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Verse 8. _FOR GOD IS MY RECORD_] I call God to witness that I have the
strongest affection for you, and that I love you with that same kind
of tender concern with which Christ loved the world when he...
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FOR GOD IS MY RECORD - My witness; I can solemnly appeal to him.
HOW GREATLY I LONG AFTER YOU ALL - To see you; and how much I desire
your welfare.
IN THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST - The word “bowels,”...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. CHRIST, THE CONTROLLING PRINCIPLE OF THE BELIEVER'S LIFE
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Philippians 1:1)_
2. The fellowship in the gospel (Philippians 1:3)
3. The ap...
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PHP_1:3-11. THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION. Paul usually begins his
letters with congratulations and thanksgivings, even when he has to
follow with complaints and rebukes. In writing to Philippi he has...
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A FRIEND TO HIS FRIENDS (Php_1:1-2)...
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RECORD. witness. Compare Romans 1:9.
GREATLY... LONG. Greek. _epipotheo._ Seo Romans 1:11.
BOWELS. Greek. _epianchna._ See 2 Corinthians 6:12.
JESUS CHRIST. The texts read Christ Jesus....
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_God is my record_ Better, WITNESS; for which word _"record"_is a
synonym in older English, e.g. in Chaucer. For this solemn and tender
appeal cp. Romans 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:10...
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THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER FOR THE PHILIPPIAN SAINTS...
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ΈΠΙΠΟΘΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΠΟΘΈΩ (G1971)
стремиться к чему-л., желать.
Предложное сочетание обозначает
направление; это порыв по направлению
к объекту, предполагается безудержное
стремление (Lig...
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DISCOURSE: 2136
GROWTH IN GRACE
Philippians 1:8. _God is my record, how greatly I long after you all
in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may
abound yet more and more in kno...
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GOD IS MY RECORD, &C.— "God is my witness, that I long to see you
with that peculiar tenderness of affection, which nothing but these
bonds of mutual faith and love centering in him can be capable of...
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OUTLINE OF 1:3-11
A.
Thanks and prayer for the Philippians 1:3-11
1.
Thanks: Philippians 1:3-8
a.
Thanks given always; Philippians 1:3
b.
Thanks given with joy; Philippians 1:4-5
c.
Thanks g...
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For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels
of Jesus Christ.
Confirmation of Philippians 1:7.
RECORD - i:e., witness.
IN THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST - `Christ Jesus' is t...
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1 This epistle was not written by Paul and Timothy in the character of
_ apostles_, but _ slaves_. This is important, as it gives us a key to
the character of the whole letter. The mention of the over...
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THE PRISONER APOSTLE IN ROME
§ 1. Address and Salutation (Philippians 1:1).
Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:2. The form of greeting in Philippians
1:1 is that common to the Epistles of the third grou...
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LETTER OF JOY
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
_HILDA BRIGHT_
INTRODUCTION
THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI
Luke described the city called Philippi as a *Roman ‘*colony’
(Acts 16:12). The *emperor Augustu...
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[2.
Statement of St. Paul’s condition at Rome (Philippians 1:12).
(1) THE RAPID PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL through his bonds, and through
the preaching of others, whether in strife or in goodwill (Phili...
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CHAPTER 2
THE APOSTLE'S MIND ABOUT THE PHILIPPIANS.
Philippians 1:3 (R.V.)
AFTER the salutation, the first thing in the Epistle is a warm
utterance of the feelings and the desires which Paul habitu...
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HIS THANKFULNESS, LOVE AND CONFIDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPIANS....
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REJOICE IN GROWTH AND SEEK INCREASE
Philippians 1:1
It is exceedingly difficult to compress this Epistle, which is the
tenderest and most personal of them all. Every word merits
consideration; every...
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This letter is in itself a revelation of Christian experience. The
word “sin" is not mentioned. The flesh is referred to only that it
may be ignored. It is characterized by a revelation of the mind of...
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(2) For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the
bowels of Jesus Christ.
(2) He declares his good will towards them, in addition showing by
what means they may chiefly be strengthene...
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(3) В¶ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, (4) Always in
every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, (5) For your
fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; (6) Bei...
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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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8._For God is my witness. _He now declares more explicitly his
affection for them, and, with the view of giving proof of it, he makes
use of an oath, and that on good grounds, because we know how dear...
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The affection of the Philippians, which expressed itself by sending
help to the apostle, reminded him of the spirit they had always shewn;
they had cordially associated themselves with the labours and...
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FOR GOD IS MY RECORD,.... Which is all one as swearing by him; it is
in form of an oath, being a solemn appeal to him as the searcher of
hearts, for the uprightness of his mind, the sincerity of his
e...
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For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels
of Jesus Christ.
Ver. 8. _I long after you all_] Here the apostle practised his own
precept of fatherly affection, φιλοστοργοι, Ro...
