FBI Semester 4 New Testament

What is the subtitle of the book of 1 Corinthians?

"Correcting the Problems of the Local Church"

What are the subtitles of the book of 2 Corinthians?

"The Heart of the Apostle Paul"
"A defense of Paul's Apostolic Authority"

What is the subtitle of the book of 1 Corinthians?

"Correcting the Problems of the Local Church"

What are the subtitles of the book of 2 Corinthians?

"The Heart of the Apostle Paul"
"A defense of Paul's Apostolic Authority"

What is the subtitle of the book of Ephesians?

"Our riches in Christ"

What is the subtitle of the book of Colossians?

"Christ as the Preeminent Head of the Church"

What is the subtitle of the book of Philemon?

"A Letter from a Prisoner to a Master about a Slave"

What is the subtitle of the book of Philippians?

"The Epistle of Joy"

Be familiar with the 3 types of people.

Natural (lost), Carnal (saved and living in flesh no differently from the lost), & Spiritual (saved & walking in the Spirit)

True/false: To the first generation of Christians, the Church and the Rapture were mysteries.

true

True/false: 1 Corinthians 13:8 indicates that revelatory & sign gifts would cease with the coming of that which is perfect and Brother John's view is that which is perfect is the Bible.

true

Who was the author of 1 Corinthians?

Paul

On which missionary journey did Paul found the Corinthian church?

His 2nd missionary journey

What is the key word of the book of 1 Corinthians?

Correction of Carnal Living.

What is the key chapter of the book of 1 Corinthians?

Chapter 13 - the Love Chapter

What is the theme of the book of 1 Corinthians?

Correcting the problems of the Local Church.

What were the 7 areas of confusion in the Corinthian church?

Confusion concerning Marriage, Freedom in Christ, the Roles of Men and Women, The Lord's Supper, the Gift of the Spirit, the Resurrection, and Giving.

Name some facts about Corinth.

The church of Corinth was a carnal church in a worldly city.
Corinth was the commercial center of Greece. It had a population of 700,000 (500,000 of which were slaves).
It was the idolatrous sin and pleasure capital of the ancient world. The pagan temple of Aphrodite with its 1,000 priestesses/prostitutes was the center of Corinthian life.
The term "to Corinthianize" meant to commit fornication. "Corinthian girl" was synonymous with a prostitute.
The people in the Corinthian church were saved from their old life. Many of them were former fornicators, idol worshippers, adulterers, homosexuals, thieves, drunkards, etc. The Corinthians were saved out of the world, but they had not yet gotten the world out of themselves.

What was the occasion of writing the book of 1 Corinthians?

While Paul was in Ephesus on his 3rd Missionary Journey, he received reports of division and also a series of questions from the Corinthian church. He wrote 1 Corinthians in response to the division and to answer the questions they had. It was also written to correct the problems, misunderstandings, and flaws of a local church.

True/false: 1 Corinthians is often considered to most important of Paul's epistles.

false; it is considered the 2nd most important epistle

True/false: 1 Corinthians is the longest of Paul's letters.

true

Who was Sosthenes?

He was Paul's recording secretary. Before he was saved he took over as the new ruler of the Synagogue. He helped incite an insurrection against Paul and had Paul drug before the Roman Deputy. When the Deputy dismissed the case, the angry mob turned their wrath on Sosthenes and beat him up. God used these events to turn Sosthenes toward salvation!

What did the house of Chloe do?

They send a report to Paul about what was going on in the Corinthian church.

Who was Apollos?

He pastored the Corinthian church and was a thrilling speaker and a great pulpiteer.

Who was Peter/Cephas?

He was one of the original 12 apostles and a plain spoken preacher with messages full of practical applications for real life.

Who was Paul?

He was the founder of the Corinthian church who had a deep teaching ministry.

True/false: The Corinthian church possessed all the spiritual gifts.

true, however, their great manifestation of spiritual gifts did nothing to guarantee the spirituality of this church.

Be familiar with 1 Corinthians 1:17 and how it refutes Baptismal regeneration.

This passage clearly refutes the idea that Baptism is necessary for salvation. Paul clearly states that baptism is distinct and separate from and therefore not part of the Gospel. In 1 Corinthians 15:1,3-4, God's Word describes exactly what is included in the Gospel and baptism is not included. If baptism were necessary for salvation and since Paul was sent by Christ to win the lost, why was Paul not sent by Christ to baptize? Also if baptism saves and Paul did not baptize the Corinthians, how can he be said to have begotten them through the Gospel?

What is the meaning of Spirit Fullness?

