"God Is Love" Trivia Quiz

Answer: keep God's word

"But whoever keeps his word, truly has the love of God been made perfect in him." (1 John 2:5)

Scripture tells of the need for grace to keep God's word. Once a person receives this gift of grace, then God's love dwells within them.

Question by star_gazer

Answer: The love of the Father is not in him

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."-1 John 2:15-17.

It is important to remember the difference between loving creation, which was made holy by God, and loving the world, which was corrupted by man's sinfulness.

In Mark 16, Jesus tells his followers to go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. However, the passage above says that if one loves the world then God's love isn't with him. In Romans 10, we read that one can't preach what he hasn't learned. Many Christians believe that one can't truly know God's love until one has experienced it. Therefore the one who loves the world can't preach God's love because he hasn't really experienced it to truly understand it.

Question by J-Zilch (Jimmy)

Answer: children of God.

The correct answer is "children of God." The remaining sentences in the verse goes on to state: "And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." The theme "children of God" is part of different modern hymns performed in various churches.

Question by Cowrofl

Answer: "continues in the light."

"The man who continues in the light is the one who loves his brother; there is nothing in him to cause a fall. But the man who hates his brother is in darkness. He walks in shadows, not knowing where he is going, since the dark has blinded his eyes." (1 John 2:10-11)

Here is a great use of the analogy of light.

Also, in John's gospel, Jesus tells us that he is the light of the world (John 8:12); and, Christ exclaims "I am the way, the truth, and the light." (John 14:6)

Question by star_gazer

Answer: A resounding gong

"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal."-1 Corinthians 13:1

It goes on to say that even if someone has the gift of prophecy or has faith enough to move mountains, but doesn't have love, they are nothing.

Question by J-Zilch

Answer: By realizing that he sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for their sin

"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." - 1 John 4:10

Christianity teaches that, because God loved humanity, he allowed his Son (Jesus Christ) to take the punishment deserved for human sin and thus removed any obstacle that would keep his love away from his people.

Question by wordwalker

Answer: God first loved people

"We love him (God) because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19

John seems to be stressing that people came to know God's love because he first loved them. This follows with the Biblical message that people are always dependent on God's great mercy.

Question by wordwalker

Answer: Casts out all fear

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." - 1 John 4:18

While being perfect in our love may accomplish all of the above answers, in this passage, John seems to be teaching that, as we mature in love, all fear of God's judgement is removed.

Question by wordwalker

Answer: God is love

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us." (1 John 4:11-12)

This corresponds directly to Luke 10:27 (KJV): "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."

Essentially, love is presented as a Christian calling.

Question by star_gazer

Answer: "because we love the brethren"

The end of this verse puts it quite plainly. I will quote the verse here, and for emphasis, I will capitalize the last sentence of the verse...

"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER ABIDETH IN DEATH."

Yep...sounds pretty plain-spoken to me.

Question by logcrawler