STUDY QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER three
1. In what were the Philippians to rejoice? (vs. 1)
2. Was it because of some fault of theirs that Paul wrote? (vs. 1 )
3. Who is the circumcision, and what does this mean? (vs. 3)
4. What fleshly advantages did Paul have? (vs. 4-6)
5. What did his zeal lead him to do? (vs. 6)
6. For what was he willing to give up all fleshly advantage? (vs. 7)
7. Whence cometh Paul’s righteousness? (vs. 9)
8. To have that righteousness, what must Paul first have, and where does it come from? (vs. 9; Rom. 10:17)
9. Paul suffered the loss of all things so that he might what? (vs. 8, 10)
10. The ultimate goal of Christians is what? (vs. 11)
11. Paul was an apostle – had he achieved the ultimate perfection? (vs.12-14).
12. In order to make progress, what did Paul have to forget? (vs. 13)
13 What did Paul stretch forward to? ( vs. 13-14)
14. What is Paul’s expectation of those who are perfect, or mature? (vs. 15)
15. What does God require of all? ( vs. 16 )
16. Who was the example for the Philippian brethren? (vs. 17)
17. How does Paul describe the enemies of the cross? (vs. 18-19)
18. What does he mean, their god is the belly? They glory in their shame? (vs. 19)
19. For our ______________________ is in ________________; from whence also we look for the _______________________, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall _____________ our vile ___________________, that it may be fashioned like unto his ________________ _____________________, according to the working whereby he is able even to _______________________ all things unto himself. - KJV