world than any other thing by far. See how much you know about this by answering the following questions.
Sexual Morality
- After attaining to greatness as an empire, which of the following kingdoms then declined and disappeared because of sexual immorality being a major factor? The old Kingdom of Egypt ___ The Middle Kingdom of Egypt ___ Babylon ___ Assyria ___ The Medo-Persian Empire ___ An-cient Greece ___ The Roman Empire ___ The Holy Roman Empire ___ The British Empire ___ All of the Above ___
- Christianity by emphasizing that sex is only for a husband and wife in marriage has helped couples to experience true intimacy, and been the world's best supporter of the family. True ___ False ___
Valuing Human Life
- Before the influence of Christianity, in many cultures a woman was considered the property of her husband with little or no rights of her own. True ___ False ___
- Before the influence of the Christian faith in ancient Rome and Greece, many babies were aban-doned to die if they were female, deformed, or the parents were poor. This was also true in China and India until much more recently. True ___ False ___
- 3. In ancient Rome, infanticide, the killing of one's own children, was completely legal and took place with no societal condemnation. True ___ False ___
- What percentage of the population of the Roman Empire was made up of slaves? 10% ___ 20% ___ 35% ___ 50% ___ 75% ___ What percentage of the population of ancient Athens, Greece? 10% ___ 20% ___ 35% ___ 50% ___ 75% ___
- Who was most responsible for beginning the end of slavery in modern times?
Work Ethic
- The philosophical basis of many of the world's major religions, including Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, does not encourage their followers to work hard or try to change things for the better. True ___ False ___
- The Christian faith both tells us to work hard and that we can change things for the better. True ___ False ___
Helping the Poor
- Before Christianity there was no major, systematic, organized effort to help the poor. True ___ False ___
- The most charitable people in the world are Christians. True ___ False ___
Health and Healing
- The oldest hospital in the world that is still functioning today was established by a Christian around 600 in Paris, France. True ___ False ___ How many hospitals have Christians constructed and served at over the years because of their love for Christ and concern for people? 100's ___ 1,000's ___ 10,000's ___
- How did the nursing profession begin?
- The Red Cross is internationally respected. Who began it and why?
Education For Everyone
- When did education for everyone start, why, and by whom?
- Who is responsible for ending illiteracy in our own day and time more than anyone else?
- Which of the following universities were started by Christians: Cambridge ___ Oxford ___ Har-vard ___ Yale ___ Princeton ___. Almost all of our country's first 123 colleges and universities had Christian origins. True ___ False ___
Science
- The Christian understanding that the universe was created by an intelligent God helped launch the scientific age, because it meant that we live in a rational universe where there are laws of nature for us to discover, for example in chemistry, physics, and biology. True ___ False ___
- Which of the following scientists were Christians: Robert Boyle ___ George Washington Carver ___ Leonardo DaVinci ___ Michael Faraday ___ Galileo ___ Johannes Kepler ___ Michel-angelo ___ Samuel Morse ___ Isaac Newton ___ Blaise Pascal ___ Louis Pasteur ___ All of the Above ___
The Arts
- Many of the greatest artists and writers of history have been Christians, like Michelangelo and Charles Dickens. Which of the following musicians were also Christians: Johann Sebastian Bach ___ George Frederic Handel ___ Franz Joseph Haydn ___ Franz Liszt ___ Henry Purcell ___ Igor Stravinsky ___ Antonio Vivaldi ___ All of the Above ___
- Who was responsible for the development of modern musical notation, which allowed music to be composed and written down, taught from a score, music theory to develop, and polyphony, and, then, harmony to come into existence?
Government
- Every republican and democratic government in the world today, including our own country's, owes there existence to which Christian group and person?
What If Jesus Had Never Come - Answers
Matthew 13:31-33 and Matthew 28
Critics like to point out the mistakes that the Church and people who say they were Christians have made. And the Church and Christians have made mistakes. Like the saying goes, "We're not perfect; we're forgiven." What the critics will never tell you is all the good that God's Church and His people have done down through the centuries. The truth is that the Christian faith that came from Jesus is responsible for more major improvements to the world than any other thing by far. See how much you know about this by answering the following questions.
