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Welcome to the Talk Thru the Bible visual Bible overview series. Today, we’re going to survey the book of Philippians to give you a better feel for the contents of the book as you begin to study it.
NEW TESTAMENT STRUCTURE
The New Testament consists of three major types of books: historical books, Pauline epistles, (which are divided between those written to churches and those written to pastors), and the general epistles. But chronologically, the story line is carried by the gospels and Acts. Half of the epistles occur during the time of the Book of Acts, including the book of Philippians. The other eleven epistles occur during either Paul’s freedom from bondage, or during his second Roman imprisonment, or during the expansion of the church after Paul’s death. For our purposes today, we will be focusing on the epistle written to the Philippians.
INTRODUCTION AND TITLE
Let’s begin by exploring Philippians’ introduction and title.
INTRODUCTION
The Paul writes a thank-you note to the believers at Philippi for their help in his hour of need, and he uses the occasion to send along some instruction on Christian unity.
CENTRAL THOUGHT
His central thought is simple: Only in Christ are real unity and joy possible.
CHRIST AS THE MODEL OF HUMILITY
With Christ as your model of humility and service, you can enjoy a oneness of purpose, attitude, goal, and labor—a truth which Paul illustrates from his own life, and one the Philippians desperately need to hear.
UNITY
Within their own ranks, fellow workers in the Philippian church are at odds, hindering the work in proclaiming new life in Christ. Because of this, Paul exhorts the church to “stand fast.…be of the same mind.…rejoice in the Lord always.…but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known.…and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (4:1, 2, 4, 6, 7).
TITLE
This epistle is called Pros Philippesious, “To the Philippians.” The church at Philippi was the first church Paul founded in Macedonia.
AUTHOR (1)
Let’s have a look at the authorship of the book of Philippians.
AUTHOR (2)
The external and internal evidence for the Pauline authorship of Philippians is very strong, and there is scarcely any doubt that anyone but Paul wrote it.
DATE AND SETTING
Turning our attention to Philippians’ date and setting…
PHILIPPI (1)
In 356 B.C., King Philip of Macedonia (the father of Alexander the Great) took this town and expanded it, renaming it Philippi. The Romans captured it in 168 B.C. and in 42 B.C., the defeat of the forces of Brutus and Cassius by those of Anthony and Octavian (later Augustus) took place outside the city.
PHILIPPI (2)
Octavian turned Philippi into a Roman colony (cf. Acts 16:12) and a military outpost. The citizens of this colony were regarded as citizens of Rome and given a number of special privileges. Because Philippi was a military city and not a commercial center, there were not enough Jews for a synagogue when Paul came (Acts 16:13).
PHILIPPI (3)
Paul’s “Macedonian Call” in Troas during his second missionary journey led to his ministry in Philippi with the conversion of Lydia and others. Paul and Silas were beaten and imprisoned, but this resulted in the conversion of the Philippian jailer. The magistrates were placed in a dangerous position by beating Roman citizens without a trial (Acts 16:37–40), and that embarrassment may have prevented future reprisals against the new Christians in Philippi. Paul visited the Philippians again on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:1, 6). When they heard of his Roman imprisonment, the Philippian church sent Epaphroditus with financial help (4:18); they had helped Paul in this way on at least two other occasions (4:16). Epaphroditus almost died of an illness, yet remained with Paul long enough for the Philippians to receive word of his malady. Upon his recovery, Paul sent this letter back with him to Philippi. (2:25–30).
DATE
Silas, Timothy, Luke, and Paul first came to Philippi in A.D. 51, eleven years before Paul wrote this letter. Certain references (1:13; 4:22) suggest that it was written from Rome, although some commentators argue for Caesarea or Ephesus. Paul’s life was at stake, and he was evidently awaiting the verdict of the Imperial Court (2:20–26).
TALK THRU
Now that we’ve covered some background, let’s move deeper into the story of Philippians itself.
PHILIPPIANS
Philippians is the epistle of joy and encouragement in the midst of adverse circumstances.
SURVEY (1)
Paul freely expresses his fond affection for the Philippians, appreciates their consistent testimony and support, and lovingly urges them to center their actions and thoughts on the pursuit of the person and power of Christ.
SURVEY (2)
Paul also seeks to correct the problems of disunity and rivalry (2:2–4) and to prevent the problems of legalism and antinomianism (3:1–19).
TALK THRU PHILIPPIANS
Philippians focuses on: Paul’s account of his present circumstances (1); Paul’s appeal to have the mind of Christ (2); Paul’s appeal to have the knowledge of Christ (3); and Paul’s appeal to have the peace of Christ (4).
