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CHAPTER III.
_The apostle exhorts the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord_, 1.
_And to beware of false teachers_, 2.
_Shows that Christians are the true circumcision, who worship_
_God in the Spiri...
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FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD - That is, in the Lord
Jesus; see Philippians 3:3; compare the Acts 1:24 note, and 1
Thessalonians 5:16 note. The idea here is, that it is the duty
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III. CHRIST, THE OBJECT AND THE GOAL
CHAPTER 3
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1. The true circumcision (Philippians 3:1)
2. Paul's past experience (Philippians 3:4)
3. The one passion (Philippians 3:8)...
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PHP_3:1-3. A WARNING. Paul says Finally although he is only half-way
through his epistle; he uses the word again at Php_4:8, though even
then he adds fresh paragraphs. Some have tried to find a meanin...
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THE INDESTRUCTIBLE JOY (Php_3:1)
_ 3:1 As for what remains, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no
trouble to me to write the same things to you, and for you it is
safe._
Paul sets down two very...
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IN. App-104.
LORD. App-98.
NOT. App-105.
GRIEVOUS. irksome. Greek. _oknneros._ See Romans 12:11.
SAFE. Greek. _asphales._ See Acts 21:34....
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Philippians 3:1-3. Let them cultivate Joy in the Lord, as the true
preservative from the Dangers of Judaistic Teaching
1. _Finally_ Lit., "_For the rest_"; "_For what remains_." See
Ephesians 6:10, an...
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ΤῸ ΛΟΙΠΌΝ. “For the rest”; “For what remains.” So
below, Philippians 4:8; and Ephesians 6:10 : τὸ λοιπὸν …
ἐνδυναμοῦσθε, κτλ. For St Paul’s use of the phrase
see also (λοιπὸν) 1 Corinthians 1:16; (ὃ δ...
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FINALLY,—REJOICE— Some have apprehended here a contrast with ch.
Philippians 2:25; Philippians 2:28 where the Apostle tells them he had
sent Epaphroditus, that they might _rejoice at his coming:_ as i...
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OUTLINE OF 3:1-21
Rejoice; Philippians 3:1
F.
False teachers contrasted with Paul's example; Philippians 3:2-21;
Philippians 4:1
1.
Why beware of the law-keepers;...
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Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things
to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
FINALLY, [ to (G3588) loipon (G3063)] - or (not time, but a
transit...
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_ THE LIVING EXAMPLES_
19 The word soul has lost its significance in English, especially in
its compounds, hence we render idiomatically "good cheer," for "well
souled" and "equally sensitive" for "e...
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DANGERS AND HOPES OF THE PRESENT SITUATION
_V. Interjected Warnings (Philippians 3:1)_
§ 11. PHILIPPIANS 3:1. FINALLY (lit. 'For the rest'), MY BRETHREN,
brings the close of the letter in sight (see...
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LETTER OF JOY
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 3
PAUL WARNS THEM AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS 3:1-3
V1 Finally, my friends, *rejoice in the *Lord. To write the same
things to yo...
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III.
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Original Conclusion of the Epistle (Philippians 3:1).
“FINALLY BRETHREN, FAREWELL IN THE LORD.”]
(1) FINALLY. — The same word is used in 2 Corinthians 13:11;
Ephesians
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[7.
Words of Warning (Philippians 3:1 to Philippians 4:3).
(1) AGAINST THE JUDAISERS.
(_a_)
_Warning against confidence_ “_in the flesh,”_ illustrated by his
own renunciation of all Jewish privileg...
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CHAPTER 10
NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH.
Philippians 3:1 (R.V.)
THE third chapter contains the portion of this Epistle in which,
perhaps, one is hardest put to it to keep pace with the writer. Here
he...
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τὸ λοιπόν. Probably A.V. rightly translates “finally”
(summing up all his exhortations to them). It must, however, be
remembered that in late Greek λοιπόν had come to mean scarcely
more than οὖν. Even...
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A SALUTATION CHANGED INTO A WARNING....
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LOSING ALL TO KNOW CHRIST
Philippians 3:1
Precept must be on precept, line on line. The false teachers who
dogged Paul's steps insisted on rigid conformity to Judaism, with its
rabbinical accretions,...
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This is the great chapter of the autobiography of Paul. First, he
emphasized the story of his past in a most remarkable way. Then
referring to these things as gains (the word in the original is
plural...
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"BEWARE OF DOGS"
The word "finally," according to Vine, was sometimes used by Paul to
mark the close of one part of an epistle. It is a transitional word
that actually means, "And for the rest". Paul...
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Finally, (1) my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. (2) To write the (a)
same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous, but for you [it
is] safe.
(1) A conclusion of those things which have been said...
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_To write. From hence it would appear, says Grotius, that St. Paul had
intended to have finished his letter at the end of the preceding
chapter; but something new occurring to him, he added the two
fo...
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CONTENTS
In this Chapter, the Apostle warns the Church against false Teachers.
He as strongly points out, and that in his own Example, what are the
infallible Marks of Grace in the Heart; namely, to...
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(1) В¶ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same
things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
(2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the conci...
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There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space
to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be
said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...
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1_Rejoice in the Lord _This is a conclusion from what goes before, for
as Satan never ceased to distress them with daily rumors, he bids them
divest themselves of anxiety and be of good courage. In th...
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In Chapter 3 Paul resumes his exhortation; but it was not burdensome
to him, and it was safe for them (danger being present and his tender
love watchful), to renew his warnings and instructions respec...
