Holy Hormones Bible Study: Teaching — If your book isn’t a buzz, it’s not the Bible.
LOVE WORDS TEST
Have you been paying attention?
Introduction
A fair bit of time has been spent on looking at “love” in the Bible. For the sake of completion, there are a few more stray related topics to be covered but the series is near the end of it’s tether.
Because the luv-word has been bandied about a lot over pride month it seems a useful exercise to do a quick test to see how well you can decipher which Greek word is translated as the ubiquitous, hackneyed “love.”
The late American Bible Teacher, Chuck Missler, discouraged using the word, “salvation,” because it has three tenses:-
I am saved — justification.
I am being saved — sanctification.
I will be saved — glorification.
Using the correct word helped clear up the confusion about the answer to the question, “Can Christians lose their Salvation.”
I am trying to develop the reflex of hearing the unspoken correct word when I read the sloppy agoppy, “love.” Perhaps you are also interested — perhaps not.
How this test works
There are 33 verses listed below. Each one contains the word, “love.”
You must decide if the Greek is agapē, agapaō, or phileō in each case.
After you have decided, invoke the link and you will be connected to the answer in Blue Letter Bible.
I hope you don’t cheat.
I hope I got them right. There have been a number of test runs but you know how it goes for mere mortals. Please let me know if you find an error.
You may be in for some surprises.
THE TEST
1.
Luke 11:42 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God.
2.
John 5:41–43 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
I receive not honour from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
3.
Matthew 10:37 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
4.
Revelation 3:9 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie — indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
5.
Revelation 3:19 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
6.
1 John 2:15 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
7.
Matthew 23:6 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
8.
John 12:25 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
9.
Luke 11:43 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
10.
John 5:20 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
11.
Mar 14:44 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
12.
2 Timothy 4:10 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world.
13.
John 3:19 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
14.
John 11:5 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
15.
John 20:2 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
16.
1 Corinthians 16:22 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!
17.
2 Timothy 1:7 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
18.
1 Timothy 1:14 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
19.
Luke 11:43 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues.
20.
1Timothy 2:15 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
21.
1 Timothy 4:12 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
22.
1 Timothy 6:11 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
23.
2 Timothy 1:13 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
24.
2 Timothy 2:22 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
25.
John 12:43 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
26.
2 Timothy 3:10 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance
27.
John 12:25 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
28.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you
29.
John 3:19 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
30.
Ephesians 5:28 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
31.
1 Peter 2:17 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
Honour all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
32.
Luke 6:32 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33.
1 John 4:19 (Decide agapē, agapaō, or phileō then click on the underlined word.)
We love Him because He first loved us.
I love learning about love so there is a post or two yet to come.
The forgoing evidence has not been presented to convince any reader but to allow a personal decision to be made. There is much more to know about this subject. Perhaps you’ll pay another visit, sometime. If you have seen something you like, I encourage plagiarism. So, always check everything I say first, then please re-cycle, re-brand, re-structure, re-issue, re-label, or re-gurgitate in any manner you please. No need to acknowledge me because the Holy Spirit Who holds the Intellectual Rights.
All Glory to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
(We all have a plank in our eye. It’s bigger than we think.)
