Which verse declares that the love of God is that we keep his commandments and they are not grievous?

• A. 1 John 5:3
• B. 1 John 3:4
• C. Proverbs 4:7
• D. 1 Corinthians 14:40

Answer: (A)

The test focuses on how love for God is defined and how obedience fits into that love. The verse says that love for God is shown by keeping His commandments, and it emphasizes that those commandments are not grievous—meaning they aren’t a heavy burden but a joyful, doable expression of relationship with God. This frames obedience as natural and desirable for someone who genuinely loves Him, not as a tedious duty.

Understanding the context helps: in this part of John’s letters, true faith is evidenced by living in accordance with God’s will. When you keep the commandments, you’re demonstrating that love in action, and the idea that the commandments aren’t grievous reinforces that obedience is freedom, not oppression.

The other verses address related but different ideas—one defines sin as transgression of the law, another talks about wisdom, and another about doing things in an orderly way—so they don’t articulate love for God specifically as keeping His commandments.