Answer: it passes all understanding
Phil. 4:7 - "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." - Peace is described as "perfect" and "like a river" in the book of Isaiah.
From Quiz: Philippians - Part 2
Answer: the name of Jesus
Phil. 2:10,11 - "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth , and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
From Quiz: Philippians - Part 1
Answer: our vile body
Paul states that there are people who are against God and in verse eighteen refers to them as "enemies of the cross," and says in verse nineteen that "their end is destruction." He continues to talk about believers and says that Jesus will change their "vile bodies" to be like "His glorious body."
From Quiz: Well-Known Verses from the Book of Philippians
Answer: Heaven
"For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame - who set their mind on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself" (Philippians 3:18-21).
In Paul's day, as in ours, there were those who took advantage of gullible people by promoting a here-and-now gospel that would supposedly make them healthy, wealthy and wise for the right price. This deeply grieved Paul and he warned the Philippians not to be taken in by them.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Philippians
Answer: 8 days old
It says in Philippians 3:5, "Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee."
It is Jewish tradition that on the eighth day of a child's life is the bris (ceremony in which the circumcision takes place). (See Eliezer Cohen's article "Brit Milah, the bris" on the "Jewish Magazine" website.)
From Quiz: Philippians
Answer: In heaven
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ ..." (Philippians 3 v. 20)
The significance of this statement lies in the fact that, although located in Macedonia, Philippi was a Roman colony. That meant that its people enjoyed all the rights and privileges of Roman citizens. It was, literally, a part of Rome in Greece. Paul makes use of the analogy, not only to confirm that Christians enjoy all the rights and privileges of heaven, but also that, as Christians gather, they are a part of heaven on earth.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Philippians
Answer: think on them
Phil. 4:8 - "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
From Quiz: Philippians - Part 2
Answer: fear and trembling
Phil. 2:12 - "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
From Quiz: Philippians - Part 1
Answer: Christ Jesus
"Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing, he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. And in human form he obediently humbled himself further by dying a criminal's death on a cross. Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Phil. 2:5-11
From Quiz: Paul's Letter to the Philippians
Answer: dogs
"For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh" (Philippians 3:3).
To call someone a dog was reserved for very despicable people. Paul used this term to describe a particular group of Christians who came from a Jewish background, who then would insist that Christians from a Gentile background had to be circumcised too. Paul taught that Christians were Christians by their faith in Christ alone, not by any religious ceremony or ritual.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Philippians
