PHILIPPIANS

  1. Brief Description of the Founding. (See Acts 16.)
  2. Gain and Joy.
  3. Omit.
  4. A personal letter of gratitude, testimony and exhortation.
    1. "To die * * *"
    2. "Work out * * *"
    3. "Rejoice in * * *"
  9. (Complete the phrases and locate.)
    1. 1:6. A promise.
    2. 2:5. An exhortation.
    3. 3:14. A personal testimony.
  10. Record and Commit these three verses:
    1. 2. Paul's Double Picture of Christ.
    2. 3. Paul's Marvelous Personal Testimony.
  11. The Immeasurable Worth of Christ.
  12. Questions:
    1. Underline the word "gain" and state number of times found in the book.
    2. Underline the words "joy" and "rejoice" and state number of times each is found in the book.
    3. How many times does the personal pronoun "I" occur in Chapter 1?
    4. In Chapter 2 what two men's names are mentioned and what facts regarding them?
    5. In Chapter 3 what three things was Paul determined to know?
    6. In Chapter 3 what four words or phrases are taken from the race?
    7. In Chapter 4 what three things did Paul say he had learned?

II TIMOTHY

Read the book three times, slowly, thoughtfully, prayerfully. Enter as far as possible into the surroundings and feelings connected with this last letter of the martyr Paul—this personal letter to this loved son in the faith. Then write your impressions and ideas regarding its contents, using three hundred words.

THE GENERAL EPISTLES

  1. The Authors—A Brief Biography of Each:
  2. See Bible Dictionary.
  3. To Whom Addressed.
  4. See the beginning of each letter. The following is an example:
  5. James: "To the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion."
  6. Place and Date of Writing:
  7. See Bible Dictionary. The following is an example:
  8. James. Jerusalem. About 62 A.D.
  9. General Purpose of Contents:
  10. See Bible Dictionary. The following is an example:
  11. James. A book of practical morals. Also to comfort the scattered and persecuted Jewish Christians.