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verse 1. Finally my brothers rejoice in the Lord.
verse 1 same things… What are these same things?
Philippians
verse 1 same things… What are these same things?
Well he has given the example of 3 different individuals so far.
1st Christ , then Timothy, and then Epaphroditus.
Paul in the following verses will explain his own humility to the gospel.
The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition.
What does rejoice in the Lord mean?
Personally I think this can mean many things.
John Piper notes the many ways this term in mentioned in the book of their participation in the gospel.
1:18 that Christ is proclaimed.
2:2 the unity of Love.
2:17 their faith.
2:18 Paul faith and sustaining death.
2:28 Epaphroditus risk taking ministry.
4:1 the Philippians themselves.
4:4 that we are secure in the book of heaven.
4:10 that they support Paul financially in the gospel.
He went on to add that only believers rejoice in this way.
So there are many reasons the Philippians can rejoice, just like there are many reasons we can rejoice.
no trouble.. Paul doesnt want the readers to think this letter is of trouble to them, but he wants them to understand thats it is safe for them.
Warnings are safe for Christians.
It its safe for you to see my personal example.
Paul says also in verse 1 the same things while its not exactly clear what this means exactly means, he is about to repeat things he has already said.
Paul also says in verse that it is no trouble to write these things to them, it is actually safe for him to write these things to them.
Paul is about to warn them about these evil doers.
Warnings in scripture are safe for believers.
We need warnings to remind us of evil around us and sometimes in us.
verse 2 is better understood in light of verse 3.
Circumcision is not by mutilating the flesh it is done by the spirit of God.
romans 2:25-29 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
26So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
27Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law.
28For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
29But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter.
His praise is not from man but from God.
Our glory is in Christ.
There glory is not.
They are like Dogs Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
Dogs are not fit to receive Holy Things.
Dogs are not like we imagine them today, they are must worse.
What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."
Dogs satisfy thier appetites in whatever they can get.
A christians appetite can only be satisfied in Christ.
We put no confidence in the flesh put they do.
Piper gives three things Dogs dont have that we do as Christians do.
1. Dogs dont have the Holy Spirit.
2. Dogs dont see Jesus as their glory
3. Dogs have confidence in their own flesh.
we can see this same type of language in which says, “For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things”
I love the pattern of this scripture though.
Paul is making an argument that if anyone has confidence in the flesh he does.
Look at Pauls confidence circumcised on the 8th day.
He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised.
Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.
He was circumcised not later in life, but according to scripture.
He was of the people of Israel.
says, I ask, then, has God rejected his people?
By no means!
For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
He was of the tribe of Benjamin.
Benjamin was a tribe who stayed loyal when the north and south split.
It is possible that Paul or better known as Saul was named after king Saul who was a Benjamite.
He was a Hebrew of Hebrews.
He had Hebrew parents. he did not adopt something called Hellenism.
He still maintained his Hebrew language and customs.
Instead of the customs of the rules around them.
We know he knew Greek, and about there lifestyles but he didnt replace his hebrew roots.
Next we see that as to the law he was a Pharisee.
They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.
Pharisees were strict keepers of the law.
Paul studied under Gamaliel who was the most celebrated Pharisee.
The next one is as to zeal a persecutor of the church.
We read in the book of Acts about Paul and his persecution for the church.
According to he intensely persecuted the church and tried to destroy it.
The account of Paul’s persecution of the church in Acts attests that Paul’s aggressive attack on the church included threats of murder and imprisonment (Acts 8:3; 9:1; 22:4–6; 26:10–11).
According to Acts, Paul was identified (7:58) with those who attacked the Jewish Christians for speaking against the temple and against the law (6:11–14).
finally he says, as to righteousness under the law blameless.
Its interesting that he says this.
Because in Romans chapter 7 he explains how bad he actually he. in 1 Timothy he calls himself the chief of sinners.
No doubt he was not without sin.
Luke 18:21
Since he had worked to achieve complete conformity to these rules, leaving nothing undone, no outsider could blame him, nor did he blame himself
before we move on to verses 7-11 I want to discuss something I found in my study time for this and its 7 deadly confidences we have for salvation.
Rituals such as baptism infant and by immersion/Lords supper or any other rituals
right ancestry
special accomplishments
special ethnic devotion.
strictness of religion/law
zeal if you just sincere
morally right behavior.
Do you hold on to any of these???
If you do repent.
Verse 7 Whatever gain I have… Paul did see his accomplishes anymore as a way a God, he counted them as loss.
All those accolades that we once treasured are gone.
They were no profit to him.
says, He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
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