To be filled with the Spirit is to be consciously and constantly surrendered to and dependent upon the Holy Spirit to live for and serve Christ.

Be familiar with the Carnality Test.

Is your life filled with: envying, strife, and division? The Carnal life is one of anger, arguing, cliques, divisions, offenses, fights, jealousy, and conflict.
A root problem in carnality is a focus on Man instead of God. If you will cause division in the church of God over dislike of or offense by a man; If you will stop attending the worship of God over an offense of man; If you will stop doing the work of God over dislike of man, you are carnal.
To be carnal is simply to be naturally controlled by the flesh instead of being supernaturally controlled by the Spirit.

Be familiar with the steps and purpose of Church discipline.

Each of the steps of church discipline have the same purpose: the restoration of a brother. The steps are: Attempt to Restore by telling the person his fault alone, then by taking 2 or 3 witnesses, then by telling the church, then by separating from him.

Be familiar with how 1 Cor. 5:6 and 6:15-20 teach Eternal Security.

If the sinning church member does not repent, he is: Delivered to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, "That the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus." Unrepentant sin may even lead to the death of a believer, but not to the loss of his salvation!

True/false: Any habit which controls us or to which we become addicted is therefore wrong on that basis alone.

True, we are to be controlled only by the Spirit not by our desires or habits.

Concerning Questionable things, be familiar with the Principle.

In deciding all questionable issues, we are to be guided by love.

Concerning Questionable things, what is the 1st question out of the 3 questions that should be asked.

1. Does the Bible address this issue in precept? Is there a clear command in Scripture that forbids this? Is this issue only questionable because of our ignorance of what the Bible teaches concerning this? A good example of this is abortion. It is hotly debated today even among Christians. However, it is repeatedly forbidden by explicit command of Scripture. The Bible is clear that life begins at conception and forbids murder and child sacrifice.

Concerning Questionable things, what is the 2nd question out of the 3 questions that should be asked.

2. Does the Bible address this issue in principle? A good example is gambling. There is no clear command in Scripture that declares, "Thou shalt not gamble." However, there are a multitude of commands and warnings that address gambling in principle. The heart of gambling is covetousness, the love of money, greed, a desire to get rich quick, the desire for money that you have not earned etc. all of which are forbidden in Scripture.

Concerning Questionable things, what is the 3rd question out of the 3 questions that should be asked.

3. Have I been forbidden to do this activity by my parents or another God-ordained authority? There may be activities which are not forbidden by God, but in which we should not participate in order to obey God's commands to obey our parents, the law, our Pastor, or husband.

Concerning Questionable things, What chapter of the Bible should be used to discern what to do?

1 Corinthians 8 addresses issues that are not wrong on the basis of Scripture but which have acquired a questionable reputation in the minds of some, because of culture or association.

True/false: According to 1 Cor. 10:13, We are to be watching for God's way of escape from temptation.

True; Temptation is common and equal to all. It is bearable and escapable to all.

Know the distinction between Memorial ordinances and Sacraments.

We celebrate memorials because we have already freely received the grace of salvation, in remembrance of what Christ has done for us.
People partake of Sacraments in an attempt to earn the grace of salvation.

Be familiar with the Meditation of the Lord's Supper.

We are to remember how Jesus suffered and died for our sins on the Cross.
We are to examine our self for sin before we partake.
We are to watch for Christ's return.

Be familiar with the 2-fold penalty for wrongly partaking in the Lord's Supper.

Physical sickness and physical death

What is the definition of a Spiritual gift?

a supernatural ability given by Christ through the Holy Spirit to the believer at the moment of his salvation

Be familiar with the background of false spiritual gifts.

The temple of Aphrodite at Corinth had 1,000 ritual priestesses/prostitutes. The two key rituals practiced by the Corinthians mystery religions were ecstasy and enthusiasm.
In Ecstasy, the worshipper experienced an exhilarating feeling of closeness, union, and oneness with their god and a practice called "glossei" or speaking in false tongues, an ecstatic babel which they felt was a heavenly prayer language, the language of the gods, above mere human speech.
Enthusiasm included mantric formulas (the repetition of a word, phrase, or song) which worked adherents into a hypnotic trancelike state where they experiences supposed visitations from their false deity or demon, including revelatory and prophetic visions and dreams.
The Corinthians were now bringing them into the church and mistaking them for the work of the Holy Spirit.

What was Paul's message to the Corinthians about spiritual gifts?

Paul's message was that the simple fact that a person has had an experience, that they experienced visions, dreams, revelations, spoke in tongues, or felt euphoria, peace, joy, exhilaration, and an emotional closeness to God does not automatically guarantee that the experience was from God, even if the person is a Christian. Scripture, not experience is the test of truth.

