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PHILIPPIANS 3:16 tw|/ auvtw|/ stoicei/n {A}
The earliest form of text appears to be that preserved in î16, 46 a*
A B Ivid 33 424c 1739 copsa, bo ethro _al_. Because of the conciseness
of style, copyi...
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Verse 16. _WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED_] Let us not lose that
part of the race which we have already run, _let us walk by_ _the same
rule_-let us keep the _white line_ continually in view, _let_...
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NEVERTHELESS, WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED, LET US WALK BY THE
SAME RULE - This is a most wise and valuable rule, and a rule that
would save much difficulty and contention in the church, if it wer...
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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_3:10-16. AIM AND ASPIRATION. In exchange for the proud Jewish
privileges that he has renounced, Paul has a new pursuit. His aim is
to know Christ and the power that comes from His resurrection, th...
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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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Not that I have already obtained this, or that I am already all
complete but I press on to try to grasp that for which I have been
grasped by Jesus Christ. Brothers, I do not count myself to have
obta...
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WHERETO. to (App-104.) which (point).
ATTAINED. = come, as Matthew 12:28.
RULE. Greek. _kanon_. See 2 Corinthians 10:13, but the texts omit
"rule", &c....
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_Nevertheless_ Better, with R.V., ONLY; a word, like the Greek, of
less contrast and easier transition.
_attained_ Not the same Greek verb as that in Philippians 3:12, though
R.V. (with A.V.) gives th...
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ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙ͂Ν. So the sentence ends א*AB, 17, copt sah, Hil Aug.
אcKL, the mass of cursives, syrr æth add the words κανόνι,
τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν. So Wordsw., alone among recent
editors. Lightfoot writes _ad lo...
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HIS SPIRITUAL CONDITION IS ONE OF PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION...
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15. LET US THEREFORE, AS MANY AS ARE PERFECT, BE THUS MINDED: AND IF
IN ANYTHING YE ARE OTHERWISE MINDED, THIS ALSO SHALL GOD REVEAL UNTO
YOU: 16. ONLY WHEREUNTO WE HAVE ATTAINED, BY THAT SAME _RULE_...
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Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the
same rule, let us mind the same thing.
The expectation of further (Philippians 3:15), 'revelation' is not to
make you less careful...
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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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LET US WALK... — In this verse the last words appear to be an
explanatory gloss. The original runs thus: _Nevertheless_ — _as to
that to which we did attain_ — _let us walk by the same._ The word
“wal...
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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 11
THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST.
Philippians 3:8 (R.V.)
MR. ALEXANDER KNOX, in a letter to a friend, makes the following
remark: "Religion contains two sets of truths, which I may venture to
deno...
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CHAPTER 14
CHRISTIAN LIFE A RACE.
Philippians 3:12 (R.V.)
VARIOUS passages in this Epistle suggest that the Apostle's Philippian
friends or some of them were relaxing in diligence; they were failing...
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THE MARK OF THE MATURE CHRISTIAN, TO PRESS FORWARD....
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πλήν. It is quite common as introducing a parenthesis. “Only one
thing! So far as we have come, keep the path” (Weizs.). For the word
_Cf._ Schmid, _Atticismus_, i., p. 133, and Bonitz's _Index_ to
Ar...
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PRESSING ON “UNTO THE PRIZE”
Philippians 3:13
The nearer the saint comes to the perfect life, the farther he feels
from it. It is only when we have climbed the foothills that we realize
how lofty the...
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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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PRESSING ON TO THE PRIZE
Having forgotten all that was in the past, the apostle pressed, or
stretched forward like a runner trying to break the tape, toward the
prize of salvation in Christ (1 Peter 3...
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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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16_Nevertheless, so far as we have attained _Even the Greek
manuscripts themselves differ as to the dividing of the clauses, for
in some of them there are two complete sentences. If any one, however,...
