“Bad” Agape: An Exercise

This exercise is a follow up to the essay on Fallen Agape. First, read these verses:

Do not agape the world nor the things in the world. If anyone agapes the world, the agape of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:15-17)

Which categories do the following verses from the New Testament and the Septuagint illustrate?

1) Woe to you Pharisees! For you agape the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places. (Luke 11:43)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

2) “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and agape the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. (Matthew 6:24)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

3) for Demas, having agaped this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; (2 Timothy 4:10a)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

4) forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who agaped the wages of unrighteousness; (2 Peter 2:15)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

5) After this it came about that he agaped a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. (Judges 16:4)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

6) He said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so depressed morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Then Amnon said to him, “I am in agape with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.” (2 Samuel 13:4)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

7) Do not agape sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. (Proverbs 20:13)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

8) O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach? How long will you agape what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah. (Psalm 4:2)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

9) “But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me agapes death.” (Proverbs 8:36)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

10) Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone agapes a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow’s plea come before them. (Isaiah 1:23)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

11) ‘Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not agape perjury; for all these are what I hate,’ declares the LORD.” (Zechariah 8:17)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

12) He who agapes money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who agapes abundance with its income. This too is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above

13) The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who agapes violence His soul hates. (Psalm 11:5)

a)   the lust of the eyes

b)   the lust of the flesh

c)   the boastful pride of life

d)   all of the above

e)   none of the above