Paul’s Account of His Present Circumstances (1): Paul’s usual salutation (1:1–2) is followed by his thanksgiving, warm regard, and prayer on behalf of the Philippians (1:3–11). For years, they have participated in the apostle’s ministry, and he prays for their continued growth in the real knowledge of Christ. Paul shares the circumstances of his imprisonment and rejoices in the spread of the gospel in spite of and because of his situation (1:12–26). As he considers the outcome of his approaching trial, he expresses his willingness to “depart and be with Christ” (1:23) or to continue in ministry. Paul encourages the Philippians to remain steadfast in the face of opposition and coming persecution (1:27–30).
Paul’s Appeal To Have the Mind of Christ (2): Paul exhorts the Philippians to have a spirit of unity and mutual concern by embracing the attitude of humility (2:1–4), the greatest example of which is the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ (2:5–11). The kenosis, or “emptying” of Christ, does not mean that He divested Himself of His deity, but that He withheld His preincarnate glory and voluntarily restricted His use of certain attributes (e.g., omnipresence and omniscience). Paul asks the Philippians to apply this attitude to their lives (2:12–18), and he gives two more examples of sacrifice, the ministries of Timothy and Epaphroditus (2:19–30).
Paul’s Appeal To Have the Knowledge of Christ (3): It appears that Paul is about to close his letter (“Finally, my brethren,” 3:1) when he launches into a warning about the continuing problem of legalism (3:1–9). Paul refutes this teaching with revealing autobiographical details about his previous attainments in Judaism. Compared to the goal of knowing Christ, those pursuits are as nothing. True righteousness is received through faith, not by mechanical obedience to any law. Paul scornfully refers to the Judaizers as “dogs” (their term for Gentiles) and “evil workers” (that is, the attempt to achieve salvation by works). Paul could be refuting the opposite extreme of antinomianism (3:17–21). Some, however, believe this may still refer to the legalists. Paul yearns for the promised attainment of the resurrected body.
Paul’s Appeal To Have the Peace of Christ (4): In a series of exhortations, Paul urges the Philippians to have peace with the brethren by living a lifestyle of unity, prayerful dependence, and holiness (4:13). In chapter 4, verses 4–9, Paul describes the secrets of having the peace of God as well as peace with God. He then rejoices over their gift, but explains that the power of Christ enables him to live above his circumstances (4:10–20). This joyous letter from prison closes with greetings and a benediction (4:21–23).
A key topic in the first section of the book is Paul’s suffering for the gospel, as well as his exhortation to the Philippians to endure suffering in persecution. The second section of Philippians carries the theme of submission to Christ, thereby fostering an attitude of humility toward both God and man. Salvation is the topic of the third section, followed by sanctification in the last section, as Paul urges the Philippians on toward maturity and godliness.
One could also divide the book into the following sections: Paul’s experience in section one, Paul and Epaphroditus’ sacrificial example in the second section, and finally, Paul’s various exhortations in the final half of the book.
As we discussed earlier, Philippians was probably written in Rome, around A.D. 62.
THEME AND PURPOSE
Let’s look next at the theme and purpose of Philippians.
THEME
This letter was written to convey Paul’s love and gratitude for the believers at Philippi and to exhort them to a lifestyle of unity, holiness, and joy. Paul evidently enjoyed a very warm relationship with the Philippian church, perhaps his favorite. They were more sensitive and responsive to his financial needs than any other church (see 4:15–18; 2 Cor. 8:11) and appeared to have no major problems in their midst.
PURPOSE (1)
Philippians was not written because of any crisis, but to express Paul’s affection for them, his gratitude for their gift, his encouragement concerning their Christian growth, his admonitions against false teaching, and his thoughts about his circumstances.
PURPOSE (2)
Paul gave the Philippians the latest news of his imprisonment and growing ministry in the propagation of the gospel (1:12–20), and prepared them for the coming of Timothy and possibly himself (2:19–24). He warned them of the twin dangers of legalism and antinomianism (3), but this was more of a preventive than a corrective measure. On the other hand, Paul recognized a growing problem of disunity in the Philippian church and sought to correct it before it became severe.
KEYS TO PHILIPPIANS
Now we’ll turn our attention to a few keys to understanding Philippians.
KEY WORD: TO LIVE IS CHRIST
The keyword for Philippians is “To Live Is Christ,” referring to Paul’s consistent experience of Christ.
KEY VERSE (1)
Paul’s theme “to live is Christ” originates from one of the two key verses in Philippians: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (1:21).
KEY VERSE (2)
A second key verse is found in chapter 4: “I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need” (4:12).
