1. Bible Bowl 2018
Paul’s Letters to Galatia, Ephesus, Philippi, Colossae, and Thessalonica

2. The dead in Christ will rise _____
A. First
First
B. Quietly
C. Last
1Thessalonians 4:16

3. Paul’s exhortation did not come from ___.
A. Himself
Error, Uncleanness, or Deceit
B. Error, Uncleanness, or Deceit
C. Comfort or Love
1Thessalonians 2:3

4. Hold fast what ___. A. Is Bad Is Good B. Proves your point C. Is Good
1Thessalonians 5:21

5. Paul told the Thessalonians to aspire to lead ___
A. An Army
A Quiet Life
B. A Noisy Life
C. A Quiet Life
1Thessalonians 4:11

6. Paul had warned the Thessalonians that __.
A. All Christians would suffer Tribulations”
“We would suffer Tribulations”
B. “You would suffer Tribulations”
C. “We would suffer Tribulations”
1Thessalonians 3:4

7. Paul’s words concerning those who had fallen asleep were to be___
A. Discouraging
Comforting
B. Concerning
C. Comforting
1Thessalonians 4:18

8. God did not appoint us to ___.
A. Perfection
Wrath
B. Wrath
C. Rest
1Thessalonians 5:9

9. 10 Questions Done! Let's Check Our Work!
Did you get 10? NICE GOIN'!
Movin' On!
Did you get 8? GREAT!
Less than Seven? It's not Armageddon.
580

10. Greet all the Brethren with ___
A. Dad Puns
A Holy Kiss
B. A Laurel and Hearty Handshake
C. A Holy Kiss
1Thessalonians 5:26

11. Rejecting Paul’s word is rejecting ___.
A. Man
God
B. God
C. Paul
1Thessalonians 4:8

12. Before writing 1 Thessalonians, Timothy had returned to bring ___.
A. Good news of their faith and love
Good news of their faith and love
B. Bad news of their persecution
C. Bad news of their falling away
1Thessalonians 3:6

13. We who are of the day ought to be ___.
A. Working
Sober
B. Sober
C. Drunk
1Thessalonians 5:8

14. Paul tells the Thessalonians to put on the breastplate of ___
A. Faith and Love
Faith and Love
B. Righteousness
C. The Hope of Salvation
1Thessalonians 5:8

15. The Thessalonians became examples to all who believe in what to places?
A. Rome and Jerusalem
Macedonia and Achaia
B. Macedonia and Achaia
C. The U.S. and Canada
1Thessalonians 1:7

16. The Lord will descend from heaven with a ___.
A. 90-piece orchestra
Shout
B. Shout
C. Whisper
1Thessalonians 4:16

17. The day of the Lord will come as ___
A. The Tax-Collector on April 15th
A Thief in the Night
B. A Thief in the Night
C. A Still, Small Voice
1Thessalonians 5:2

18. Paul called the Thessalonian Christians his ___.
A. Greatest Dissapoiintment
Glory and Joy
B. Glory and Joy
C. Pride and Joy
1Thessalonians 2:20

19. Where was Paul left alone so that he could send for information about the Thessalonian brothers?
A. Philippi
Athens
B. Athens
C. Jerusalem
1Thessalonians 3:1

20. 10 Questions Done! Let's Check Our Work!
Did you get 10? NICE GOIN'!
Movin' On!
Did you get 8? GREAT!
Less than Seven? It's not Armageddon.
590

21. How does Paul clarify the Thessalonians “sanctification”?
A. Abstaining from Sexual Immorality
Abstaining from Sexual Immorality
B. The Forgiveness of Sins
C. Their lack of free will
1Thessalonians 4:3

22. Who did Paul send to encourage the Thessalonian Christians?
A. Timothy
Timothy
B. Silas
C. Onesimus
1Thessalonians 3:2

23. Paul tells the Thessalonians to put on the helmet of ___
A. Faith and Love
The hope of Salvation
B. Salvation
C. The hope of Salvation
1Thessalonians 5:8

24. “Now may the God of peace Himself ___ you completely”
A. Condemn
Sanctify
B. Save
C. Sanctify
1Thessalonians 5:23

25. Do not ___ the Spirit A. Quench Quench B. Despise C. Grieve
1Thessalonians 5:19

26. Pray without ___. A. Thinking Ceasing B. Forgiving C. Ceasing
1Thessalonians 5:17

27. Who joined Paul in writing 1 Thessalonians?
A. Silvanus and Timothy
Silvanus and Timothy
B. Onesimus and Epaphroditus
C. Silas and Titus
1Thessalonians 1:1

28. Who hindered Paul from seeing the Thessalonian Christians again?
A. Satan
Satan
B. The Jews
C. The Holy Spirit
1Thessalonians 2:18

29. Paul prayed night and day that he might see their ____.
A. New Building
Face
B. Face
C. Praise Group
1Thessalonians 3:10

30. Abstain from every ___ of evil
A. Appearance
Form
B. Form
C. Doctrine
1Thessalonians 5:22

31. 10 Questions Done! Let's Check Our Work!
Did you get 10? NICE GOIN'!
Movin' On!
Did you get 8? GREAT!
Less than Seven? It's not Armageddon.
600

