Philippians, Chapter 1 Bible Study

Bible study topics in Philippians, Chapter 1 cover love, knowledge, prison and courage in hardship. The questions are designed for personal or group inductive style Bible study and discussion.

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Philippians 1:1-18:

1. Who are people in your life you can pray for with joy? Why?

2. How does verse 6 affect how you see yourself? Others?

3. Consider your feelings about vs 9-11, in light of the following questions:

    a. How does love increase through knowledge and insight?
    b. How does this result in discernment and purity?
    c. How does it all combine to fill us with the fruit of righteousness?

4. What if you were in Paul's position, falsely accused, arrested, taken to a distant city and put in prison...would you respond in a way that advances the Gospel of Christ? Explain!

5. If someone you respected had that happen to them, would you be encouraged to "speak the word of God more courageously?" How/why do you feel things are different between then and now?

6. What do you feel it means to preach Christ out of envy and rivalry?

7. Give some examples you've seen of people preaching Christ out of selfish ambition.

8. Paul rejoices that Christ is preached, whether by false motives or true. Do you feel he's saying people can be led to Christ through false preachers? why/why not?