Be familiar with the Unity & Diversity of the Gifts.

The Holy Spirit gives every believer spiritual gift(s). The reason God gives Spiritual Gifts is for the corporate profit of edification of the Church as the Body of Christ and thereby to glorify God. The Holy Spirit gives different gift to different believers. Therefore there is no gift that all believers should seek and no Christian will receive all the spiritual gifts. The Holy Spirit, not the believer, determines which gifts will be given to each Christian.
Each believer must use our gift or our entire Church will suffer. No believer should envy the gifts of others for every one has a vital role in the church. No believer should think their gift is the least or most important. We are to use our gift in love to edify others, not edify or exalt ourselves. We are not to all seek a single more prominent gift. We are not to serve the Lord and others only in the area of our gift, but should rather have a caring concern for others.

Be familiar with the Classification of gifts.

Certain gifts were given to convey new revelation and divine information in order to complete the New Testament.
Certain gifts were given to be miraculous sign gifts to confirm the Revelatory gifts and reveal the identity of the early church as the true spokesman of God and authors of Scripture.
Certain gifts were given as Service gifts.

Be familiar with the gift of Healing.

Healing was the supernatural enablement to heal anyone of any ailment, illness, or injury at will (including death), in response to a word or touch, with or without faith on the part of the one being healed. The gift of healing was temporary, but the miracle of healing in answer to prayer was not. God's method for healing today is prayer. This teaching in no way denies God's power to heal today. It simply means that you don't have to go through a faith healer for healing.

Be familiar with the 2 views on Tongues.

View One: the Heavenly Prayer Language view. This view sees Tongues as ecstatic, angelic, heavenly utterances, rather than human languages.
View Two: the Unlearned Human Languages view. (Brother John holds this view) This view teaches that Bible Tongue were the supernatural ability to suddenly be able to speak the message of God in a human language of which the speaker had no prior understanding.

What was the primary purpose of Tongues?

The primary purpose of Tongues was to be a sign of judgment upon unbelieving Israel (which the judgment took place in AD 70)

What are the Guidelines for Tongues?

All gifts are to be used to edify others; pagan counterfeit tongues were used to edify self. No more than 2 or at the most 3 are to speak in tongues in a service; pagan counterfeit tongues were spoken by the entire congregation at once. No two people are to speak in tongues or prophecy at the same time. No one is to speak in tongues without an interpreter. Gifts are to be judged and examined by Scripture, not accepted without discernment. Gift are to be under control (the pagan's goal was to lose control and cause chaos). Gifts are not to cause confusion or chaos in the church services. Woman are not to speak in the church (in tongues, prophecy, teaching or preaching). Those claiming to be spiritual must test their gifts by Scripture and submit themselves to these limits.

Who was the author of the book of 2 Corinthians?

Paul

What was the occasion of writing 2 Corinthians?

Since Paul's first letter, the Corinthians church had been swayed by false teachers who stirred the people against Paul… He sent Titus to Corinth to deal with these difficulties, and upon his return, rejoiced to hear of the Corinthians' change of heart. Paul wrote this letter to express his thanksgiving for the repentant majority and to appeal to the rebellious minority to accept his authority.

2 Corinthians contains the most exhaustive teaching on ___ to God in the entire Word of God.

giving

What is the key word/phrase of the book of 2 Corinthians?

vindication of Paul's Apostleship

What was the theme of the book of 2 Corinthians?

A Defense of Paul's Apostolic Ministry and Authority

When was 2 Corinthians written?

Paul wrote 2 Corinthians from Philippi during his 3rd missionary journey near the end of AD 56.

Be familiar with the Importance of 2 Corinthians.

2 Corinthians is the most personal of all Paul's epistles, revealing the heart of Paul and the heart of the ministry as in no other book.
Had false teachers at Corinth and elsewhere been able to convince believers to reject the authority of Paul or the other Apostles, this would have been tantamount to a rejection of Scripture. Paul wrote the majority of the books of the New Testament and lent his Apostolic Authority to the writings of his Missionary Partner Luke. Apostolic Authority wrote or oversaw the writing of the rest of the New Testament.
Had the uniqueness of Apostolic Authority fallen, there would have been no basis for the Early Church to accept the authority of the New Testament.
While miracles were not restricted solely to the Apostles, any denial of the special and unique miracle working power of the Apostles is an indirect attack on their unique authority to write Scripture and thus an attack on the authority of the new Testament.

