{"id":3599,"date":"2013-10-31T09:42:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freedhearts\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2013-10-31T09:42:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T14:42:09","slug":"halloween-trivia-are-you-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freedhearts\/2013\/10\/31\/halloween-trivia-are-you-afraid\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Trivia \u2013 Are You Afraid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"kids\"<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Halloween, a time for scary costumes! But something else is even scarier \u2014 it fills people with fear instead of love and should make us all<\/em> afraid. What is it? Let\u2019s play a <\/i>Halloween trivia game to find out! \ud83d\ude42 See if you know the right answers.<\/p>\n

Here are the players:<\/p>\n

LGBTQ\u2014wants freedom to live their lives, and to be loved and included along the journey; often treated as outcasts<\/p>\n

Christ-followers\u2014their job is to love and include others<\/a>; they are kind and loving and look a lot like Christ, often not<\/i> in power positions<\/p>\n

Religious leaders\u00a0(called Pharisees in the OT)\u2014are supposed to love others but often put themselves in a position to decide who should be loved and included\u2026 and who should not<\/p>\n

Jesus\u2014loves and includes others, always, and told the Christ-followers to love and include others; he makes the rules because IT\u2019S HIS GAME. <\/i><\/p>\n

These are their weapons:<\/p>\n

Love (conquers all)<\/p>\n

Fear (it\u2019s deadly!)<\/p>\n

Life in Christ (see love)<\/p>\n

Religion, aka rules (see fear)<\/p>\n

Okay, here are your trivia questions. I couldn\u2019t help it \u2013 the right answer(s) is in italics. : )<\/p>\n

QUESTION 1: The first Gentile (non-religious) convert<\/a> was<\/p>\n

a.) an ethnic minority<\/p>\n

b.) a gender minority<\/p>\n

c.) a person of color<\/p>\n

d.) ALL OF THE ABOVE<\/i><\/p>\n

QUESTION 2: How did Jesus treat outcasts<\/a>?<\/p>\n

a.) he said, \u201cClean up your behavior to be acceptable,\u201d<\/p>\n

b.) he said, \u201cCome to me ALL who are weary and I\u2019ll give you rest\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

c.) told them to let religious leaders fix them up first so they could come to him<\/p>\n

d.) told religious leaders to leave them the heck alone and don\u2019t hinder them from going to him<\/i><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

QUESTION 3: How did Jesus treat religious leaders<\/a>?<\/p>\n

a.) told them they were doing great keeping all the rules and that would spell cash and prizes when they die<\/p>\n

b.) said, \u201cWould you sort out the good from the bad for me so I don\u2019t have to do it?\u201d<\/p>\n

c.) said, \u201cHow dare you snakes block the way for those who want to come to me? YOU are more fit for hell than those you condemn\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

d.) rescued outcasts from the religious leader\u2019s abuse<\/i><\/p>\n

QUESTION 4: Paul\u2019s letters were meant to<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

a.) become the new law for people to work hard to keep<\/p>\n

b.) become as important as Jesus\u2019 great command to love God and love others<\/p>\n

c.) take up all our energy so we don\u2019t have to actually do that icky work of doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God<\/p>\n

d.) directed to specific people at a specific time to answer specific questions<\/em><\/p>\n

QUESTION 5: Our job is to<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

a.) judge people\u2019s behavior<\/p>\n

b.) convict people of their sin<\/p>\n

c.) love God<\/em><\/p>\n

d.) love others<\/em><\/p>\n

If you knew the right answers, and they reflect the life you are living, enjoy this Halloween knowing that you are on track. Don\u2019t be afraid \u2013 you are in line with the heart of God.\u00a0 : )<\/p>\n

If not\u2026 scary!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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