Galatians
The reason Galatians was written
Galatian churches were lured away from the gospel by false teachers teaching that non-Jews needed to become Jews
What is one reason 1 and 2 Thessalonians were written
1) The Thessalonian church were experiencing persecution
2) The Thessalonian church needed to learn how to resist the pull of the sexual ethics of their culture
3) The Thessalonian church needed clarification about Jesus’ return
What is Paul's main reason for writing the letter to the church in Colossae?
To combat syncretism
What are the three steps of Personal Bible Study?
Observation, Interpretation, and Application
Genesis 1:26-27 says that God made man ______________?
in his own image
**Double Jeopardy**
Growth or change that comes from the inside-out
organic growth
What does Paul say is God's will for your life
your holiness (sanctification)
What phrase does Paul use to show that Jesus is God
"the fullness of God was pleased to dwell"
What are two key things you are looking for in the observation phase?
Repeated words, conjunctions, connected ideas, commands
What are the three parts of God's covenant with Abraham?
Land, Nation, and Blessing
What does "justified" mean in Galatians 2:15-16
To be made right with God
What instruction does Paul give in 1 Thessalonians for our holiness
Abstain from sexual immorality
What do we call the concept that we are participants in Christ's death, burial, resurrection, and new life?
"union with Christ"
What are the two key questions we want to answer in the interpretation phase?
1) What is the main idea?
2) What does this teach me about...
What does God promise David when he makes a covenant with him?
1) His son will build a house
2) One of his sons will reign on his throne forever
A unique feature about the structure of Galatians
Lacks a "thanksgiving" section
What is eschatology
The study of the end times
What is the term used for letters like Colossians where some think it was not actually written by Paul
**Double Jeopardy**
Contested Letters
Who are the three examples of an "others centered attitude" in Philippians 2?
Jesus, Timothy, and Epaphroditus
What is the third covenant in the OT?
God's covenant with Israel through Moses
What is the barrier between Jews and Gentiles
The works of the law
Paul lays out two results of living holy lives in the midst of persecution-- what is one of them?
1) We are made worthy of God's kingdom
2) Jesus is honored
What is one text outside of Colossians that helps us understand Paul's reference to Jesus as the "firstborn"? (Book and Chapter work)
Psalm 89
Revelation 1
Who are the two women with conflict that Paul writes to the church about in Philippi?
Euodia and Syntyche
What is the day of final judgement and salvation called in the prophets?
The Day of the Lord