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_I thank my God upon every remembrance_ Or _mention_, as μνεια
equally signifies; _of you_ Whether before the throne of grace, or
when conversing with my fellow-Christians. The clause may also be
rend...
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LONG AFTER YOU; to see you and promote your benefit.
THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST; tender regard for you such as Christ
himself feels....
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FOR GOD IS MY RECORD HOW GREATLY I LONG AFTER YOU ALL IN THE BOWELS OF
JESUS CHRIST....
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Consistently with the character of the epistle, in his addressing the
Philippians, Paul does not do so as an apostle, but linking Timothy's
name with his own, makes use of the lowlier title, "servants...
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How to Increase Your Joy
1 Peter 1:1-11
1. KEY WORDS
1 Servants, saints, bishops, deacons
2 Grace, peace
3 Thanks, remembrance
4 Prayer, request
5 Fellowship, gospel
6 Confident, perform
7 Me...
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“For God is my witness, how. long after you all in the tender
mercies of Christ Jesus”
“For God is my witness”: “HOW DEEP THAT LOVE IS PAUL INDICATES
BY AN AFFIRMATION SO EMPHATIC AS TO TAKE THE FORM...
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8-11 Shall not we pity and love those souls whom Christ loves and
pities? Those who abound in any grace, need to abound more. Try things
which differ; that we may approve the things which are excellen...
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Confirming what he had before written, he appeals to God in the
heavens, who searcheth the heart and trieth the reins, as in some
other Epistles, ROMANS 1:9 2 CORINTHIANS 1:23, with 2 CORINTHIANS
11:3...
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Php_1:8 For G1063 God G2316 is G2076 (G5748) my G3450 witness G3144
how G5613 for G1971 (G5719) you G5209 all G3956 with G1722 affection
G4698 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547
God - Romans 1:9, Romans 9:1;...
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PAUL EXPRESSES HIS CONTINUAL CONCERN FOR THEM IN THE LIGHT OF HIS
CERTAINTY THAT GOD WILL PRESERVE HIS TRUE PEOPLE TO THE END
(PHILIPPIANS 1:3).
Paul now proceeded to thank God for every remembrance o...
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_Thanksgivings and Prayers,_ 3-11.
The apostle gives the tone to his Epistle in this opening clause. He
is thankful for what he knows of the past conduct of the Philippians,
and looks forward with co...
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MY WITNESS
(μαρτυς μου). Same solemn oath in Romans 1:9.I LONG AFTER
(επιποθω). Longing (ποθος) directed toward (επ) the
Philippians. Old word, chiefly in Paul in N.T.IN THE TENDER MERCIES
(εν...
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Philippians 1:8
The Tender Heart of Jesus Christ.
I. What is a tender heart? What is included in it? What is the chief
characteristic of such a heart? A tender heart must always be a
sensitive heart...
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CONTENTS: Triumph of the believer over suffering and persecution.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus.
CONCLUSION: Those who desire that Christ may be magnified in thei...
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Philippians 1:1. _Paul and Timotheus._ The latter is associated as a
fellow-labourer, and an apostolic man with himself. They had together
planted churches, at the hazard of their lives, and their lab...
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GOD KNOWS. "As God himself knows, my deep feeling for you is the same
as the deep feeling Christ has for you!!!" Compare Ephesians 5:21 and
note....
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PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 1:1 Greeting and Prayer. Paul greets
his readers and expresses his gratitude (vv. Philippians 1:3) and
affection (vv. Philippians 1:7) for them. He then prays that thei...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Philippians 1:3. I THANK MY GOD.—The keynote of the whole epistle.
As the apostle’s strains of praise had been heard by the prisoners
in the Philippian gaol, so now f...
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EXPOSITION
PHILIPPIANS 1:1
PAUL AND TIMOTHEUS. St. Paul does not assume his official title in
writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philippi and Thessalonica; it is
used in all his other Epistles, exc...
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Now, that we might continue to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and
Savior, let us turn to Philippians 1.
Paul the apostle was arrested in Jerusalem, held in prison in Caesarea
for two years until he...
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1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 2 Corinthians 10:1; 2
Corinthians 10:2; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 11:21; 2
Corinthians 3:12...
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In the bowels of Jesus Christ [ε ν σ π λ α γ χ ν ο ι ς χ
ρ ι σ τ ο υ ι η σ ο υ]. Rev., better, in the tender
mercies. Describing his longing, not as his individual emotion, but as
Christ's longing, as...
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THE SAINTS IN CHRIST JESUS
Philippians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are entering a most remarkable Book written by the Holy Ghost
through Paul. It is a Book that discloses many of those tender and
gen...
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I long for you with the bowels of Jesus Christ — In Paul, not Paul
lives, but Jesus Christ. Therefore he longs for them with the bowels,
the tenderness, not of Paul, but of Jesus Christ....
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These words are expressive of that passionate degree of Christian love
which St. Paul bore to the Philippians; he durst appeal to God, as to
the sincerity and fervency of it: GOD IS MY RECORD,. call h...