Quiz: Understanding Islam

Circle one answer per question. The answer key, with the reason for each answer, is on the last page.

  1. What does the word Islam mean?

    1. Obedience
    2. Submission
    3. Peace through prayer
    4. The final prophet

  2. In Islam, Jesus is honoured as what?

    1. A prophet and messenger of God
    2. The Son of God
    3. Only a good teacher
    4. A figure of legend

  3. According to Colossians 2:9, what dwells in Christ bodily?

    1. Fullness of joy
    2. The fullness of the Deity
    3. All wisdom of the ages
    4. The glory of Israel

  4. What does 1 John 2:23 say of whoever denies the Son?

    1. He gains the Father also
    2. He does not have the Father
    3. He keeps his own faith
    4. He is still a brother

  5. In Isaiah 53:6, what has the LORD laid on the suffering servant?

    1. The iniquity of us all
    2. The sins of Israel only
    3. The guilt of Adam
    4. No one's sin at all

  6. What does Paul say of anyone preaching a contrary gospel? (Galatians 1:8)

    1. Let him be under a curse
    2. Forgive and forget him
    3. Debate him for a year
    4. Ask the church council

Answer key

  1. Submission. Islam means submission, to the one God. The name itself states the faith's core act. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
  2. A prophet and messenger of God. Islam honours Jesus highly as prophet, virgin-born and miracle-working, while denying he is the Son of God or that he was crucified. (John 1:14)
  3. The fullness of the Deity. Paul says the fullness of the Deity dwells in Christ bodily. Jesus is not a prophet carrying God's message. He is God in the flesh. (Colossians 2:9)
  4. He does not have the Father. John draws the line with love and without blur: denying the Son means not having the Father. Confessing the Son means having both. (1 John 2:23)
  5. The iniquity of us all. Isaiah says the LORD laid on the suffering servant the iniquity of us all. The cross is where God's justice and mercy meet. (Isaiah 53:6)
  6. Let him be under a curse. Paul guards the gospel itself: a different message, even from an angel, is not a second option. The gospel bridge is built on the true gospel or it is built on nothing. (Galatians 1:8)

Contend Academy · Understanding Islam · Scripture quotations in lesson materials are from the Berean Standard Bible and the King James Version, both public domain.