Category: The Epistle to the Philippians
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The Epistle to the Philippians, Summary of the Epistle, By William Lincoln
In Philippians, God has placed a glorious object before the saint, and enjoined a godly carelessness about all else, so that that object may be won. Sin is not mentioned in the Epistle. Joy and rejoicing are mentioned sixteen times. To be faithful is to be joyful. Devoted Christians who…
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The Epistle to the Philippians, Chapter 4, By William Lincoln
“Therefore my brethren.” This verse properly closes chapter 3. It is the practical lesson that the Holy Ghost draws from the fact that we are looking for the Lord Jesus to come from heaven. Are you expecting such a Saviour? Do you live in the hope of being in His…
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The Epistle to the Philippians, Chapter 3, By William Lincoln
In this chapter the apostle traces the path of the believer as in chapter 2 he traces the path of Christ. Verse 1 —“To write the same thing.” He had written about the Lord Jesus being in the form of God, then about Him coming down and becoming obedient unto death.…
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The Epistle to the Philippians, Chapter 2, By William Lincoln
The opening words of this chapter are intimately connected with what has gone before. “If there be therefore any consolation.” “Therefore” shows that the suffering and consolation are linked together. What a motive for endurance and bearing up in the fight! “Consolation in Christ”—“comfort of love”—“fellowship of the Spirit”—“bowels and mercies”—what an…
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The Epistle to the Philippians, Chapter 1 By William Lincoln
Verse 1 —“Paul and Timotheus the servants of Jesus Christ.” Not “Paul an Apostle” here as in other Epistles, but associating himself with Timothy who had been with him at Philippi when first the gospel was preached there (Acts 16:3), and was now with him at Rome. “To the saints…
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The Epistle to the Philippians, Introduction By William Lincoln
(From Notes Supplied by Mr. R. Lundin Brown). Kilmarnock:John Ritchie, Publisher of Christian Literature By employing the Apostle Paul to write the seven Epistles to churches gathered from among the Gentiles, the Holy Ghost evidently means us to keep all the truth together; learning, and making use of the whole.…
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