Murder and Anger

1. Why does Nicodemus come at night?

Correct answer: b. He feared being seen and may have been spiritually uncertain (John 3:2)

2. What does it mean to be “born again” or “born from above”?

Correct answer: c. To experience spiritual rebirth through God’s work (John 3:3)

3. Why does Nicodemus misunderstand Jesus so completely?

Correct answer: b. He interprets Jesus’ words only in a physical sense (John 3:4)

4. What does “born of water and Spirit” most likely point toward?

Correct answer: a. Spiritual cleansing and renewal by God (John 3:5)

5. Why does Jesus compare the Spirit to the wind?

Correct answer: c. Because the Spirit’s work is invisible yet powerful and sovereign (John 3:8-9)

6. Why is Nicodemus held accountable as “the teacher of Israel”?

Correct answer: a. He should have recognized these truths from the Hebrew Scriptures (John 3:10)

7. What is the significance of the serpent in the wilderness?

Correct answer: b. It symbolized healing through faith and pointed to Jesus’ crucifixion (John 3:14-15, Numbers 21:4-9)

8. What does John 3:16 teach about salvation?

Correct answer: c. God offers eternal life to those who believe in His Son (John 3:16)

9. What does it mean that people “loved darkness rather than light”?

Correct answer: b. People rejected truth because they preferred sinful behavior (John 3:19)

10. Does this passage teach universal love or selective salvation?

Correct answer: a. God loves the world, but people must respond to the light by faith (John 3:21)