Bible Quiz: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

1) When asked which of the commandments was most important, Jesus replied, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. The second most important is similar: 'Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets stem from these two laws and are fulfilled if you obey them." (Matthew 22:37-40, from The Living Bible)

"Love your neighbor as yourself" was a quote from Leviticus. Who was considered a "neighbor" in the Old Testament Law?

A person who lives nearby

A person of one's own nationality

A friend

Everyone in the world

2) An expert on the Jewish law wanted to justify his unloving attitude toward some people, so he asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" In reply, Jesus told His Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). A Jewish man had been beaten by robbers and left beside the road to die. Who passed by but did not stop to help the injured man?

A priest and an elder of the temple

A Levite and an elder of the temple

A priest and a Levite

A priest, a Levite and an elder of the temple

3) Finally, a Samaritan man passed by, took pity on the poor man who had been robbed and beaten, bandaged his wounds, put him on his own donkey, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. Why is it significant that the man was a Samaritan?

Samaritans were known for their generosity.

The Jews and Samaritans were enemies.

Samaritans were known for being hard-hearted.

The Jews and Samaritans were allies against the Romans.

4) Which is the primary lesson of the Parable of the Good Samaritan?

Be prepared for the second coming of Christ.

Extend your love to all Christians.

Money is the root of all evil.

Extend your love to everyone in the world.

5) Jesus' Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is told in Matthew 18:23-35. A servant owes his king such a huge amount of money that it is impossible to ever repay it. However, the king has pity on the servant and forgives his debt. The servant, however, does not forgive the smaller debt of a fellow servant.

Who does the king represent in the parable?

King Herod

King David

God

The Pharisees

6) What is the lesson of the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant?

Money is the root of all evil.

In return for forgiveness of our sins, we must also forgive those who sin against us.

The wages of sin is death.

You cannot serve both God and money.

7) Jesus' Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is told in Luke 16:19-31. A poor man, Lazarus, sits at a rich man's gate to beg for food, but no one gives him anything. The rich man and Lazarus both die. Lazarus goes to heaven, while the rich man ends up in hell. Which is NOT a lesson of this parable?

Indifference to the suffering of the poor is a sin.

Always pray and don't give up.

We must have faith without requiring signs or miracles.

Repentance is futile after death.

8) The story of the Sheep and the Goats in Matthew 25:31-46 is technically not a parable, but it has a number of parable-like elements. It gives a vision of the final judgment when the righteous and the wicked are separated "as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats." The wicked are then sent away to eternal punishment while the righteous are given eternal life. What group of people do the sheep represent?

The Pharisees

Those people who are hard-hearted

Those people who are loving and generous

Christians

9) What group of people do the goats represent?

The Pharisees

Those people who are hard-hearted

Those people who are loving and generous

Christians

10) What is the lesson of the Sheep and the Goats?

The self-righteous will not enter the kingdom of God.

God will protect us like a shepherd protects his flock.

We will be judged by how we have loved our fellow men and women of the world.

Like sheep and goats are separated by a shepherd, Christians should not associate with non-Christians.