Philippians — Group study guide
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4 chapters · 59 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
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Philippians 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Philippians 1 (KJV)
1. What did Paul do every time he remembered the Philippians?
Philippians 1:3
- A. He thanked God
- B. He wrote them a letter
- C. He fasted three days
- D. He wept for them
Correct answer: A. He thanked God
He thanked God.
Philippians 1:3
2. Of what was Paul confident?
Philippians 1:6
- A. That the Philippians would send him money
- B. That he would soon be released from prison
- C. That he which had begun a good work in them would perform it
- D. That he would go to Spain
Correct answer: C. That he which had begun a good work in them would perform it
That he who began the work in them will perform it.
Philippians 1:6
3. Where was Paul when he wrote to the Philippians?
Philippians 1:7
- A. In the temple at Jerusalem
- B. In Lydia's house
- C. In prison
- D. On a ship to Rome
Correct answer: C. In prison
Prison.
Philippians 1:7
4. Paul called God to witness of what?
Philippians 1:8
- A. That he was innocent
- B. That he had preached in Asia
- C. That he owed them nothing
- D. That he loved them all
Correct answer: D. That he loved them all
That he loved them all.
Philippians 1:8
5. What did Paul pray for?
Philippians 1:9
- A. That God would soon free him from prison
- B. That their love would abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment
- C. That the Philippians would be rich
- D. That Rome would be converted
Correct answer: B. That their love would abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment
That their love would abound more in knowledge and in all judgment.
Philippians 1:9
6. Why was it important that they approve things that are excellent?
Philippians 1:10
- A. So that they would not be persecuted
- B. That they might be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ
- C. So that Paul could glory
- D. So that they would be honoured in the city
Correct answer: B. That they might be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ
That they may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
Philippians 1:10
7. The things that happened to Paul helped toward what?
Philippians 1:12
- A. The unity of the Jews
- B. His immediate release
- C. The furtherance of the gospel
- D. The fall of Rome
Correct answer: C. The furtherance of the gospel
For the furtherance of the gospel.
Philippians 1:12
8. What became manifest in all the palace?
Philippians 1:13
- A. The wealth of the Philippians
- B. That Paul's bonds were in Christ
- C. The sickness of Epaphroditus
- D. The letter of the apostles
Correct answer: B. That Paul's bonds were in Christ
Paul's imprisonment.
Philippians 1:13
9. Because Paul was in bonds, what did the brethren grow confident to do?
Philippians 1:14
- A. Flee the city
- B. Stop meeting together
- C. Fight the guards
- D. Speak the word much more without fear
Correct answer: D. Speak the word much more without fear
To speak the word much more without fear.
Philippians 1:14
10. Some preached Christ of good will, but why did others?
Philippians 1:15
- A. Of envy and strife
- B. Out of fear of Paul
- C. Out of love for the Gentiles
- D. To obey Rome
Correct answer: A. Of envy and strife
Of envy and strife.
Philippians 1:15
11. What would prayer and the supply of the Spirit bring about for Paul?
Philippians 1:19
- A. His sickness
- B. His death
- C. His trip to Spain
- D. His salvation (deliverance)
Correct answer: D. His salvation (deliverance)
His deliverance.
Philippians 1:19
12. What was Paul's earnest expectation and hope?
Philippians 1:20
- A. That he would be rich
- B. That in nothing he would be ashamed
- C. That he would return to Tarsus
- D. That Caesar would set him free
Correct answer: B. That in nothing he would be ashamed
That in nothing he would be ashamed.
Philippians 1:20
13. What did Paul consider dying to be?
Philippians 1:21
- A. Defeat
- B. Gain
- C. Loss
- D. Punishment
Correct answer: B. Gain
Gain.
Philippians 1:21
14. Between living and dying, which did Paul consider better?
Philippians 1:23
- A. Living
- B. Dying, to be with Christ
Correct answer: B. Dying, to be with Christ
Dying.