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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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NEVERTHELESS, WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED,.... Whatever degree of
knowledge of Christ, and the truths of his Gospel, is attained to, let
it be retained, and not departed from:
LET US WALK BY THE...
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Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the
same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Ver. 16. _Let us walk by the same rule_] To wit, of the word; and
then you may say, Lord, if...
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_Let us, as many as are perfect_ As many as are genuine believers in
Christ, thorough Christians, justified and regenerated, new creatures
in Christ, and so fit for the Christian race of duty and suff...
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WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED; so far as we understand duty let us
heartily do it, taking the Bible for our guide, regarding God as our
Father, and all his children as brethren, affectionately unit...
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NEVERTHELESS, WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED, LET US WALK BY THE
SAME RULE, LET US MIND THE SAME THING.
Paul here makes himself a type of all Christians. He shows what gain
there is in having Christ...
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SANCTIFICATION FOLLOWING JUSTIFICATION, AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE
CHRISTIAN HOPE.
The Christian's eagerness in sanctification:...
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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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Let's Win the Race!
1 Peter 3:12-16
1. KEY WORDS
12 Attained, perfect, apprehend
13 Count, forgetting, reaching, before
14 Press, mark, prize, calling
15 Perfect, minded, reveal
16 Walk, rule,...
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“ONLY, WHEREUNTO WE HAVE ATTAINED, BY THAT SAME RULE LET US WALK”
“Only”: The essential point to be grasped. Some suggest that this
verse indicates that whatever "differences" are to be read into ver...
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12-21 This simple dependence and earnestness of soul, were not
mentioned as if the apostle had gained the prize, or were already made
perfect in the Saviour's likeness. He forgot the things which wer...
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NEVERTHELESS, WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED; however, let us, or we
ought to, walk in obedience to Christ, love to him and each other,
according to the light we have already received, trusting he w...
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Epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians "that ye all speak the same
thing, being of one mind, thinking the same thing, and walking by the
same rule of faith,"[4]
Shepherd of Hermas Vision Third
And t...
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Php_3:16 Nevertheless G4133 to G1519 G3739 attained G5348 (G5656) walk
G4748 (G5721) same G846 rule G2583 be G5426 same...
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‘Only, whereunto we have attained, by that same standard let us
walk.'
He then exhorts them all that, once they have attained to spiritual
maturity, and see things as he does (as the Father has reveal...
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HIS KNOWING OF CHRIST INVOLVES PARTICIPATION WITH HIM IN THE POWER OF
HIS RESURRECTION, AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION WITH HIM IN HIS SUFFERINGS,
BY HIMSELF RECOGNISING THAT HE HAS DIED WITH CHRIST. AND HIS...
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Philippians 3:16. ONLY, WHEREUNTO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED, BY THAT
SAME _RULE _ LET US WALK. The final words of this verse, in the
Authorised Version, ‘Let us mind the same thing' are not supported
b...
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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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BY THAT SAME RULE LET US WALK
(τω αυτω στοιχειν) Aleph A B do not have κανον
(rule). Besides στοιχειν is the absolute present active
infinitive which sometimes occurs instead of the principal verb a...
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Philippians 3:15
Toleration.
I. In proportion as we really love the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall
love those who love Him, be it in never so clumsy or mistaken a
fashion, and love those too whom He lov...
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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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HOWEVER. "You have already run part of the race! Even though some of
you have a different attitude than I have, let us run straight toward
the goal using the same rules we have followed until now!...
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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 3:12. NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED.—The word for
“attained” may possibly refer to the turning-point in St. Paul’s
history, and so the phrase would...
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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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2 Peter 2:10; Colossians 2:6; Ephesians 5:2; Galatians 5:7; Ga
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Nevertheless. Rev., only. Notwithstanding the minor points in which
you may be otherwise minded.
Whereto we have already attained [ε ι ς ο ε φ θ α σ α μ ε
ν]. Whatever real christian and moral attainm...
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But let us take care not to lose the ground we have already gained.
Let us walk by the same rule we have done hitherto....