Bound To The Gospel pt 1
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1 Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
4 always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,
5 in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
7 For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
1 Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
Timothy, Paul’s beloved son in the faith (see Introduction to 1 Timothy: Author and Date; Ac 16:1–3), was not the coauthor of the letter, but possibly the one to whom Paul dictated it. Regardless, Paul had good reason for including Timothy’s name
deacons. Lit. “those who serve
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
4 always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,
Fire Bible (Chapter 1)
Joy is deeper than emotional happiness, which often depends on outward circumstances. Joy is based on God’s immeasurable love for us and on the peace and hope we have because of what Christ has done for us. Our greatest joy will come when God reveals what is stored up for those who remain faithful to him
Joy is directly related to the spiritual salvation
Joy comes from God as one aspect of the Holy Spirit’s “fruit”—the character traits he develops in Christians’ lives
(Joy does not come automatically, but is experienced only as we remain in a growing, personal relationship with Christ)
Joy comes from the comfort and delight of God’s nearness
Joy provides the highest motivation and strength for serving God and fulfilling his purposes for our lives
5 in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
Philippians (Exposition)
He considered how they had of their own free will ministered again and again to his necessities, when no other church was mindful of him (C Spurgeon).
6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
This phrase is not to be confused with the “Day of the Lord” which is judgment and wrath. This is the day those who are in Christ Jesus are made perfect to live with Him for eternity.
God did not start His work half hearted
He knew the hardness of man’s heart and fickleness of human love.
God is the only one that can preform a perfect and good work.
7 For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.
Paul went to trial for the Gospel!
These folks supported him the whole way.
Paul was telling them that they will partake in his heavenly reward for their support.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries: Updated Edition
(4698 σπλάγχνον (splagchnon))
σπλάγχνον splagchnon (splang-khnon); of unc. or.; the inward parts (heart, liver, lungs, etc.), fig. the emotions:—affection(3), affections(1), heart(4), hearts(1), intestines(1), tender(1)
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
In Knowledge:This is from the Gr. word that describes genuine, full, or advanced knowledge. Biblical love is not an empty sentimentalism but is anchored deeply in the truth of Scripture and regulated by it (cf. Eph 5:2, 3; 1Pe 1:22).
New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries: Updated Edition (1922 ἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis))
ἐπίγνωσις Knowledge
epignōsis; from 1921; recognition, knowledge:—acknowledge*(1), knowledge(14), real knowledge(1), true knowledge(4).
discernment.
αἴσθησις aisthēsis
The Eng. word “aesthetic” comes from this Gr. word, which speaks of moral perception, insight, and the practical application of knowledge. Love is not blind, but perceptive, and it carefully scrutinizes to distinguish between right and wrong
Paul was praying for them to have the deepest love and the deepest discernment for each other and for each situation.
WHY?
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
sincere and blameless. “Sincere” means “genuine,” and may have originally meant “tested by sunlight.” In the ancient world, dishonest pottery dealers filled cracks in their inferior products with wax before glazing and painting them, making worthless pots difficult to distinguish from expensive ones. The only way to avoid being defrauded was to hold the pot to the sun, making the wax-filled cracks obvious. Dealers marked their fine pottery that could withstand “sun testing” as sine cera—”without wax.” “Blameless” can be translated “without offense,” referring to relational integrity. Christians are to live lives of true integrity that do not cause others to sin
We Are To Be SON Tested
11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
They could only live this way through the power and filling of the Holy Spirit.
Fruit only happens when it is cultivated and nourished. We cannot bare this fruit without being constantly nourished by the Holy Spirit
And we cannot not be nourished if we do not spend time with Him.
This fruit is what some might call a type of Outward Sign of Inward Grace
Take Home?
What can we do to bare fruit like this?
