Which of the Seven Deadly Sins?

I saw this on the blog 'Good in Parts'- and my result isn't very surprising, I suppose. Enneagram type 9 is generally associated with the sin of sloth. It stands out rather, doesn't it?!

Greed:	Very Low
Gluttony:	Very Low
Wrath:	Very Low
Sloth:	High
Envy:	Very Low
Lust:	Very Low
Pride:	Very Low

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How well do you know the Bible?

Having seen this on various blogs recently, I thought I'd try it... I was a bit surprised how easy it was, with some of the questions having three ridiculous answers meaning that the only sensible one was bound to be correct.

I also think it's a bit pointless to have a Bible quiz that focuses only on such well-known stories, and then claim that someone who gets it all right is a 'scholar'. I could probably have got 100% on this when I was in my early teens.

But still... it wasn't bad way to waste five minutes:

You know the Bible 100%!

Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic!

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Christian traditions/denominations

Well this was an interesting one, certainly there are some quite thought-provoking questions.
As one who was brought up traditional Anglican (CofE in the UK), went to an Evangelical Anglican church for most of my adult life in the UK, with two years at an American Vineyard (charismatic) and now attending a non-denominational Community Church (in Cyprus) ... I'm intrigued to see that my beliefs are apparently 100% in line with both Wesleyan Methodists and Charismatic Assemblies of God. Hmm...

No nice graphic to indicate the results, but here they are pasted in:

1: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene (100%)
2: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God (100%)
3: Congregational/United Church of Christ (91%)
4: Presbyterian/Reformed (90%)
5: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England (83%)
6: Eastern Orthodox (81%)
7: Seventh-Day Adventist (80%)
8: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist (76%)
9: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.) (73%)
10: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic) (73%)
11: Lutheran (55%)
12: Roman Catholic (46%)
13: Church of Christ/Campbellite (45%)

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World view

An interesting test. As with many, it doesn't distinguish Christianity from 'religion'. But given that that's fairly typical, the results are perhaps about right. Organised religion sounds terrible, after all. I'm simply an ordinary Christian, without any strong denominational ties. Church is where I meet other Christians. So I suppose 'spiritual but not religious' is about right.

But anyway, I like the sound of being a Cultural Creative. Second is postmodern, and that's probably right too. Bizarre picture though, it looks almost like a Buddha.

You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational. Cultural Creative 94% Postmodernist 69% Existentialist 44% Fundamentalist 44% Romanticist 38% Idealist 31% Materialist 13% Modernist 6% What is Your World View? (updated) created with QuizFarm.com

Church models

I'm not sure I entirely understood this one, but the questions were quite interesting - albeit geared towards traditional liturgical churches and including questions about hymns which I mostly hadn't heard of. I guess the result sounds about right, although when I did this one before it gave me 'Herald' as my top model. Now it's top equal and there was a tie-break question. So I suppose I see it as mystical communion AND herald, which sounds about right. Like postmodern/emergent AND holiness/Wesleyan, on the one below about styles of worship.

You scored as Mystical Communion Model. Your model of the church is Mystical Communion, which includes both People of God and Body of Christ. The church is essentially people in union with Christ and the Father through the Holy Spirit. Both lay people and clergy are drawn together in a family of faith. This model can exalt the church beyond what is appropriate, but can be supplemented with other models. Herald Model 84% Mystical Communion Model 84% Sacrament model 67% Servant Model 45% Institutional Model 17% What is your model of the church? [Dulles] created with QuizFarm.com

Philosophy of life

This was a longish one, where some of the questions were quite tricky to answer accurately. The person creating the quiz seemed to think that if someone were a Christian (or indeed religious in any form) then they'd see their religion as controlling them - which I don't. I believe God made us thinking, feeling beings, and that our relationship with him is more important than any kind of rules.

Which means that 'divine command' (which, I take it, means having a 'religious' philosophy of life) comes second in my list, and existentialism first. Hmmmm. I suppose that goes along with my results below that, after Christianity, my beliefs are most like those of Buddhists or Pagans.

You scored as Existentialism. Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life. 'Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.' 'It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.' --Jean-Paul Sartre 'It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.' --Blaise Pascal More info at Arocoun's Wikipedia User Page... Existentialism 80% Divine Command 75% Hedonism 55% Utilitarianism 55% Justice (Fairness) 25% Kantianism 20% Strong Egoism 15% Apathy 15% Nihilism 0% What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03) created with QuizFarm.com

Type of Christianity

This is one of my favourite of the QuizFarm questionnaires. I did it a few weeks ago when it was floating around the blog world, and just found it again on Helen's blog. I did it again, and came up with the same answers (though perhaps the percentages vary a little).

I think the questions are extremely well formulated, and - at least for me - the answer is spot on. Anyone who's a Christian (and if you're not sure, do the quiz about which religion suits you, just a few posts below this one) would probably benefit from this, which distinguishes several forms of the faith. I am definitely not a fundamentalists, but neither am I a liberal Christian. I don't know a huge amount about the Emergent/Postmodern church, and realise it's probably going in all directions some of which may be a bit worrying. Nevertheless, this (at its best) is the style which most appeals to me.

(NB for anyone having trouble fitting the reply on their blog, I found it best to reduce the table size from 600 to 400 in the HTML, and to remove the picture altogether.)

You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this. Emergent/Postmodern 86% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 79% Neo orthodox 75% Charismatic/Pentecostal 64% Roman Catholic 64% Classical Liberal 64% Reformed Evangelical 46% Modern Liberal 39% Fundamentalist 36% What's your theological worldview? created with QuizFarm.com

Which Religion?

I think QuizFarm has some of the most thought-provoking and interesting quizzes about. Although it also has some which look extremely crude. But in those I've tried - many of them about some religious topic or other -the questions have been carefully thought through, and the answers make a lot of sense. Here's a basic one asking which religion someone most closely associates with. I'm relieved to find that my answers tie in best with Christianity, and intrigued to see that the next two are Buddhism and Paganism. This is what it said:

You scored as Christianity. Your views are most similar to those of Christianity. Do more research on Christianity and possibly consider being baptized and accepting Jesus, if you aren't already Christian. Christianity is the second of the Abrahamic faiths; it follows Judaism and is followed by Islam. It differs in its belief of Jesus, as not a prophet nor historical figure, but as God in human form. The Holy Trinity is the concept that God takes three forms: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost (sometimes called Holy Spirit). Jesus taught the idea of instead of seeking revenge, one should love his or her neighbors and enemies. Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross to save humankind and forgive people's sins. Christianity 88% Buddhism 63% Paganism 46% Islam 42% Judaism 42% Hinduism 25% agnosticism 21% Satanism 17% atheism 4% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com