Philippians 1:23
15. How should we conduct ourselves?
Philippians 1:27
- A. According to the customs of the Jews
- B. Like Roman citizens
- C. However seems best to us
- D. As it becometh the gospel of Christ
Correct answer: D. As it becometh the gospel of Christ
As it becometh the gospel of Christ.
Philippians 1:27
Notes
Philippians 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Philippians 2 (KJV)
1. How did Paul want his joy fulfilled?
Philippians 2:2
- A. By receiving offerings
- B. By getting out of prison
- C. By their being likeminded, of one accord
- D. By seeing Rome converted
Correct answer: C. By their being likeminded, of one accord
By the Philippians being likeminded.
Philippians 2:2
2. Let nothing be done through strife or through what?
Philippians 2:3
- A. Love
- B. Obedience
- C. Vainglory
- D. Necessity
Correct answer: C. Vainglory
Vainglory.
Philippians 2:3
3. How should we esteem others?
Philippians 2:3
- A. As strangers
- B. As inferior
- C. Better than ourselves
- D. As enemies
Correct answer: C. Better than ourselves
Better than oneself.
Philippians 2:3
4. What was the mind that was in Christ Jesus?
Philippians 2:6-8
- A. He thought it not robbery to be equal with God, and took upon him the form of a servant
- B. He wanted to reign in Jerusalem
- C. He sought to be served by all
- D. He kept away from sinners
Correct answer: A. He thought it not robbery to be equal with God, and took upon him the form of a servant
He thought it not robbery to be equal with God. He took the form of a servant.
Philippians 2:6-8
5. Unto what point did Jesus become obedient?
Philippians 2:8
- A. Until he was thirty years old
- B. Unto death, even the death of the cross
- C. Until his baptism
- D. Until the mount of Olives
Correct answer: B. Unto death, even the death of the cross
Unto the death of the cross.
Philippians 2:8
6. When did Jesus receive a name which is above every name?
Philippians 2:9
- A. When God highly exalted him
- B. When he was baptized
- C. When he was born in Bethlehem
- D. When he entered Jerusalem
Correct answer: A. When God highly exalted him
After being exalted.
Philippians 2:9
7. What shall every tongue confess?
Philippians 2:11
- A. That Paul is an apostle
- B. That Caesar is lord
- C. That the law is holy
- D. That Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
Correct answer: D. That Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
That Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:11
8. How should we work out our salvation?
Philippians 2:12
- A. Without hurry
- B. With fear and trembling
- C. With doubts
- D. With pride
Correct answer: B. With fear and trembling
With fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12
9. What should we do without murmurings and disputings?
Philippians 2:14
- A. Only fasting
- B. Only giving
- C. Only preaching
- D. All things
Correct answer: D. All things
All things.
Philippians 2:14
10. What did the Philippians need to do so that Paul's labour would not be in vain?
Philippians 2:16
- A. Hold forth the word of life
- B. Build a synagogue
- C. Send money to Jerusalem
- D. Be circumcised
Correct answer: A. Hold forth the word of life
Hold forth the word of life.
Philippians 2:16
11. Who would naturally care for the Philippians' state?
Philippians 2:19-20
- A. Timothy
- B. Alexander
- C. Diotrephes
- D. Demas
Correct answer: A. Timothy
Timothy.
Philippians 2:19-20
12. What do those seek who do not seek the things of Christ?
Philippians 2:21
- A. The peace of the church
- B. The glory of God
- C. Their own
- D. The good of the brethren
Correct answer: C. Their own
Their own.
Philippians 2:21
13. Paul wanted to send Timothy, but what was he also confident of?
Philippians 2:24
- A. That he himself would come shortly
- B. That Epaphroditus would die
- C. That he would stay in Rome forever
- D. That Timothy would not go
Correct answer: A. That he himself would come shortly
That he himself would come.
Philippians 2:24
14. Who ministered to Paul's wants?
Philippians 2:25
- A. Timothy
- B. Epaphroditus
- C. Silas
- D. Luke
Correct answer: B. Epaphroditus
Epaphroditus.