32. Paul prayed that God would direct ___.
A. “Your way to us”
“Our way to you”
B. “Our way to you”
C. “Your giving”
1Thessalonians 3:11

33. Paul tells the Thessalonians to ___ the unruly
A. Warn
Warn
B. Comfort
C. Uphold
1Thessalonians 5:14

34. We who are alive and remain will not ___ those who are asleep
A. Follow
Precede
B. See
C. Precede
1Thessalonians 4:15

35. Upon what basis could Paul and Co. have made demands?
A. Their Jewishness
Their Apostleship
B. Their Apostleship
C. Their Righteousness
1Thessalonians 2:6

36. See that no one renders ___ for evil
A. Money
Evil
B. Evil
C. Good
1Thessalonians 5:15

37. What illustration does Paul use of his gentleness?
A. A Strict Father
A Nursing Mother
B. A Nursing Mother
C. A Laboring Servant
1Thessalonians 2:7

38. Paul didn’t want the Thessalonians to be ___ concerning those who have fallen asleep
A. Hopeful
Ignorant
B. Ignorant
C. Worried
1Thessalonians 4:13

39. We who are alive and remain will be ___.
A. Caught up together with the dead in Christ
Caught up together with the dead in Christ
B. Staying Here
C. Joined by those who have fallen asleep
1Thessalonians 4:17

40. In order not to be a burden, Paul labored ___.
A. Early in the morning
Night and Day
B. Once a week
C. Night and Day
1Thessalonians 2:9

41. We will _____ be with the Lord.
A. Always
Always
B. Only for 1,000 years
C. Shortly
1Thessalonians 4:17

42. 10 Questions Done! Let's Check Our Work!
Did you get 10? NICE GOIN'!
Movin' On!
Did you get 8? GREAT!
Less than Seven? It's not Armageddon.
610

43. Paul and Co. were willing to impart to the Thessalonians not only the Gospel, but ___.
A. Their own lives
Their own lives
B. Their own money
C. Their Demands
1Thessalonians 2:8

44. To whom was 1 Thessalonians to be read?
A. Only a few select Christians
All the Holy Brethren
B. Only the Thessalonian Christians
C. All the Holy Brethren
1Thessalonians 5:27

45. The Gospel came to the Thessalonians not in word only, but also what?
A. Power
Power
B. Faith
C. Love
1Thessalonians 1:5

46. When Paul spoke, he did not please ___. but ___.
A. Men, God
Men, God
B. Women, Men
C. God, Men
1Thessalonians 2:4

47. The Thessalonian Christians had also turned from idols to wait for ___.
A. God’s Judgment on the World
God’s Son from Heaven
B. God’s Son from Heaven
C. God’s Punishment for Their Sins
1Thessalonians 1:10

48. The Thessalonians received the word of God as ___.
A. The Word of God
The Word of God
B. The Word of Men
C. The Truth
1Thessalonians 2:13

49. B. Love, knowledge and judgment
Paul remembered without ceasing the Thessalonians “work of ___, labor of ___, and patience of ___.”
A. Faith, Love, Hope
Faith, Love, Hope
B. Love, knowledge and judgment
C. Faith, Hope, Love
1Thessalonians 1:3

50. Paul prayed that the Lord would make them ___.
A. Increase and abound in Love
Increase and abound in Love
B. Increase and abound in Riches
C. Increase and abound in Faith
1Thessalonians 3:12

51. The Thessalonians had become imitators of Christians in Judea by suffering at the hands of ___.
A. The Jews
Their own Countrymen
B. The Romans
C. Their own Countrymen
1Thessalonians 2:14

52. What kind of words did Paul not use?
A. Flattering
Flattering
B. Covetous
C. 1
1Thessalonians 2:5

53. 10 Questions Done! Let's Check Our Work!
Did you get 10? NICE GOIN'!
Movin' On!
Did you get 8? GREAT!
Less than Seven? It's not Armageddon.
620

54. It is God’s will that in everything we give ___.
A. Thought
Thanks
B. Thanks
C. Glory
1Thessalonians 5:18

55. Rejoice ___. A. Sometimes Always B. Always C. Never
1Thessalonians 5:16

56. The Thessalonian Christians had turned from idols to serve the ___ God.
A. Quick and Powerful
Living and True
B. Jewish
C. Living and True
1Thessalonians 1:9

57. The Gospel came to the Thessalonians in the Holy Spirit and in much ___.
A. Affliction
Assurance
B. Persuasion
C. Assurance
1Thessalonians 1:5

58. To where had the word of the Lord sounded forth from Thessalonica?
A. Every place
Every place
B. Only Greece
C. The whole world
1Thessalonians 1:8

59. Paul calls the Thessalonians “sons of _____.”
A. Light
Light
B. Darkness
C. Drunkenness
1Thessalonians 5:5

60. Do not despise ___. A. Prophets Prophecies B. Prophecies C. The Spirit
1Thessalonians 5:20