Philippians Flashcards
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Key word
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All
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Message
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Christian unity to be maintained at all cost
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The Epistle
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- One of the fairest and dearest regions of the Book of God
- One of the sweetest of Paul’s writings
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Notable Points
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- no solitary quotation from OT
- The words “joy” or “rejoice” are found in every chapter.
- Recurrence of the word “mind”
- Only 3 times is the Spirit mentioned
- The apostle shows the renunciations and compensations of a disciple, and the excess in his favor
- Less censure, more of praise than ANY OTHER!
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The Church
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- Philippian church was noted for its generosity
- Sent help to Paul by the hands of Epaphroditus
- Sent help to
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Object
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-To thank the church for their generous gift, and because of the dissension had broken out, threatening peace and usefulness of the church.
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Dissension
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- Women had an important place in that church.
- Two of the leading women had fallen out
- Subject of dissension: some phase of the doctrine of Christian performance
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How Paul seeks to bring Unity
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- Refuses to recognize two parties
- Did not lecture the women
- Sought to fill their minds with the Lords greatness
- Very pressing exhortations to unity
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The Philippian letter shows that
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-Unity can be broken or maintained