Know what Satan's devices refers to in 2 Cor. 2:11

Satan's primary devices he uses to get an advantage of us are unforgiveness or bitterness and division.

Be familiar with the Blessings of Giving.

Giving produces greater blessings from God so that we in turn can give even more. It produces Eternal Rewards. It produces Spiritual Growth and a closer walk with Christ.

Be familiar with the Principles of Giving.

Giving is initiated by God Himself; is to come from our joy in Christ; abounds most out of need, not abundance; is to be generous, sacrificial, voluntary; is to be sought as an opportunity; is to be proceeded by giving one's self to God; is part of Spiritual Growth; proves the sincerity of our love; benefits the giver; is the responsibility of all believers; is investing with God; is to be purposefully planned; is to be joyful; and is the be focused on how much more Christ gave us than we can ever give Him.

Who was the author of the book of Ephesians?

Paul

When did Paul return to Ephesus?

He returned there on his 2nd missionary journey and stayed there for 3 years. His preaching caused a massive riot by the followers of the goddess Diana.

Who else wrote to the church at Ephesus?

The Apostle John also wrote to the church making this the only New Testament Church to receive inspired letters from 2 Apostles. (By the time of John's letter, Ephesus had dealt with the false teachers, but were facing an even greater danger, losing their first love).

What was the content of Ephesians?

Ephesians was written to Reveal our Riches In Christ and in His Church.

What is the key word of the book of Ephesians?

church

What is the theme of the book of Ephesians?

Our position in Christ and in His Church.

Who had the task of delivering Paul's letter to the Ephesians?

Tychicus

What has the book of Ephesians been titled?

Because of its explanation of our Riches in Christ, it has also been entitled the Believer's Bank, the Christian's Checkbook, and the Treasure House of the Bible.

Be familiar with the Comparison of Ephesians.

Ephesians may be compared with Colossians. Ephesians shows us the Church as the body of Christ, and Colossians shows us Christ as the head of the Church.
Ephesians has also been called the Joshua of the New Testament. In both books, God's People move in to possess their Promised and Purchased Blessings.

Know the definition of the mystery in Ephesians 3.

A biblical mystery is a truth which was previously unrevealed and unknown in the Old Testament. The

What was the mystery in Ephesians 3?

The Mystery of our Union in Christ (the joining of Jews and Gentiles together in one body, the Church)

Know what it means to be filled with the Spirit.

To be filled with the Spirit is to be Constantly, Consciously surrendered to and dependent upon the Holy Spirit to live the Christian life.

What are the 3 signs of Spirit fullness?

Singing, a Thankful heart, and a Submissive heart

Who is the author of the book of Colossians?

Paul

Write some facts about Colosse.

Colosse was a small city located in the Lychus Valley 90 miles east of Ephesus in Asia-Minor (Modern Turkey). It was on a major trade route at the mid-point between the ancient East and West which made it the merging point between Eastern and Western thought and philosophy with a predominant emphasis on pluralism, tolerance, open mindedness, and an ecumenical concept of combining the best parts of all religions. The cities of Laodicea and Hierapolis were also located in this valley. The Church at Colosse was probably founded by Epaphrus, who also evangelized Laodicea and Hierapolis. He was converted under Paul and returned to his hometown area to evangelize. Colossians was also to be sent to the city of Laodicea in the same valley. The Church of Colosse may have met in the home of Philemon.

What was the occasion of writing the book of Colossians?

The Church at Colosse was infected with an early form of Judaistic-Gnosticism. Salvation could only be obtained by a secret mystical deeper spiritual knowledge. They taught a form of spiritual perfection and therefore divided believers into tow categories, the spiritual haves and the spiritual have nots. Matter itself was seen as inherently evil. Only in the spirit realm could purity exist. They solved the problem of how a good God could have created an evil world by saying that God did not Himself create the physical universe. They believed that God had created an angel who created an angel etc. The last of these emanations from God, called the Dimerge, was far enough removed from the holiness of God to be able to create this evil world. They believed that Jesus was one of these angelic emanations from God and that He was therefore not fully God. The Jehovah's Witnesses today likewise hold to the error that Jesus was a mere created angel who assisted in creation. Because they believed that the material body of Jesus was inherently evil, Gnostics separated between the man Jesus and the Christ spirit. They believed that the Christ spirit came on Jesus at His baptism and left just before His death on the Cross. They also believed that God communicated knowledge to the truly spiritual elite on a higher spiritual or mystical level, directly in their hearts, as opposed to through rational understanding of the Scripture. They believed spirituality comes from the outside in, through asceticism and legalistic observance of commandments. Obedience to outer commands is the result of spirituality, not the cause. They taught that believers are still under the law of the Old Testament.

