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14. Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble.
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And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving except you only.
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Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.
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Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
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I have recieved full payment, and more.
I am well supplied having recieved from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifices acceptable and pleasing to God.
Before we dig into verse 14.
Lets remind ourself what Paul has been talking about which is contentment.
He has been doing so for about the last three verses.
Now he is focusing back on the partnership that he has with the Philippians.
Look back at verse 14.
He says to share, but what does that mean.
I think it points back to the partnership he has with the Philippians.
So what does this partnership look like?
Lets go back to 1st chapter verse 5.
Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
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I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
7. It is right for me to feel this way about you all because I hold you in my heart for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel.
So this partnership is to advance the gospel.
Look at verse 15.
And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving except you only.
What else does this partnership look like.
Well lets look at Chapter 2 verse 1-2 it says, “ So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, and affection and sympathy.
2. Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
So there partnership was to share is in the spirit.
WE all know that if We are going to advance to gospel in this church, in town, in this state, country, world.
We care going to have to partner with one another in this spirit.
No partnership can work without the help of both sides.
Paul shows us this throughout the book.
Finally the last thing they are partners in their mutual participation in the sufferings of Christ.
We see this in verse 14.
Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble.
We also see it in Chapter 3:10 which says, “ That I may know him and the power of his resurrection any may share his sufferings, becoming like him in this death.
What does it look like in our own context to share in the advance of the gospel, the sharing in the spirit and the sharing in the sufferings?
Looking back again at verse 14 it says to share in my trouble.
What did the Philippian church do for Paul.
Well we know they sent Epaphroditus to support Paul.
Remember Epaphroditus almost died.
(2:30) We know that Paul’s troubles were external and internal.
Externally he was in chains as a prisoner of Rome.
Inwardly he had to have had some serious distress with all that was going on.
Finally piecing this verse together.
I don’t think the money is what made Paul thankful even though it helped, but the condition of the heart of the Phillippian people.
One commentary said It was excellent!
It was beautiful!
Such praise would eliminate any hurt feelings caused by Paul’s assertion that he was content without any support.
His contentment without the Philippians’ support did not diminish his appreciation for their support.
It was excellent!
It was beautiful!
Such praise would assuage any hurt feelings caused by Paul’s assertion that he was content without any support.
His contentment without the Philippians’ support did not diminish his commendation for their support.
Moving on.
Verse 15.
And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving except you only.
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Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.
Paul says And you Phillippian yourselves know.
This statement was probably really comforting to the people.
Not only did Paul remember their gift, but his restating of their support would have been encouraging to them.
Something also cool to notes is that he is calling them Philippians.
Paul never does this in a positive way all throughout scripture.
It other places its in rebuke.
This is found in and just as a side note.
thought that was cool.
Now at this time it had been about 10 years ago since the first time he preached to the Philippian people.
The text seems to be indicating that they have been helping Paul for awhile.
when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving except you only.
Scripture tells us Paul was a tent maker, and he did not trouble anyone for anything.
says, “ and when I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need.
So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.”
It was not Paul’s goal to make any money from preaching God’s Word even though he said pay your pastors.
He wanted to offer the gospel free of charge because that is what God had called him to do.
Yet Paul reminds the Philippians of the support he received after his departure from Macedonia, he is referring to the support from the Philippians for his ministry in Corinth.
Paul reminds the Philippians of the support he received after his departure from Macedonia, he is referring to the support from the Philippians for his ministry in Corinth.
not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only.
No church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving except you only.
The Philippines were it.
No one else helped them.
Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.
Since the church in Thessalonica did not partner with him in the matter of giving and receiving after his departure from Macedonia, that church is not mentioned.
Now, however, he calls attention to the support of the Philippians while he was in the Macedonian city of Thessalonica in order to stress the immediacy and frequency of their support.
Even immediately after he left Philippi, the Philippians sent him aid when he was in Thessalonica.
And they sent him aid more than once.
Since the church in Thessalonica did not partner with him in the matter of giving and receiving after his departure from Macedonia, that church is not mentioned.
Now, however, he calls attention to the support of the Philippians while he was in the Macedonian city of Thessalonica in order to stress the immediacy and frequency of their support.
Even immediately after he left Philippi, the Philippians sent him aid when he was in Thessalonica.238
And they sent him aid more than once.
verse 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
Paul is stressing that he is not seeking the gift from them.
I think about how opposite this is from today’s TV preachers.
Who want your money for personal gain.
Paul was not like this.
He was like it says in scripture seeking the fruit that increases to your credit.
What does this mean?
I believe he is meaning that this gift is a spiritual/ heavenly investment.
John Macarthur say’s The Philippians were storing up for themselves treasure in heaven.
The gifts they gave Paul were accruing eternal dividends to their spiritual account.
A few examples from scripture is which says.
One gives freely, yet grows all richer; another withholds what he should give and only suffers want.
and The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
From that verse we need to understand that we don’t give for personal gain hear on earth, but we give to help others, and to help the advance of the gospel.
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