Multiple Choice
In 1 John, what is said about the one who claims to walk in the light but hates his brother?
A) They are still immature
B) They are still in darkness
C) They have not fully understood grace
D) They are disciplined by God
Answer: B — 1 John 2:9 (NKJV: “He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.”)
1 John says we should not be surprised if the world hates us.
True — 1 John 3:13 (NKJV: “Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.”)
"Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called ______ of God!"
A) servants
B) children
C) friends
D) saints
Answer: B — 1 John 3:1
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”
A) Ephesians 3:14
B) 1 John 5:14
C) 1 John 4:13
D) Ephesians 2:18
B — 1 John 5:14
True or False: According to 1 John, the world and its desires are passing away, but he who does the will of God abides forever.
True — 1 John 2:17
According to 1 John, how can we distinguish the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error?
A) By the miracles they perform
B) By their obedience to the law
C) By whether they confess Jesus Christ came in the flesh
D) By their love for the church
Answer: C — 1 John 4:2–3 (NKJV: “By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God”)
1 John says that anyone born of God cannot sin and never does.
False — 1 John 3:9 (NKJV: “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him...”) But this refers to habitual sin, not absolute sinlessness.
"No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and ______ is perfected in us."
A) righteousness
B) Spirit
C) love
D) truth
Answer: C — 1 John 4:12
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
A) 1 John 4:4
B) Ephesians 3:20
C) 1 John 2:27
D) Ephesians 6:10
Answer: A — 1 John 4:4
1 John states that we know we have passed from death to life because we love the brethren.
True — 1 John 3:14 (NKJV: “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren.”)
According to Ephesians, what grieves the Holy Spirit of God?
A) Idolatry
B) Disobedience
C) Lack of prayer
D) Bitterness, wrath, and evil speaking
D — Ephesians 4:30–31 (“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God... Let all bitterness, wrath, anger... be put away from you”)
Ephesians compares Christ’s love for the church to a husband’s love for his wife.
True — Ephesians 5:25 (NKJV: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church...”)
"That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be ______ with power through His Spirit in the inner man."
A) strengthened
B) healed
C) renewed
D) comforted
Answer: A — Ephesians 3:16
“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him...”
A) 1 John 3:2
B) Ephesians 1:9
C) Ephesians 4:12
D) 1 John 2:28
Answer: A — 1 John 3:2
Find the verse:
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”
1 John 5:3
According to Ephesians 3, God’s intent was that through the church, the manifold wisdom of God would be made known to whom?
A) The rulers and authorities in the heavenly places
B) The apostles and prophets
C) The children of Abraham
D) All nations of the earth
A — Ephesians 3:10 (NKJV: “...to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places”)
Ephesians says that by speaking in tongues, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
False — Ephesians 1:13 (NKJV: “...you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise”) seals us by faith, not by speaking in tongues.
"These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have ______ life..."
A) spiritual
B) eternal
C) abundant
D) holy
Answer: B — 1 John 5:13
“In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.”
A) Ephesians 1:13
B) 1 John 5:14
C) Ephesians 3:12
D) 1 John 2:24
Answer: C — Ephesians 3:12
Find the Verse:
“For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.”
Ephesians 5:30
In Ephesians, what is said to be the mystery hidden for ages but now revealed to the apostles and prophets?
A) The rapture
B) The resurrection of the dead
C) The inclusion of the Gentiles in salvation
D) The future temple
Answer: C — Ephesians 3:5–6 (NKJV: “...the mystery of Christ... that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs...”)
Ephesians teaches that we were chosen in Christ after we believed.
False — Ephesians 1:4 (NKJV: “...He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world”)
"Whoever commits sin also commits ______, and sin is ______."
A) transgression… lawlessness
B) evil… evil
C) rebellion… wickedness
D) disobedience… unrighteousness
Answer: A — 1 John 3:4
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification...”
A) Ephesians 4:29
B) 1 John 2:15
C) Ephesians 5:3
D) 1 John 3:11
Answer: A — Ephesians 4:29
Which of the following is a reason Paul prays in Ephesians for the believers to be enlightened?
A) So they can live sinlessly
B) So they may know the hope of His calling
C) So they might become prophets
D) So they may understand the Law fully
Answer: B — Ephesians 1:18 (“...that you may know what is the hope of His calling...”)