Philippians - EXAM

According to Gutierrez (Preface), "It follows logically that the Book of Philippians teaches that the reader who desires to know the Mind of Christ must first know..."

The person of Christ

According to Gutierrez (Preface), "Jesus' title or personal name occurs ... times within these ... verses!"

51, 104

T/F (According to Gutierrez - Preface), "Only after you acknowledge that Jesus Christ is indeed the incarnate God Himself, that He lived a sinless life, that Jesus Christ's death on the cross is the only sacrifice that is able to provide a payment for your sins, and that Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead in bodily form, and repent of your sins and ask Jesus Christ to save you from your sin and to be your Savior - THEN, will you be able to receive the benefit of being able to live out Mind of Christ!"

True

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), "It would be ... ... ... if it were left to a mere man to teach you how to live out the Mind of Christ." Be able to fill in the blanks.

Unachievable and Impossible

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), "The Mind of Christ is not ...".

An incomprehensible mystery

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), "God does not play spiritual "..." with His instruction about the Mind of Christ."

Hide and seek

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), "God displays it [ie. His instruction about the Mind of Christ] openly and clearly within the Book of Philippians so that..."

His children can be uniquely at one with Him.

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), "Why aren't more people living their lives according to the Mind of Christ?"

- Some have never realized the benefits that come in knowing the

mind of Christ

- People listen to well-intentioned yet uniformed preaching on the subject

- They make the pursuit of the mind of Christ much harder than it actually is

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), The two "Misconceptions about the Mind of Christ."

- Only the "spiritually elite" are able to live out the Mind of Christ

- The Mind of Christ is a general, ambiguous cliche that cannot be specifically defined and thus hard to apply and explain

According to Gutierrez (Introduction), "The problem is that when Paul penned the words in Philippians 2:5 ("Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus") he ... intended them to be applied in a ... sense. He ... intended these words to be a ... for ... possible counseling situation and for ... decision in a believer's life. Paul had a much more ... in mind when he penned these words!"

Never, general, never, blanket statement, every, specific application.

According to Gutierrez (Appendix), "In Figure 1, I provided the text of Philippians 2:1-11. In addition, I inserted spaces between some of the verses and labeled each section according to its content. This will assist us in identifying the ... major sections of Philippians 2:1-11."

Five

According to Gutierrez (Appendix), "So, what is the problem with searching for the specific teaching of the Mind of Christ in verses six through eight? The problem is ..."

That Paul never intended believers to look for the teaching on the mind of Christ in Phil. 2:6-8.

According to Gutierrez (Appendix - Figure 1 - Chart of Philippians 2:1-11), Know which verses comprise the "Rationale," "Three-fold Mindset - Prescribed (Prescriptive)," "Transition," "Three-fold Mindset - Described (Descriptive)," and "Result/Reward."

- Rational , v.1

- Three-fold mindset prescribed, v.2-4

- Transition, v.5

- Three-fold mindset described, v.6-8

- Result/Reward, v.9-11

According to Gutierrez (Appendix), "So, if we want to claim that we are truly paralleling the Mind of Christ in our lives as we function within the Body of Christ, these ... mindsets must be true of us!" .

Three

According to Gutierrez (Appendix), "But even though there are ... mindsets or attitudes listed in the prescriptive portion of this passage, there is one very important qualifier: They are not separate, individual mindsets, rather ... of ... "mind" (v.5)!"

3, three, one

According to Gutierrez (Appendix), "If the believer desires to live out the Mind of Christ, he must..."

Insulate all three attitudes

According to Gutierrez (Appendix), "Regardless if, in your own human thinking, you rationalize that His way will not work out for the best, you need to at the outset purpose in your heart to..."

Obey God no matter how tempted you are to turn away from His teaching.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "Philippians 2:5 says, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." When Paul penned this verse in his own language, he chose an interesting word for "mind." The word mind here means "..." or " ... "

Attitude - thinking

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "In fact, if you were to read all of Paul's letters in the New Testament (Romans - Philemon; thirteen letters total) and count how many times you come across this word, you would find it only twenty-three times. What is even more interesting is that---of those occurrences are found in this little four-chapter Book of Philippians!"

10

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "This is an important point because if you claim to have the Mind of Christ but do not demonstrate a life that reflects this attitude in action..."

You are not to be believed when you say you have the mind of Christ

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "When the Bible instructs you to "Let this mind be in you," it is implying that if you want to have the Mind of Christ you must also..."

Change your thinking

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "Circumstances can ... change a heart. Circumstances can put ... on the decision maker, but they only ... in which a change of heart takes place!"

Never - great or little pressure - provide the environment

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "But we can never blame our circumstances for a lack of ..."

Spirituality

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), The three "Actions" that comprise the "Unity Checklist."

-Unity of affection

-Unity of Spirit

-Unity of purpose

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "'Unity of Affection' is another way of saying that you have a deep commitment to love one another no matter the..."

Personality or physical difference

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "It brings honor and glory to God when we love one another - Unity of Affection - because..."

we are reflecting the ver mind and example of Christ

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "'Unity of Spirit' is another way of saying that you have a deep commitment to love one another to the level of being "..." with one another."

soul-mates

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "Unity of Purpose means that, amid the many diverse personalities and skill sets of the people within our churches and ministries, we need to make sure we maintain ... that we are involved in church work or a Christian ministry."

commitment to the purpose or reason

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "Unity of Purpose and focuses on..."

Christ-centered, God-willed work

According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), "The Bible is mandating "Unity of Purpose," not "---."

