The Love for God Scale

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Part 1: The Love for God Scale  

Instructions: For each question, please click on the response that most accurately describes you. If no response describes you perfectly, please select the one that comes closest to describing you. If more than one response describes you, please select the one that describes you the best. You will receive the most accurate results if you think carefully about each question and respond to it honestly.

1. On average, how often do you communicate with God?

Several times each day
About once or twice a day
Less than once a day

2. Which statement comes closest to describing you?
Faith issues are personal, so I don’t reveal to people what I believe or ask them about what they believe
I am willing to let others know about my faith, but usually only if they ask
I look for opportunities to let others know about my faith

3. When I have the option to look at or watch something that, from a Biblical perspective, I probably should not look at…
I often look at it anyway
Sometimes I look at it anyway and other times I resist the temptation to look
I always or almost always resist the temptation to look because I want to please God instead

4. How often is prayer a deep and meaningful experience for you?
Often or always
Occasionally
Rarely or never

5. Which statement comes closest to describing you?
It is not important to me whether others know what is in the gospel
I try to share the gospel with others by how I live, but not by telling people about Jesus
I try to share the gospel with others by how I live and by telling people about Jesus

6. When I have thoughts that the Bible would consider to be sinful (for example, hatred, arrogance, envy, or sexually impure thoughts)…

I almost always clear those thoughts from my mind immediately
Sometimes I clear those thoughts from my mind immediately, but other times I continue to think about them
I rarely or never make a special effort to clear those thoughts from my mind

7. In my leisure time…
I am seldom or never mindful of God’s presence
I am sometimes mindful of God’s presence
I feel like God is my constant companion

8. In the past year, have you invited any non-Christians to consider becoming Christian?
Yes
No, but I intend to do this in the future
No, and I do not intend to do this in the future

9. Which statement comes closest to describing you?
I am careful to remember that my money really belongs to God
Sometimes I remember that my money really belongs to God
I do not think of my money as belonging to God

10. When I wake up…
God is often one of the first things that comes to my mind
I usually spend several minutes praising God
My mind is not usually focused on God

11. To the best of your recollection, within the last year, how many people have confronted you or persecuted you in some way because of your Christian beliefs?
Zero
At least one or two people
Several people

12. Think about the people (other than those in your family) who have hurt you, insulted you, or harmed you in some other way. How have you typically responded to these people?
I have usually treated these people the same way they treated me
I have usually avoided or ignored these people
I have usually forgiven these people

13. Other than at church, how often do you read the Bible?
Seldom or never
Once in a while
I read the Bible regularly

14. To the best of your recollection, within the last year, how many people have indicated that they admire you because of your Christian faith?
Zero
At least one or two people
Several people

15. Which statement comes closest to describing you?
I do God's will, even when I don't feel like doing it
I try to do God’s will
“God’s will” is not something I think about very often

16. To “worship” God is to set aside time so you can be with Him, thank Him, and honor Him in other ways of your own choosing. About how often do you worship God, either privately or with others?
I worship God several times each week
I worship God during church services, but seldom outside of those services
I rarely or never worship God, either in or out of church

17. How often has your faith adversely affected any of your relationships with friends, co-workers, family members, or others?
It has never adversely affected any of my relationships
It has adversely affected very few of my relationships
It has adversely affected more than a few of my relationships

18. Which statement comes closest to describing you?
I have surrendered my life to God
I am trying to surrender my life to God
I have not surrendered my life to God and I am not trying to do so

Part 2: Demographic Items

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19. Please tell us whether you have ever completed the Love for God Scale before (you may complete it as many times as you'd like) : Yes      No

20. Your gender
 Male      Female
21. Your race
Black     White     Asian    
Hispanic Other
22. Your age on your most recent birthday
23. Do you have a high school degree? Yes      No
24. Years of college you completed
25. What is your marital status?
26. For how many years of your life have you been (or were you) married? If you've never been married, please enter zero.
27. How many children do you have?
28. In a word or two, what is your current occupation (e.g., teacher, manager, student, housewife)?
29. The number of years you have been a Christian
30. Your Denomination

     
if you selected "other", please specify

31. Country

32. Your state, if you live in the United States
33. In your job, how many employees report to you?

34. If you are completing this survey as part of a group assessment (e.g., for a church, a school, a company, etc.), please write the name of that group here