KEY CHAPTER: 2
The grandeur of the truth of the New Testament seldom exceeds the revelation of the humility of Jesus Christ when He left heaven to become a servant of man. Christ is clearly the Christian’s example, and Paul encourages, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (2:5).
CONTRIBUTION TO THE BIBLE
Now we’ll consider some of the contributions of Philippians to the Bible.
CONTRIBUTION
This warm and informal letter verbalizes Paul’s love for a group of people to an unparalleled degree. The spontaneous words of affection to the “beloved” Philippians are not diluted by the problems of doctrine, discipline, or disorder that persistently marred Paul’s relationship with some churches. Because of its informality, Philippians rapidly shifts from topic to topic without regard to a strict outline, just as one would expect from a personal letter. It also reveals Paul’s true motivation and devotion to the cause of the gospel (see especially chapter 3).
SIGNIFICANT WORDS
One of the predominant words in this epistle is joy or rejoice, appearing sixteen times in its four chapters. By the power of God, Paul was enabled to live above his difficult circumstances with joy, and he sought the same for his Philippian readers. Other significant words are attitude or think (used ten times) and gospel (used nine times).
THE PERSON AND POWER OF CHRIST
Although there is a small amount of doctrinal teaching, Philippians is centered around the person and power of Christ, and perhaps the most crucial Christological passage in the Pauline Epistles is chapter 2, verses 5–11. It was written to illustrate practical humility as a means of unity among believers, but it is in fact one of the most sublime texts in Scripture. Condensed in these seven verses are profound insights concerning the preexistence, incarnation, humiliation, and exaltation of Jesus Christ.
CHRIST IN PHILIPPIANS
Now let’s look at ways in which Christ is portrayed in Philippians.
PORTRAITS OF CHRIST (1)
The great kenosis passage is one of several portraits of Christ in this epistle. In chapter 1, Paul sees Christ as his life (“For to me, to live is Christ,” 1:21). In chapter 2, Christ is the model of true humility (“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,” 2:5).
PORTRAITS OF CHRIST (2)
In Chapter 3 presents Him as the One “who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body” (3:21). In chapter 4, He is the source of Paul’s power over circumstances (“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” 4:13).
APPLICATIONS
And finally in our overview of the Book of Philippians, we’ll consider a few applications.
APPLICATION 1
Humility (2:5-8) Earlier we mentioned how perhaps the most crucial Christological passage in the Pauline Epistles is chapter 2, verses 5–11.
[“HAVE THIS ATTITUDE IN YOURSELVES…]
Verses 5-8 command: “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (2:5-8). We said earlier that these verses were written to illustrate practical humility as a means of unity among believers. But what is humility, and how does one become humble?
Humility tends to be an elusive character trait, because once we recognize its presence in our lives, it often makes us instantly proud, thus evaporating our humility. Not only that, but it has been humorously noted that often “our humility cries out for recognition,” again, causing humility to elude us. Because of our fallen nature, we are often irresistibly prideful, and ironically, even prideful of our humility.
Humility can be defined as a “modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance.” It is to “not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think” as Paul commands in Romans 12:3. In essence, humility is the product of having a right view of one’s importance with regard to both God and man. It is to attempt to balance one’s dignity as a child of God with one’s depravity. It is to understand that while we are unworthy of His love, by His declaration, and only by His declaration, we are not worthless. Like many truths in the Bible, these two truths must be held in tension with one another. They are both true at the same time.
Humility and dependence are inextricably linked. The more we understand our depravity and desperate need for a savior before God’s burning holiness, the more humble we will tend to be not only before God, but also before men. And the contrary is also true. The less we understand our sinfulness and need for redemption, the less humble we will tend to be. Pride produces independence, which is the essence of sin, but humility produces dependence.
But we find our natures resisting humility. We naturally want to be number one, and naturally want to put our will and desires before everyone else. We don’t like to be second. Our nature wants to reverse John the Baptist’s affirmation that “He must become greater; I must become less” (John 3:30). Our flesh cries out, pushes forward, demands, and even literally screams to become greater, not lesser. It demands to be put first, always. Our flesh feeds thoughts that we are better than others, and should always be viewed and treated that way. This is why within our own bodies we are in a spiritual battle. Indeed, Romans 6:12 warns that our flesh seeks to reign over us, to be king over our mortal bodies, and therefore commands us not to allow sin to reign over us.
If we manifest the genuine humility of Christ, and as such, don’t have too high a view of ourselves, we will far more readily endure the insults of others, including believers, who happen to share this low view of us. We will be less prone to holding petty grudges, unforgiveness, and bitterness, because after all, we’re just not that great a people. Why would we think that we should be immune from criticism and charges of imperfection? Every time we sin, we expose a character flaw, so why should we hold a grudge against others when they see us as we are and point it out? Humility recognizes its depravity. It is part of our story, but it is not our entire story.
