BIBL 104 Quiz 7

Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus are collectively known as the Pastoral Epistles.

The church in Rome probably consisted of at least five household churches rather than one large church.

According to Paul in 2 Timothy, since God is perfect and all knowing, when He breathed inspiration on the Scriptures, they were perfect.

In Romans Paul shows that the whole world is under sin and therefore guilty before God.

Paul's epistle to the Romans is not Paul's most extensive theological writing. That claim belongs to Galatians - Paul's epistle to the church in Galatia.

_____________ emphasizes the coming judgment on the enemies of Christ and focuses on Satan, the Antichrist, and the world.

The task that Paul gives Titus is to appoint elders and reprove the rebellious.

In First Corinthians, the Corinthian believers boasted in their tolerance. Instead they should have dealt with this sin problem.

In _______________, Paul cites an early Christian hymn in order to explain the preeminence of Christ.

While the Corinthian church had many problems they never questioned Paul's apostolic authority.

__________ is a short and extremely practical book that is focused primarily on church ministry and, secondarily, on Christian discipleship.

__________ was Philemon's runaway slave from Colossae who encountered Paul in Rome.

In Philemon, Paul tells Philemon to receive back his runaway slave "on the basis of love." Paul is suggesting Philemon not only forgive his crimes but also give Onesimus his freedom.

Paul's letters to the Corinthians deal with the challenges of Christians living in a hostile culture.

In Colossians, Paul explains that true biblical wisdom was based on Old Testament truth, but now it is even more "fully known" through Christ's Apostles.

In First Corinthians, Paul encouraged these believers to examine their attitudes before partaking in this ordinance of the church.

In Galatians, Paul uses ___________ as an example of one justified by faith.

Paul sees believers as having three chief duties. One of these duties is towards the

According to Paul in Romans, justification was provided by Christ's substitutionary death on the cross as a satisfaction for man's sin for all who come to Christ in faith.

According to the textbook, Paul asserts in 1 Thessalonians that because of the promise of the rapture, believers will not suffer the wrath of the Day of the Lord.

In Ephesians, Paul uses the figure of a temple to describe the church as a spiritual building in which all the different elements are welded together into a collective unity.

The Galatian Christians were being influenced by Judaizers who would have Gentile believers circumcised and live by the law.

In First Corinthians, Paul asserted that the Corinthians were operating as immature, baby Christians, still using the wisdom of the world and this resulted in divisions among them.

According to the textbook, Paul's pastoral letters emphasize the importance of

Paul argues in Galatians that the law requires perfect obedience, and since no one is perfect, all are condemned by the law. Only faith in Christ's finished work can save anyone.

Paul tells the Philippians that they should live in unity, humility, and selflessness. He then gives himself as the example for believers to follow when he claims, "follow me as I follow Christ."

In Romans Paul shows that all are accountable and no one can be justified by his own good works, with or without the law.

In First Corinthians, Paul contrasted the permanence of love to the temporary nature of

In Ephesians, Paul asserts that, while believers are the church and the bride, Christ is the Bridegroom.

One of Paul's principal achievement was that he was the main leader in extending the church into Asia Minor and Greece, becoming known as the premier apostle to the Gentiles.

In the letter of ___________, Paul emphasized that believers can experience true joy by living out the mind of Christ within the body of Christ.

The problems addressed in First Corinthians arose when various groups sided with different leaders who best represented their view of Christianity.

According to the textbook, to keep him from exalting himself, God gave him a thorn in the flesh.

According to Paul in Galatians, the law cannot give life, but it does have the purpose of revealing our sinful character before God.

Which of the following is not a piece of the Christian's spiritual armor

According to Paul in Galatians, the law locked imprisoned us, but provided no remedy. Only faith in Christ can atone for sin and free us from the law's condemnation.

According to the textbook, ___________ is the most personal of all Paul's letters as he reveals his own heart for this church and his ministry in general.

In order to "not carry out the desire of the flesh," Paul urges the Galatians to

The book of Colossians can be divided into two section. The first section is a section of doctrine and the second section is a section on

Paul and Epaphras visited Colossae and founded the church in Colossae after ministering in Ephesus.

According to the textbook, Paul reminds the Thessalonians that their fellow believers who have died will all be resurrected and translated (glorified) together, to be with Christ forever.

According to Paul in Romans, justification by faith makes all equal before God and gives the law its rightful place of condemning sin.

In the first section of Romans Paul shows that _____________ are under condemnation.

_____________, a wealthy businessman who lived in Colossae, owned slaves, and the church met in his house.

In 1 Timothy Paul identified two acts of heresy: forbidding marriage and abstinence from food.

Paul uses the phrase "in Christ" 170 times in his writings to refer to church-age believers to whom the mystery of the God's grace was already revealed.

In order to "not carry out the desire of the flesh," Paul urges the Galatians to