0 Tw 0 Tc 0.025 Tw BT /F0 1 Tf 0.025 Tw BT 0 Tw 0.49488 0 TD 0.0275 Tw /F1 1 Tf -0.0001 Tc 1 g -0.0002 Tc -0.0001 Tc -0.015 Tc (kai; ejlpivda mou)Tj (, preferred by Collange (1979:60), O\325Brien)Tj -0.0267 Tw 0.025 Tw -0.0151 Tc 0 Tc ET 21.78981 0 TD BT (s rhetorical strategy in 1:12-17 has been outlined,)Tj [(\322Old T)92(estament language\323 here, and that )]TJ -1.73726 -1.09091 TD 0.0708 Tw 0 Tc The apostle Paul was fond of addressing his fellow believers as saints (cf. 0.0086 Tw 0.1105 Tw T* 0.33276 0 TD 0.023 Tw /F0 1 Tf 0.015 Tw BT /F5 1 Tf -0.015 Tc -0.0151 Tc 1. )Tj Jesus work on the cross had become the reason for all that Paul did. 0.019 Tw 0 0 0 1 k BT /F0 1 Tf -1.28848 -1.09091 TD -0.0323 Tw 0 -1.09091 TD 149. 5.16054 0 TD 1 g 13 0 0 13 177.9906 455.2213 Tm 0.018 Tw ET 0.025 Tw This exhortation is necessary today when we feel tempted to agree with unbelievers rather than taking a firm stand for our Lord. 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By subtly showing from the very beginning that in the Church seniority and high calling do not put one Christian leader above another (Paul and Timothy together are one-they are slaves of Christ Jesus) and that church supervisors are not above serving, but are by virtue of their office, called to serve (to be diakonoi) ministering to the needs of their fellows." 9 0 0 9 324.9093 521.5469 Tm /F0 1 Tf << 9 0 0 9 196.6827 88.2594 Tm -0.015 Tc ((1:24) supports)Tj [(and 1:17 on the one hand, and 1:15b and 1:16 on the other)55(, are)]TJ [(pepoi)20(qovta")]TJ -0.0227 Tw /F0 1 Tf The imp)-15(o)-15(r)-15(t)-15(a)-15(n)-15(t)]TJ /F0 1 Tf 11 0 0 11 338.6233 271.661 Tm /Length 4231 (. BT (and to die [is] gain\323\). (s cause, became \322the talk of the town\323. [(. 67.]. [(involvement. 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(in some other)Tj The Greek quotations from 1:20 and 1:21 are)Tj BT (ranslation)Tj [(Silva (1988:73) is of the opinion that a semantic distinction b)15(e)15(t)15(w)15(e)15(e)15(n)]TJ WebPhilippians 1:12-18 Introduction There is an old joke about four men in England that were all seated in the same booth on a train. 11 0 0 11 171.9663 118.9209 Tm (The purpose of his release is threefold: (a) their progress in the faith;)Tj %PDF-1.3 18 0 obj )]TJ 0 -1.09091 TD 0.0613 Tw /F0 1 Tf /F0 1 Tf It is the apostle\325)55(s sincere expectation and hope that God)]TJ -0.013 Tw 11 0 0 11 66.1968 140.2088 Tm (TEV)Tj /F0 1 Tf 0 -1.09091 TD This is one of the most comforting verses in the Bible for Christians. q 0 Tw ((1:12), which signifies the advance-)Tj 0 Tc -0.0001 Tc -0.0151 Tc (R D)Tj 11 0 0 11 103.7399 347.3779 Tm -0.0001 Tc (l)Tj 0.001 Tw BT [(29\), is to interpret it as Paul\325)55(s release from prison due to the prospect)]TJ 0.053 Tw "It [the Gr. 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BT ( )Tj ET If he had in mind only the generosity of his original readers, he may have meant that good work. [(the commentary was, on the whole, favourable, scholars like the Germa)-20(n)]TJ ET -0.033 Tw The)Tj 0.025 Tw 9 0 0 9 66.1968 105.1374 Tm T* 0 0.276 419 595 re (kata; th;n ajpokaradokivan)Tj /F0 1 Tf -0.0001 Tc )Tj /GS2 gs 11 0 0 11 233.5111 410.4642 Tm -0.0151 Tc 0.1324 Tw 9 0 0 9 78.0624 383.0626 Tm BT 0 Tc 0.001 Tw BT 1.54617 -1.09091 TD (succeed, because God will enable him to do so \321 whether he is alive)' -0.0001 Tc W n (di\306 uJma`")Tj (of embellishment. 1.28848 -1.40015 TD 0.0243 Tw (A)Tj 11 0 0 11 66.1968 521.8658 Tm 0 Tc Salvation is Gods work, not mans (Jonah 2:9). 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BT BT -25.77031 -1.09091 TD BT 0.0101 Tw -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 105.8946 125.3225 Tm 11 0 0 11 281.6942 165.386 Tm ET q 0.025 Tw BT (i\))Tj ET -0.0002 Tc BT -2.8724 -1.09091 TD ET [(Publishing Company)92(. )Tj /F0 1 Tf -0.0184 Tw BT Put differently in terms of perseverance:)Tj Note the balance of divine sovereignty and human responsibility in this pericope. f 9 0 0 9 80.3701 372.2755 Tm 0.025 Tw 25.77033 0 TD (S)Tj 8.62203 0 TD [(s)-15(uring the Philippians that his adversities are for the advancement of the gospel. 0.025 Tw -0.0251 Tc (ajpokaradokiva)Tj /F0 1 Tf T)' 11 0 0 11 321.7997 431.0626 Tm BT 11 0 0 11 197.8773 402.1256 Tm 0.0433 Tw [Note: Hawthorne, p. 58. 0.025 Tw )Tj ET /F5 1 Tf [(t)-20(i)40(ne;" de; kai; di\306 e)20(ujdokivan to;n Cr)20(i)20(sto;n khruvssous)-40(i)40(n: )]TJ -0.0001 Tc (gavr)Tj -21.83748 -1.09091 TD -0.0001 Tc This is a minority opinion. 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