The flipside of the coin is that humility also recognizes its dignity. It recognizes that truth exists outside ourselves, not within our selves as many eastern religions teach. So if God says we are valuable, and that we are not worthless due to our sin, then in humility and faith, we must receive this truth and live it too. He loves us in spite of our imperfect performance and propensity to do evil. We must believe and walk out the truth that we are beloved, chosen, and holy in Christ just as much as we believe that while in this earthly body, we are not that great. Haughtiness, pride, arrogance, and being easily offended are not the character traits of Jesus, nor should they be named among His earthly representatives.
We do well to meditate on the truths of Jesus’ emptying Himself of His majestic greatness by becoming one of us, and suffering humiliation and death at the hands of His crucifiers, all for the purpose of restoring a loving relationship between us and the Father.
APPLICATION 2
Contentment. Our second application is on the subject of contentment.
[“WE WANT A WHOLE RACE…]
“We want a whole race perpetually in pursuit of the rainbow’s end, never honest, nor kind, nor happy now, but always using as mere fuel wherewith to heap the altar of the future every real gift which is offered them in the Present.” Uncle Screwtape’s diabolical counsel to his nephew Wormwood in C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters is a reminder that most of us live more in the future than in the present. Somehow we think that the days ahead will make up for what we perceive to be our present lack. We think, “When I get this or when that happens, then I’ll be happy,” but this is an exercise in self-deception that overlooks the fact that even when we get what we want, it never delivers what it promised.
Most of us don’t know precisely what we want, but we are certain we don’t have it. Driven by dissatisfaction, we pursue the treasure at the end of the rainbow and rarely drink deeply at the well of the present moment, which is all we ever have. The truth is that if we are not satisfied with what we have, we will never be satisfied with what we want.
The real issue of contentment is whether it is Christ or ourselves who determine the content (e.g., money, position, family, circumstances) of our lives. When we seek to control the content, we inevitably turn to the criterion of comparison to measure what it should look like. The problem is that comparison is the enemy of contentment there will always be people who possess a greater quality or quantity of what we think we should have. Because of this, comparison leads to covetousness. Instead of loving our neighbors, we find ourselves loving what they possess.
It is only when we allow Christ to determine the content of our lives that we can discover the secret of contentment. Instead of comparing ourselves with others, we must realize that the Lord alone knows what is best for us and loves us enough to use our present circumstances to accomplish eternal good. We can be content when we put our hope in His character rather than our own concept of how our lives should appear.
[“I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CONTENT…]
Writing from prison to the believers in Philippi, Paul affirmed that “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need” (Philippians 4:11-12). Contentment is not found in having everything, but in being satisfied with everything we have.
[“WE HAVE BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THE WORLD…]
As the Apostle told Timothy, “we have brought nothing into the world, so we can-not take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content” (1 Timothy 6:7-8). Paul acknowledged God’s right to determine his circumstances, even if it meant taking him down to nothing. His contentment was grounded not in how much he had but in the One who had him.
APPLICATION 3
Meeting Our Needs (4:19) Phillipians 4:19 is a favorite verse among followers of Jesus for obvious reasons. It promises: “And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Much of our lives are lived in uncertainty regarding provision, and God teaches us in this verse that He is responsible for this critical area of our lives. While it is true that He also commands us to work, He also promises that He will provide.
As my friend Walt Henrichsen teaches, every person consciously or unconsciously makes a critical decision: Am I responsible to meet my needs, or do I look to God alone to meet my needs?
In considering this question, we must first recognize that there is a sense in which our needs are insatiable; they can never be fully met. This is true because we will always be hungry and thirsty again. But it is also true because we will inevitably have unfulfilled desires or outcomes for our lives. Our needs will never fully be met to our satisfaction, because everything doesn’t turn out the way we want it to.
If we decide that we are responsible to meet our needs, rather than God, then we will naturally use any resource, including people, in our quest to meet our needs. But we cannot use people and serve them at the same time, because serving them means always putting their needs ahead of our own. If world history teaches us anything, it teaches that few things in life are as cruel and brutal as using people to meet our needs. We see this not only on a global scale, but also on the scale of personal relationships. When we use people, we tend to treat them as objects rather than as subjects, and that attitude either immediately or eventually surfaces and damages, if not destroys, the relationship. Jesus never used people, but always served them, as Mark 10:45 relates.
