1 John 4 Quiz — God Is Love — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What are we told to do with the spirits?
- A. Try the spirits whether they are of God ✓
- B. Receive every spirit
- C. Ignore all spirits
- D. Fear all spirits
Answer: Try the spirits whether they are of God
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)
Q2.How is the Spirit of God known?
- A. Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God ✓
- B. By signs and wonders only
- C. By tongues
- D. By visions
Answer: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God. (1 John 4:2)
Q3.Greater is he that is in you than who?
- A. He that is in the world ✓
- B. All the prophets
- C. All the kings
- D. The host of heaven
Answer: He that is in the world
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)
Q4.Who is born of God and knows God?
- A. Every one that loveth ✓
- B. Every one that prophesieth
- C. Every one that fasteth
- D. Every one that teacheth
Answer: Every one that loveth
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (1 John 4:7)
Q5.What is God?
- A. Love ✓
- B. Wrath only
- C. Distant
- D. Silent
Answer: Love
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (1 John 4:8)
Q6.How was the love of God manifested toward us?
- A. God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him ✓
- B. He spoke from heaven
- C. He gave us laws
- D. He sent prophets
Answer: God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9)
Q7.What is the propitiation for our sins?
- A. He sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins ✓
- B. Our prayers
- C. Our works
- D. Our fastings
Answer: He sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:10)
Q8.What casts out fear?
- A. Perfect love casteth out fear ✓
- B. Knowledge
- C. Time
- D. Discipline
Answer: Perfect love casteth out fear
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18)
Q9.Why do we love him?
- A. Because he first loved us ✓
- B. Because he is mighty
- C. Because he is just
- D. Because we must
Answer: Because he first loved us
We love him, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19)
Q10.What is the commandment from him?
- A. He who loveth God love his brother also ✓
- B. Fast often
- C. Give much
- D. Speak softly
Answer: He who loveth God love his brother also
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. (1 John 4:21)