PAUL'S TEACHING TO THE CHURCHES
USING COLOSSIANS AS AN OUTLINE
LESSON 2
For the hope that is laid up for you
Ref: (Col. 1:5, 23, 27) (Heb. 6:18-19; 11:1) (Romans 5:1-5,
8:11,19 - 25. 15:4, 8 - 13) (Gal. 5:5)
(I Cor. 9:9-11, 13:13, 15:15-22) (Eph. 1:17-18, 2:12-13) (I Thess.
4:13-18) (Titus 1:2, 2:12-13) (I Peter 3:15)
Choose the best answer
1. Hope is:
a. something we feel
b. what
we have when we want something but are not sure we can get it.
c. something we learn about.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
2. The hope a Christian has is:
a. a
Consolation c. conditional
b. an
anchor.
d. all of the above
3. Hope is:
a. necessary for salvation.
b. a part of the gospel.
c. based on faith.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
4. As Christians we hope for:
a. the salvation that baptism gives us.
b. eternal life.
c. a fulfilled promise made before the world began
d. both a and "c" are correct.
5. The resurrection of Jesus:
a. is parallel to our hope when Christ returns.
b. is not directly related to our hope
c. was the hope of Jesus.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above
6. To have hope we:
a. should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts.
b. should live soberly and righteously.
c. need understanding of God's word .
d. all of the above
e. none of the above, everyone is free to hope.
7. In I Peter 3:15
a. Hope involves meekness and fear.
b. The man we
answer should be approached with meekness and fear.
c. The answer is to be given in meekness and fear.
d. None of the above
8. We have reason to hope because
a. Jesus was resurrected.
b. the Gentiles can
glorify God.
c. of the fulfilled promises to the fathers.
d. all of the above
9. Mark all the true statements below.
a. Faith is evidence, hope is motivation.
b. Neither faith or hope can be seen and still exist.
c. Hope and faith are interchangeable terms.
d.
Hope and faith are emotional considerations.
e. Hope is based an desire, while faith is based on facts.
f. Hope and faith are both based
on fact.
10. In Romans 5:4 character produces hope. In the King
James Version the word is "experience." The word is taken from a Greek word
which suggest approval after testing, a specimen of tried worth, hence a person
of character. Based on Romans 5:1-5, we might say concerning hope that:
a. a decisive person builds hope.
b. a strong willed person, keeps hope.
c. trials and tribulations do not cause discouragement.
d. all of the above.
11. Paul presents hope as a fundamental concept of
living. In Paul's writings we find:
a. One works expecting to receive pay.
b. One does not become discouraged because he is
confident in the results.
c. One endures knowing the outcome is worth it.
d. all of the above
12. Gentiles did not have hope before Jesus came
because:
a. they were not part of Israel.
b. they did not have God in the world
c. they had no part in any covenant with a promise.
d. all of the above
Supplemental Questions
What is the "hope of
righteousness" in Galatians 5:5?
2. Why was Paul worried about getting
some encouragement to the Thessalonians as recorded in I
Thessalonians 2:18-3:3?
3. Was the comfort given to the
Thessalonians in I Thessalonians 4:18 valid or invalid? Why?
4. In Titus 2:11-13, in what age was
Christ to return?