Philippians 2:25
15. How sick was Epaphroditus?
Philippians 2:27
- A. For one week
- B. To the point of losing his sight
- C. Nigh unto death
- D. Only in his feet
Correct answer: C. Nigh unto death
Nigh unto death.
Philippians 2:27
16. Why was Epaphroditus exposed to death?
Philippians 2:30
- A. Because of a very long fast
- B. Because of a fight in the palace
- C. For the work of Christ, to supply their lack of service
- D. Because of a shipwreck
Correct answer: C. For the work of Christ, to supply their lack of service
For the work of Christ, to supply what the Philippians lacked.
Philippians 2:30
Notes
Philippians 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Philippians 3 (KJV)
1. Why was it not grievous to Paul to write the same things to them?
Philippians 3:1
- A. Because he forgot what he had written
- B. Because Timothy asked him to
- C. Because he had plenty of paper
- D. Because for them it was safe (profitable)
Correct answer: D. Because for them it was safe (profitable)
Because he knew it was profitable for them.
Philippians 3:1
2. What kind of workers did Paul tell them to beware of?
Philippians 3:2
- A. Temple workers
- B. Foreign workers
- C. Lazy workers
- D. Evil workers
Correct answer: D. Evil workers
Evil workers.
Philippians 3:2
3. What tribe was Paul from?
Philippians 3:5
- A. Ephraim
- B. Levi
- C. Benjamin
- D. Judah
Correct answer: C. Benjamin
The tribe of Benjamin.
Philippians 3:5
4. Why did Paul persecute the church?
Philippians 3:6
- A. Out of personal revenge
- B. By Caesar's order
- C. Out of zeal
- D. For money
Correct answer: C. Out of zeal
Out of his zeal.
Philippians 3:6
5. Why did Paul come to count as loss what was gain to him?
Philippians 3:7
- A. Because he lost his goods in a shipwreck
- B. On Peter's advice
- C. Because of his imprisonment
- D. For Christ
Correct answer: D. For Christ
For Christ.
Philippians 3:7
6. In what righteousness did Paul want to be found?
Philippians 3:9
- A. The righteousness which is of God by faith
- B. The righteousness of Rome
- C. The righteousness of the Pharisees
- D. The righteousness of the law
Correct answer: A. The righteousness which is of God by faith
That which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.
Philippians 3:9
7. What did Paul want to apprehend?
Philippians 3:12
- A. The wisdom of the Greeks
- B. That for which also he was apprehended of Christ Jesus
- C. The riches of this world
- D. The throne of Israel
Correct answer: B. That for which also he was apprehended of Christ Jesus
That for which also he was apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12
8. What does Paul say he had to leave in order to reach what is before?
Philippians 3:13
- A. His family
- B. Forgetting those things which are behind
- C. His Roman citizenship
- D. His letters
Correct answer: B. Forgetting those things which are behind
Those things which are behind.
Philippians 3:13
9. What mark did Paul want to reach?
Philippians 3:14
- A. A laurel crown
- B. To be chief of the apostles
- C. The prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus
- D. To become a citizen of Philippi
Correct answer: C. The prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus
The prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
10. What did Paul tell even weeping?
Philippians 3:18
- A. That Epaphroditus had died
- B. That he was sick
- C. That they were going to kill him
- D. That many are the enemies of the cross of Christ
Correct answer: D. That many are the enemies of the cross of Christ
The fact that many are the enemies of the cross of Christ.
Philippians 3:18
11. Where is the saints' citizenship (conversation)?
Philippians 3:20
- A. In heaven
- B. In Jerusalem
- C. In Rome
- D. In Philippi
Correct answer: A. In heaven
In heaven.
Philippians 3:20
12. Into what shall our vile body be changed?
Philippians 3:21
- A. Like unto Christ's glorious body
- B. Into a formless spirit
- C. Into dust forever
- D. Into an angel
Correct answer: A. Like unto Christ's glorious body
Into the likeness of the glory of Jesus' body.