Sexual Morality
- After attaining to greatness as an empire, which of the following kingdoms then declined and disappeared because of sexual immorality being a major factor? The old Kingdom of Egypt ___ The Middle Kingdom of Egypt ___ Babylon ___ Assyria ___ The Medo-Persian Empire ___ An-cient Greece ___ The Roman Empire ___ The Holy Roman Empire ___ The British Empire ___ All of the Above X
- Christianity by emphasizing that sex is only for a husband and wife in marriage has helped couples to experience true intimacy, and been the world's best supporter of the family. True X False ___
Valuing Human Life
- Before the influence of Christianity, in many cultures a woman was considered the property of her husband with little or no rights of her own. True X False ___
- 2. Before the influence of the Christian faith in ancient Rome and Greece, many babies were aban-doned to die if they were female, deformed, or the parents were poor. This was also true in China and India until much more recently. True X False ___
- In ancient Rome, infanticide, the killing of one's own children, was completely legal and took place with no societal condemnation. True X False ___
- What percentage of the population of the Roman Empire was made up of slaves? 10% ___ 20% ___ 35% ___ 50% X 75% ___ What percentage of the population of ancient Athens, Greece? 10% ___ 20% ___ 35% ___ 50% ___ 75% X
- Who was most responsible for beginning the end of slavery in modern times?
A Christian named William Wilberforce was the most responsible for ending slavery in England in 1833.
Work Ethic
- The philosophical basis of many of the world's major religions, including Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, does not encourage their followers to work hard or try to change things for the better. True X False ___
- The Christian faith both tells us to work hard and that we can change things for the better. True X False ___
Helping the Poor
- Before Christianity there was no major, systematic, organized effort to help the poor. True X False ___
- The most charitable people in the world are Christians. True X False ___
Health and Healing
- The oldest hospital in the world that is still functioning today was established by a Christian around 600 in Paris, France. True X False ___ How many hospitals have Christians constructed and served at over the years because of their love for Christ and concern for people? 100's ___ 1,000's ___ 10,000's X
- How did the nursing profession begin?
A group of Christian women in the Daughters of Charity Catholic order were the most important first group of nurses in the world in the 1600's in France. Also, Florence Nightingale, a Christian, is considered the founder of modern nursing by the things she did. - The Red Cross is internationally respected. Who began it and why?
It was begun by Henry Dunant, an evangelical Christian, in 1864 after he personally helped the wounded in a terrible battle in Italy in 1859. He wrote, "Would it not be possible to form relief societies of devoted and thoroughly qualified volunteers to bring aid to the wounded in time of war? It seemed to me that I had to accomplish this sacred duty, as an instrument of God's will, and that it was destined to have fruits of infinite consequence for mankind."
Education For Everyone
- When did education for everyone start, why, and by whom?
It started in the Reformation by Protestant reformers, and especially by Rev. John Calvin, who real-ized that the Reformation could not continue and succeed without the everyday Christian being able to read the truth from the Bible themselves. They had to be able to read to chose the truth of the Reformation, and for the Bible to become their authority instead of the Pope. - Who is responsible for ending illiteracy in our own day and time more than anyone else?
The Christians of the Wycliffe Bible Translators group. - Which of the following universities were started by Christians: Cambridge X Oxford X Harvard X Yale X Princeton X . Almost all of our country's first 123 colleges and universities had Christian origins. True X False ___
Science
- The Christian understanding that the universe was created by an intelligent God helped launch the scientific age, because it meant that we live in a rational universe where there are laws of nature for us to discover, for example in chemistry, physics, and biology. True X False ___
- Which of the following scientists were Christians: Robert Boyle ___ George Washington Carver ___ Leonardo DaVinci ___ Michael Faraday ___ Galileo ___ Johannes Kepler ___ Michel-angelo ___ Samuel Morse ___ Isaac Newton ___ Blaise Pascal ___ Louis Pasteur ___ All of the Above X
The Arts
- Many of the greatest artists and writers of history have been Christians, like Michelangelo and Charles Dickens. Which of the following musicians were also Christians: Johann Sebastian Bach ___ George Frederic Handel ___ Franz Joseph Haydn ___ Franz Liszt ___ Henry Purcell ___ Igor Stravinsky ___ Antonio Vivaldi ___ All of the Above X
- Who was responsible for the development of modern musical notation, which allowed music to be composed and written down, taught from a score, music theory to develop, and polyphony, and, then, harmony to come into existence?
A Christian monk, Guido, who lived from 995-1050 in Arezzo, Italy.
Government
- Every republican and democratic government in the world today, including our own country's, owes there existence to which Christian group and person?
To the Presbyterians and Rev. John Calvin of the Reformation, who began the idea of a group of people electing persons to represent and vote for them.