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1 S GEXAM TUDY UIDE
Fill in the blanks or complete the sentence:
Preface:
1.“The Book of Philippians teaches that the reader who desires to know theMindof Christ
must first know…”What the mind of Christ is.
2.Jesus’ title or personal name occurs 51___ times within these 104___ verses!
3.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 the mind of Christ!
Introduction:
1.The Mind of Christ is a(n)... three fold mindset.
2.God displays it [i.e. 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.
3.People are not living out the mind of Christ because…many people are possibly making
their pursuit of the mind of Christ much more difficult than it really is.
4.“Misconceptions about the Mind of Christ” include... Only the "spiritually elite" are able
to live out the mind of Christ and The mind of Christ is a general, ambiguous cliche that
cannot be specifically defined and thus hard to apply and explain
5.When Paul penned the words in Philippians 2:5 (“Let this mind be in you which was also
in Christ Jesus”) henever intended them to be applied in aspecificsense. Henever
intended these words to be…applied in a general sense.
6.God does not play spiritual “_hide and seek_” with His instruction about the Mind of
Christ.
7.It would be unachievable and impossible if it were left to a mere man to teach you…
how to live out the mind of Christ.
Chapter 1:
1.The mind of Christ is knowing…
2.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 “attitude” or “thinking.”
3.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 [mind], you
would find it only twenty-three times. What is even more interesting is that _ten__ of
those occurrences are found in this little four-chapter Book of Philippians!
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4.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.
5.Circumstances can _never_ change a heart. Circumstances can put great or little pressure
on the decision maker, but they only provide the environment in which a change of heart
takes place.
6.The three phases (actions) that comprise the “Unity Checklist” are… having same love,
being of one accord, and being of one mind.
7.Unity of Affection is another way of saying that you have…have a deep commitment to
love one another no matter the personality or physical differences.
8.It brings honor and glory to God when we love one another—Unity of Affection—
because…because we are reflecting the very Mind and example of Christ.
9."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
_commitment to the purpose or reason _that we are involved in church work or a
Christian ministry."
10.Unity of Purpose focuses on…Christ-centered, God-willed work
11.The Bible is mandating “Unity of Purpose,” not “_"Uniformity in Personality."
Chapter Two
1.“Selfish ambition_” implies that one is doing something for the sole purpose of
promoting himself and not the glory of God.
2.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 of their motives than they really are!
3.Remember, God’s Word is likened to “_light____.” And if you saturate yourself with the
Word of God, you are going to be able to discern anything that is not_____.
4.“Conceit_ is a word that means “empty accolades and opinions” of man.”
5.God will sustain you with His encouragement that is neither empty nor fleeting by
informing you of eternal results!
6.If [conceit and selfish ambition] are resident in you, there is no way you should believe…
there is no way you should believe that you are living according to biblical humility
and you are subsequently unable to live out the mind of Christ.
7.If you desire to live out the attitude of humility, it will help whenever you interact with a
person, you do so believing that…that he or she is better than you!
8.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 that we feel this way!
9.The Enemy of Humility is _pride____.
10.It is notweaknessto acknowledge the daily safeguards that you must implement in order
to protect you from your flesh…it is wisdom!
11.Pride is a weapon that enjoys…destroying people's lives.
12.Part of putting humility into practice is to... Always ask the "ME" question
13.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.
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14.Remember, it is not the _words____ that make a response reflect the attitude of humility;
it is always the heart_ behind the _words____.
Chapter Three
1.You can say the very same words and bring attention to_______rather than bring
attention to_______.
2.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.
3.Our concern should notonly be expressed in_general____terms but
in_specific____terms and withspecific, purposeful intent.
4.Selflessness, therefore, has a _quota__ that can_never__be fulfilled!
5.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.
6.Anything and everything that matters to a person should…matter to you!
7.In some circumstances you may want to inquire of your friend’s situation. But remember
that selflessness bears a responsibility to_support_ your friend in spiritual change and
not to only_fulfill_ yourdesire to help.
8.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 _Unity. Humility, and Selflessness.
9. If you want to bring honor and Glory to God, the best way you can do it is to…is to live
out the three-fold attitudes that comprise the mind of Christ!
Chapter 4
1. Any theological teaching that is able to be abstracted from Philippians 2:6–8 is…a mere
by-product to the main point of these verses!
2.The Apostle Paul penned Philippians 2:6-8 in order to provide…for us an example of
someone who both lived out the mind of Christ and inspired us to follow His example!
3.According to this verse [Phil. 2:6], Jesus was_God_100% God in the flesh the entire
time He was physically on this earth.
4.There is never an experience so dire, turbulent, cataclysmic, supernatural, or colossal that
yourchurchcan ever experience that it can’t handle, if… you follow God's way of
maintaining fellowship and unity!
5.There is no reason why church congregations cannot brave any storm, as long as…all the
people involved are living out the mind of Christ.
6.Three ways in which Jesus stripped Himself of His Majestic Glory and humbled Himself
are…servant, human birth, veiled His glory.
7.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!
8.If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, I want to encourage you not to ever utter the word
“_cross___” without thinking of this beautiful verse [Phil.2:8].
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Chapter 5
1.We must have abiblical balance_when it comes to offering praise to man and praise to
God.
2.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_.
3.We compromise the Biblical balance that is presented in scripture if we find ourselves…
praising man and attributing to him a level of greatness that rivals the greatness of God
rather than ushering due praise to the God who gave that man the abilities he has.
4.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!
5.The point is that true, God-honoring praise…praise requires so much more than words!
6.True, God-honoring praise requires a heart that first has acknowledged
its_sinfulness_and_need_for Jesus alone to cleanse it from unrighteousness.
7.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!
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Appendix
1.The problem with searching for the specific teaching of the Mind of Christ in verses six
through eight is…that Paul never intended believers to look for the teaching on the mind
of Christ in Philippians 2:6-8.
2.Which verses comprise the “Rationale?” Verse 1
3.Which verses comprise the “Three-fold Mindset—Prescribed (Prescriptive)?” 2-4
4.Which verses comprise the “Transition?” 5
5.Which verses comprise the “Three-fold Mindset—Described (Descriptive)?” 6-8
6.Which verses comprise the “Result/Reward?” 9-10
7.If the believer desires to live out the Mind of Christ, he must…inculcate all three attitudes
listed in verses 2-4!
8.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.
9.There are_five____major sections of Philippians 2:1–11.