Philippians 3:21
Notes
Philippians 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Philippians 4 (KJV)
1. To whom did Paul say "my crown"?
Philippians 4:1
- A. To the Galatians
- B. To the Philippians
- C. To the Corinthians
- D. To the Romans
Correct answer: B. To the Philippians
To the Philippians.
Philippians 4:1
2. Whom did Paul ask to be of the same mind?
Philippians 4:2
- A. Priscilla and Aquila
- B. Lydia and Phebe
- C. Lois and Eunice
- D. Euodias and Syntyche
Correct answer: D. Euodias and Syntyche
Euodias and Syntyche.
Philippians 4:2
3. In what book did Paul say Clement was?
Philippians 4:3
- A. In the book of the law
- B. In the book of life
- C. In the book of the chronicles
- D. In the book of the kings
Correct answer: B. In the book of life
In the book of life.
Philippians 4:3
4. When should we rejoice in the Lord?
Philippians 4:4
- A. Once a year
- B. When all goes well
- C. Only on feast days
- D. Alway
Correct answer: D. Alway
Always.
Philippians 4:4
5. About what things should we be careful (anxious)?
Philippians 4:6
- A. For nothing
- B. About our enemies
- C. About tomorrow
- D. About food and clothing
Correct answer: A. For nothing
For nothing.
Philippians 4:6
6. What passeth all understanding?
Philippians 4:7
- A. The peace of God
- B. The law of Moses
- C. The wisdom of Solomon
- D. Greek philosophy
Correct answer: A. The peace of God
The peace of God.
Philippians 4:7
7. Whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure and lovely: of what are they worthy?
Philippians 4:8
- A. Of forgetting
- B. Of praise
- C. Of punishment
- D. Of suspicion
Correct answer: B. Of praise
Of praise.
Philippians 4:8
8. At what did Paul rejoice greatly?
Philippians 4:10
- A. That Epaphroditus died in peace
- B. That Caesar was converted
- C. That he got out of prison
- D. That at last their care of him had flourished again
Correct answer: D. That at last their care of him had flourished again
That at last their care of him had flourished again.
Philippians 4:10
9. In what did Paul learn to be content?
Philippians 4:11
- A. Only among the Jews
- B. In whatsoever state he was
- C. Only in abundance
- D. Only when he was free
Correct answer: B. In whatsoever state he was
In whatsoever state he was.
Philippians 4:11
10. Can an apostle suffer need?
Philippians 4:12
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Philippians 4:12
11. Paul said he can do all things through Christ; what does Christ do for him?
Philippians 4:13
- A. Makes him rich
- B. Makes him famous
- C. Frees him from prison
- D. Strengthens him
Correct answer: D. Strengthens him
To be strengthened.
Philippians 4:13
12. How many churches communicated with Paul in giving when he departed from Macedonia?
Philippians 4:15
- A. None
- B. The seven churches of Asia
- C. Only the Philippians
- D. All the churches of Macedonia
Correct answer: C. Only the Philippians
Only the Philippians.
Philippians 4:15
13. What was the benefit to the Philippians of helping Paul financially?
Philippians 4:17
- A. That they would be appointed elders
- B. That Paul would visit them first
- C. That they would pay no tribute
- D. Fruit that may abound to their account
Correct answer: D. Fruit that may abound to their account
It was fruit that may abound to their account.
Philippians 4:17
14. What is an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God?
Philippians 4:18
- A. The burnt offerings at Jerusalem
- B. The incense of the temple
- C. The fasts of the Pharisees
- D. The gifts they sent to Paul
Correct answer: D. The gifts they sent to Paul
The gifts they sent to Paul.
Philippians 4:18
15. According to what does God supply our need?
Philippians 4:19
- A. According to our offerings
- B. According to the law
- C. According to our works
- D. According to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus
Correct answer: D. According to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus
His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
16. Were there saints in Caesar's household?
Philippians 4:22
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Philippians 4:22