Additionally, we will compete with others for the meeting of our needs, simply because temporal resources are limited. We will insist that our needs get met first. This kind of selfish attitude is certain to damage relationships and cause isolation, sooner or later.
A host of sins can be justified on the basis of how we answer the question of who is ultimately responsible for meeting our needs. If we think that we alone are responsible, we can justify stealing, divorce, adultery, revenge, and many other evil deeds, and many believers today do exactly that. For example, if I reason that God wants me to be happy, rather than wants me to love my wife as Christ loved the church, I can choose to ignore His command and get my needs met by divorcing my wife and marrying another woman whom I perceive will better meet my needs. But this kind of twisted thinking is merely evidence of our depravity. And it always leads to destruction and death, if not in the short term, in the long term.
The struggle that believers have with Philippians 4:19 either consciously or unconsciously is this: who gets to define our needs? God or us? And there’s the rub. It is an absolute truth that God will meet our needs. But He alone reserves the right to define what our needs are. We may think we need this or that, but He may disagree, and withhold these things from us, for our own good. God has been unwaveringly meeting the true needs of every believer in history, from Adam until now, for children to adults, from the impoverished to kings, from those who lived their entire lives in relative peace and comfort, to those who have been martyred in His name.
To live faithfully for Him, especially in times of great need and difficulty, we must always remember that He alone is responsible for meeting our needs, and for defining what our needs look like. We can take comfort in the fact that He is omniscient, and therefore knows our needs better than we do, and that He loves us, and has our best interest at heart, regardless of how difficult or how perilous our circumstances have become. We are His beloved, and He alone is our Provider. Provision is His burden, not ours. We must simply obey and be content with the level of provision He sets for us.
APPLICATION 4
Thinking Well (4:8). Yet another profound verse can be found in the final chapter of Philippians. It expands on the concept of thinking well.
[“FINALLY, BRETHERN, WHATEVER IS TRUE…] (1)
It reads: “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things” (4:8). In this verse, Paul gives insight into what is one of the key secrets to happiness, mental health, and physical health.
If all people were to heed just this single verse of Scripture, we would see a sharp reduction in suicide, depression, mental illness, and a host of physical ailments, all of which stem from our thought lives.
[“FOR AS HE THINKS…]
As the writer of Proverbs observes, “for as he thinks within himself, so he is” (Proverbs 23:7). There is a sense in which our thoughts literally define us. We become like the things we think about.
[“FINALLY, BRETHERN, WHATEVER IS TRUE…] (2)
However, due to our fallen nature, we tend to want to dwell on thoughts not that are true, but are in fact lies about ourselves, about reality, and about God Himself. This is the plan of the Deceiver.
We often find ourselves thinking dishonorable thoughts about others who have wronged us even in the smallest way – thoughts that we, as followers of Jesus, would probably be embarrassed to actually verbalize to the person. But for some reason, our minds often seem magnetically drawn toward negative thoughts.
Instead of focusing on what is right, many of us dwell on what is wrong – what is wrong with our lives, with the government, and when tragedy hits, what is wrong even with the Living God. Many times we would rather entertain impure thoughts, rather than pure ones. This also, is a manifestation of our fallen nature.
Instead of constantly searching for what is lovely in other people, or in life, or in nature, we often are burdened or even consumed by finding and dwelling on that which is unlovely. “After all, the world is so full of disappointment, problems and evil, that it’s virtually impossible to find something lovely,” we reason to ourselves.
So it should be no surprise, then, that we tend to focus on behavior of others that is not of good repute, and that’s exactly what tends to dominate the newspaper headlines. Searching for and dwelling on things worthy of praise rarely seems to enter our minds.
But Philippians 4:8 succinctly summarizes the thought patterns of the godly. These are the thoughts of those who have taken negative, destructive thoughts captive, and by discipline and the power of the Holy Spirit trained themselves to seek out the true, the honorable, the right, the pure, the lovely, etc.
And consider this: who would you rather have surrounding you as your neighbors? Those who dwell on the opposite characteristics of Philippians 4:8, or those who live out Philippians 4:8? It is instinctive to virtually all of us to want to think in this way, but to actually live and think in this way is completely elusive. To consistently live out this seemingly simple verse written 2,000 years ago, requires nothing less than the supernatural indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and a mind committed to multiple spiritual disciplines, including the constant infusion of Scriptural truth into one’s heart. We need this input daily to reset our internal compasses to understand where God defines “north” in terms of what is both true and real about life. Left to ourselves, we always lose our way, like sheep without a shepherd.
May we be men and women of God committed to the process and discipline of learning how to think well, as God defines it here in Philippians 4:8.
THE END
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