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Continuing on in our journey through Philippians.
This is truly a letter that can be characterized by the Joy that Paul has.
We finished last week with this statement about Christ being preached and Paul concluded with these words.
Philippians 1:18
Why will he rejoice?
Let’s continue reading our passage for this morning.
A Reason for Joy
In verse 19 - Paul knows
Paul has confidence
Paul trusts
that through the prayers of the Philippians and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ that his current circumstances will turn out for his deliverance.
What form that deliverance will take is unclear as he says in verse 20.
This verse sounds very much like his statement to the church in Rome.
Paul does not want to be ashamed.
In the Romans passage in context it almost feels as if he is trying to convince himself that he is not ashamed.
Much like we might do.
We might try and summon the courage to speak out for Christ in the midst of a difficult situation.
Do we say something?
Or don’t we?
Phil 1:20
As we said before Paul is unsure of what the deliverance will be - and he gives for us two extremes.
life or death - but it’s all for Christ’s glory.
Christ will be honored
to live is Christ
fruitful labor
your progress and joy in the faith
you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus.
It’s All About Christ
We’ve been recognizing for Paul that his life is sold out for Christ.
It is not about him, it is all about bringing glory to Jesus the only one worthy of glory.
This verse then becomes the central verse to this chapter:
For me to live is Christ.
Paul seems to be in an actual dilemma about which is better.
He concludes that death would be better by far because it would mean to be with Christ, totally and completely.
But he recognizes that Christ has put him here for something.
There is a purpose for him to continue to be here on earth.
Everything that Paul might have put before Christ in the past, he now considers rubbish
The word that is translated as rubbish there, can literally be translated as “dung,” or “excrement”, or in as one man said, “Cow Pies.”
These kinds of Statements are common in Paul’s letters:
Paul has died with Christ, he and Christ are buried together and so he with Christ will rise again in the resurrection.
Exhortation
In his closing words in our chapter we are exhorted to live a life worthy of the gospel of Christ.
That is to say one that is markedly different from those who don’t have the good news!
Paul says to the Philippians that whether he comes to them or not, may they live their life in such a way that others are going to see Christ in them.
In his closing words in our chapter we are exhorted to live a life worthy of the gospel of Christ.
That is to say one that is markedly different from those who don’t have the good news!
Paul says to the Philippians that whether he comes to them or not, may they live
When our faith is strong and we have a clear sense of where we’re going - we too can walk with nothing to fear, and this is a clear sign to those who are lacking such hope in their future.
Notice that word “but”.
I admit I puzzled over it for a bit and then realized it is a marker of emphasis of the difference between those who are being destroyed and those who have Christ as their hope.
He reminds us that that hope, our salvation is from God not from ourselves.
The good news continues...
Ah Yes, belief in him, but suffering?
I don’t want that.
Not what I wanted, but…okay.
If we’re going to follow Christ, we can’t just follow him when it’s good things happen to us, we have to follow when we are persecuted for it as well.
Otherwise we’re not following Christ, but the rewards of this world.
Our hope is not of this world, but it is of the future.
Takeaways
We have hope that is not of this world
Our present and our future is in Christ.
It’s not about you; it’s all about Jesus.
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