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March 22, 2009

9:30 a.m. 

Philippians Chapters 1-2

“He Emptied Himself”

 

Answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above".

  

1.       Paul prays that the Philippians be filled with -- :

a.       faith

b.       love

c.       insight

d.       righteousness

 

2.       Paul writes from -- :

          a.       house arrest in Rome

          b.       the Roman praetorium

          c.       a holding cell in Caesarea

          d.       the church at Colossae

 

3.       Paul says that some preach Christ -- :

a.       out of love

b.       out of friendship for Paul

c.       for money

d.       out of envy

 

4.  Paul appears to be contemplating  –:

a.      recanting

b.      buying his way out of prison

c.       making false statements under oath

d.      suicide

 


 

 

5.       The Philippians should make Paul’s “joy complete” by --:

a.       starting a missionary project

b.       writing words of encouragement for all Christians

c.       contributing to the fund for the poor

d.       being like-minded

 

 

6.       (Advanced)  The hymn fragment in Chapter 2, vv 6-9 expounds

which doctrine?:

a.       Docetist

b.       Adoptionist

c.       Kenotic

d.       Arian

 

7.       The Philippians should “work out their salvation” with -- :

a.       love and compassion

b.       strength and encouragement

c.       faith and righteousness

d.       fear and trembling

 

8.       Paul compares himself to -- :

a.       a blood offering

b.       a drink offering

c.       a cereal offering

d.       a property offering

 

9.       Paul mentions Timothy’s father.  He was a -- :

a.       Palestinian Jew

b.       Greek

c.       Scythian

d.       Roman

(Hint:  see Acts 16:1)

 

 

10.     Epaphroditus had been sent to Paul to --:

a.       deliver a letter from Philippi

b.       to deliver money for the collection

c.       to resolve a doctrinal dispute

d.       to look after Paul