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FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD,.... The Syriac version
reads, "in our Lord", i.e. Christ. The apostle seems as if he was
about to conclude his epistle; and therefore, as if he was taking hi...
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Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to
you, to me indeed _is_ not grievous, but for you _it is_ safe.
Ver. 1. _Rejoice_] Or farewell in the Lord. _Salutem in sospitato...
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_Finally_ Or rather, as το λοιπον should be here rendered, _As
for what remains;_ or, what I have further in view in writing this
epistle. For the expression cannot here signify _finally_, as our
tran...
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THE SAME THINGS; which he had before inculcated. Some suppose that he
has especial reference to the exhortation to rejoice, which he had
already given, chap Philippians 2:18, and repeats again emphati...
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THE DANGERS OF JUDAISTIC TEACHING.
A joyful admonition changed to a warning:...
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FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD. TO WRITE THE SAME THINGS TO
YOU, TO ME INDEED IS NOT GRIEVOUS, BUT FOR YOU IT IS SAFE....
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It is far from irksome to the apostle to turn again to speak of
"rejoicing in the Lord." Simple and elementary as is his exhortation,
he is not wearied in repeating "the same things..... For you it is...
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“FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD. TO WRITE THE SAME THINGS
TO YOU, TO ME INDEED IS NOT IRKSOME, BUT FOR YOU IT IS SAFE”
“Finally”: Compare with Philippians 4:8. “Literally, ‘as for
the rest'...
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1-11 Sincere Christians rejoice in Christ Jesus. The prophet calls
the false prophets dumb dogs, Isaiah 56:10; to which the apostle seems
to refer. Dogs, for their malice against faithful professors...
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PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 3 PHILIPPIANS 3:1 Paul exhorteth to rejoice in the
Lord, and to beware of the false teachers of the circumcision,
PHILIPPIANS 3:4 showing that as a Jew he had better grounds of
con...
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Tertullian An Answer to the Jews "people," whose "mount" is Christ,
"prµcised without concisors' hands,[49]...
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Php_3:1 Finally G3063 my G3450 brethren G80 rejoice G5463 (G5720) in
G1722 Lord G2962 me G1698 write G1125 (G5721) things...
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PAUL NOW GIVES TWO EXAMPLES OF MEN WHO, LIKE HIMSELF, HAVE THE MIND
THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS (PHILIPPIANS 2:19 TO PHILIPPIANS 3:1).
Having expressed his own willingness to be ‘poured out as a
libation'...
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‘And so, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.'
This may be seen as closing off this passage with a final exhortation
to rejoice, and as linking back to ‘receive him _in the Lord_ ',
conveying the same i...
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_Preparation to conclude, interrupted by a digression on false
teaching,_ 3-16.
St. Paul has now touched on all the topics on which he is about to
write to the Philippians as their special concern, an...
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Philippians 3:1. FINALLY, literally ‘as for the rest,' a phrase
which St. Paul not unfrequently employs when he is on the point of
summing up in some final precepts the teaching of the previous part o...
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FINALLY
(το λοιπον). Accusative of general reference, literally, "as
for the rest." So again in Philippians 4:8. It (or just λοιπον)
is a common phrase towards the close of Paul's Epistles (2
Thessa...
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Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._
Let this be the end of everything; before you get to the end of it,
and when you do get to the end of it, «rejoice in the Lord.» It is
in...
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The Holy Ghost incited this Epistle by the pen of his servant Paul.
May he also write it on our hearts!
Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._
When you get to «finally,» when...
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Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._
As much as to say, «If this were the last sentence that I should
write to you, I would say, Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord.'
I...
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CONTENTS: Christ, the object of the believer's faith, desire and
expectation.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Let those reckon themselves unspeakable losers, who by
adhering t...
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Philippians 3:2. _Beware of dogs,_ judaizing teachers and false
apostles, which bite and devour the flock; dogs which bark in
ignorance against the person of Christ, and the gospel of God our
Saviour....
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MAY THE LORD. Joy from the Lord = joy in the Lord. "Be jubilant in
your knowledge of the Good News of God's finished work in Christ!!!"
TO REPEAT. Paul had written many letters to oppose the false tea...
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_Finally, my brethren _
PRIDELESS PRIDE
1_._
What were the things not irksome and safe?
(1) Counsels in some lost Epistles.
(2) Messages delivered by word of mouth through his delegates.
(3) Ear...
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PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 3:1 Opponents of the Gospel: Where
Does Righteousness Come From? Paul calls on the Philippians to
rejoice in the Lord (v. Philippi
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Philippians 3:1. FINALLY.—Lit. “as to the rest.” The apostle had
intended to bring his letter to a close, but something of which We
have no information leads him to wa...
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EXPOSITION
PHILIPPIANS 3:1
FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD. This word "finally"
(τὸ λοιπόν is frequently used by St. Paul to introduce a
practical conclusion after the doctrinal portion...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Philippians 3.
Again, remember that the background of this epistle, Paul is chained
to a Roman soldier in Rome, in prison, writing to the Philippians. The
keynote of...
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1 Chronicles 15:28; 1 Chronicles 16:10; 1 Chronicles 16:31; 1
Chronicles 29:22;...
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Finally [τ ο λ ο ι π ο ν]. Lit., for the rest. Frequent in
Paul's writings in introducing the conclusions of his letters. See 1
Thessalonians 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; 2 Corinthians 13:11, note.
Evide...
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The same things — Which you have heard before....
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There is no duty which believers do more willingly hear, or more
difficultly observe, than the duty of spiritually rejoicing: had our
apostle called upon the blessed angels to rejoice, who have neithe...