Uniformity in personality

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "..." implies that one is doing something for the sole purpose of promoting himself and not the glory of God."

selfish ambition

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "Why do self-promoters eventually reveal themselves to everyone? Because..."

the ones who desire to promote themselves begin to deceive themselves in believing that they are better disguisers if their motives than they really are

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "Remember, God's Word is likened to "..." And if you saturate yourself with the Word of God, you are going to be able to discern anything that is not ..."

light, light

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), ... is a word that means "empty accolades and opinions" of man."

conceit

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "Every believer in Jesus Christ needs to be careful not to get caught up into..."

listening to the praises of man when they minister to their church community, family, and friends.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "God will sustain you with His encouragement that is neither empty nor fleeting. How does He do this? By informing you of ...!"

eternal results

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "If these two sinful attitudes are resident in you, there is no way you should believe that you---living according to Biblical humility and you are subsequently ... to live out the Mind of Christ."

are, unable

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "Therefore, it recommends that, if you desire to live out the attitude of humility, it will help whenever you interact with a person, you do so believing that..."

he or she is better than you

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "So, in order to keep our minds humble and protected from becoming "holier than thou," we should..."

consider our time interacting with others as a privilege and an honor - and we should let them know we fell this way

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "The Enemy of Humility is ..."

pride

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "It is not weakness to acknowledge the daily safeguards that you must implement in order to protect you from your flesh - it is ... !"

wisdom

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "Pride is a weapon that enjoys ... people's lives. Pride ... Pride will ... just as quickly as it clung to you upon your summoning it to be your partner in ministry. Pride will ... your ministry!"

destroying - plays no favorites - turn on you - destroy

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "It is hard to know why the Lord allows some to continue in their pride as they live their lives and even minister as Christian leaders. But be assured of this truth: ..."

there will be a time when God will deal with the sin of pride in every person's life.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "Remember, it is not the ... that make a response reflect the attitude of humility; it is always the ... behind the ..."

words - heart - words

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), "You can say the very same words and bring attention to ... rather than bring attention to ..."

yourself - God

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "Our purpose for inquiring as to what is going on in the lives of our friends and family members is not to pry or to satisfy our curiosity, but to see how we can offer our support, prayers, or simply just a listening ear - for the..."

benefit of the other person

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "In other words, our concern should not only be expressed in ... terms but in ... terms and with ..., ... ..."

general - specific - specific - purposeful intent

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "Selflessness, therefore, has a ... that can ... be fulfilled!"

quota - never

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "Admittedly, you can perform a singular act that resembles selflessness, but you cannot brand yourself as a selfless person unless your life is characterized by a heart attitude that---."

continually exemplifies biblical selflessness

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "In other words, "anything and everything" that matters to a person should..."

matter to you

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "In some circumstances you may want to inquire of your friend's situation. But remember that selflessness bears a responsibility to ... your friend in spiritual change and not to only ... your desire to help."

support - fulfill

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "The Mind of Christ is cultivated when you actively meditate on the teaching of Philippians 2:2-4, confess with your heart any sin, and carefully follow all of the Biblical directives about cultivating ..., ... and ..."

unity - humility - selflessness

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), "If you want to bring honor and Glory to God, the best way you can do it is to..."

live out the three-fold attitudes that comprise the Mind of Christ

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "Yet, it is important to remember this very significant point when studying these three verses: Any theological teaching that is able to be abstracted from Philippians 2:6-8 is a ... to the main point of these verses!"

mere-by-product

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "So, why did the Apostle Paul pen these words? He penned Philippians 2:6-8 in order to provide..."

for us an example of someone who lived out the mind of Christ and inspired us to follow His example.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "Therefore, if the ..., Jesus Christ, abided by this three-fold mindset, it is incumbent upon the members of the Body of Christ to also abide by this three-fold mindset."

head of the church

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "According to this verse, Jesus was ... 100% God in the flesh the entire time He was physically on this earth."

always

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "There is never an experience so dire, turbulent, cataclysmic, supernatural, or colossal that your church can ever experience that it can't handle, if..."

you follow God's way of maintaining fellowship and unity.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "There is no reason why church congregations cannot brave any storm, so long as all..."

the people involved are living out the mind of Christ

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), Know "the three ways in which Jesus stripped Himself of His Majestic Glory and humbled Himself."

- becomes a servant

- experienced a human birth

- veiled His glory

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "I believe that when the Holy Spirit inspired the Word of God, He chose to use the word "cross" more often than any other word to describe Jesus' sacrifice because God wanted us to remember that..."

our precious Lord spared no embarrassment, no guilt, and no shame as he sacrificed His life for the sin of the world

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), "If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, I want to encourage you not to ever utter the word "..." without thinking of this beautiful verse [Phil. 2:8]."

cross

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "We must have a ... when it comes to offering praise to man and praise to God."

biblical balence

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "The amount of praise that you offer to God should be weightier so that, in comparison, it should utterly "tip the scales" in favor of ..."

Jesus Christ

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "But we compromise the Biblical balance that is presented in scripture if we find ourselves praising man and ... rather than ushering due praise to the God Who gave that man the abilities he has."

attributing to him a level of greatness that rivals the greatness of God

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "If, after hearing us preach, teach, or sing, people walk away and talk more about how "great" we are and how "impressed" they are with our skill and talent ... rather than talking about how great our God is..."

something is seriously wrong with the way we are ministering to people.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "The point is that true, God-honoring praise requires..."

so much more than words.

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "True, God-honoring praise requires a heart that first has acknowledged its ... and ... for Jesus alone to cleanse it from unrighteousness."

sinfulness, need

According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), "If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, my prayer for you is that your words would not merely be perfunctory acts of liturgy, but rather..."

be authentic and heartfelt offerings of pure praise to God!