Who traveled over 1,000 miles to seek Paul's help for the Colossians? What beliefs did Paul attack? Who brought the letter back to the Colossians?

Epaphras traveled to seek Paul's help. Archippus probably took over as interim pastor while Epaphras was gone. Paul attacked their Ritualism (great emphasis was placed on adherence to sacred days, season, rituals, circumcision, dietary and Sabbath observations from the Jewish law), Asceticism (self denial), and their Mysticism (claims of visions and revelations, and the worship of angels). Tychicus, Onesimus, and perhaps Epaphras returned with the letter to the Colossian Church. (Epaphras may have remained in Rome.)

What is the key word of the book of Colossians?

Christ

What was the Importance of the book of Colossians?

Colossians is considered the most Christ-centered of all of the Epistles.

What is the theme of the book of Colossians?

The Preeminence of Christ

What is the comparison of Colossians?

Colossians was the twin sister and sequel to Ephesians. Ephesians shows us the Church as the Body of Christ while Colossians shows us Christ as the Head of the Church. The two books are so very similar that fully 78 of the 95 verses in Colossians are nearly identical to verses in Ephesians. Colossians was the partner of Philemon. These books were not only written and sent by Paul at the same time, but they were also sent to the same city and the same church. The Colossian Church met in Philemon's home.

What is the classification of the book of Colossians?

Colossians is one of Paul's 4 Prison Epistles. The others are Ephesians, Philippians, and Philemon.

Who was the author of Philemon?

Paul

What was the occasion of writing the book of Philemon?

Onesimus, a slave, had runaway from Philemon, his master, having robbed him in the process. This escaped save fled to Rome where he approached the Apostle Paul in prison and was gloriously saved and set free from slavery to sin.

What was the content of the book of Philemon?

Upon hearing Onesimus' testimony, Paul determines to send him to Philemon in order to make restitution. The book of Philemon was to prepare the way for this extremely tense reunion, Paul pens this beautiful letter to Philemon, requesting that Philemon receive Onesimus back as a brother in Christ. This epistle is a masterpiece of Christian tact and ethics.

What was the key word of the book of Philemon?

Intercession

What was the theme of Philemon?

Paul's Plea for Forgiveness and Restoration

What was the comparison of the book of Philemon?

The Epistle to Philemon was the Partner of Colossians. These letters were written and sent by Paul at the same time and were sent to the same Church in the same house. They were carried by Tychicus, Epaphras, and Onesimus.

What is the Importance of the book of Philemon?

This Book is responsible for the Abolition of Slavery!

What is the Classification of the book of Philemon?

Philemon is one of Paul's 4 Prison Epistles. The others are Ephesians, Colossians, and Philippians. Philemon is also one of Paul's 4 Personal Epistles. The others are 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. In fact, Philemon is one of the most personal books of the entire Bible.

Who was the Recipient of the book of Philemon?

Philemon

Who was the author of the book of Philippians?

Paul

Who were the recipients of the book of Philippians?

This Epistle is addressed to the Church at Philippi, a Roman colony in the province of Macedonia. The Church was founded as a result of "the Macedonian Call" which Paul received at Troas during his Second Missionary Journey. Philippi was the first city in Europe to hear the Gospel.

What 3 Key Conversions took place at Philippi?

Lydia who was converted from Judaism. The Demoniac Girl who was converted from demonism. The Philippian jailor who was converted from Romanism.

What was the occasion of writing of the book of Philippians?

Upon hearing of Paul's imprisonment in Rome, the Philippian church sent Paul a love offering (their 4th) by the hand of Epaphroditus, possibly their Pastor. Paul addressed: the Rivalries and personal ambition that were creating divisions in the Church at Philippi; the Judaizers (those who add to grace and claim that good works are necessary for salvation) were infecting the Church; Antinomians (those who twist grace and claim that good works are unnecessary and unimportant for the saved) were also exerting their influence.

What was the content of the book of Philippians?

Philippians is an Epistle of joy and peace written from a prison. It mentions joy and rejoicing more than any other Biblical book. Philippians also addresses the centrality of Christ in every aspect of the believer's life.

What was the Comparison of the book of Philippians?

Philippians may be compared with the Old Testament book of Joshua as both describe the victorious Christian Life.

What was the theme of the book of Philippians?

A mind stayed on Christ produces joy above and beyond our circumstances.

What is the Classification of the book of Philippians?

This letter was the last of Paul's four Prison Epistles written by Paul during his first Roman imprisonment. The others were Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon.