Philippians
Work out your salvation, for God is at Work
in you (2:12-13)
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Outline
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Content
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| I. Salutation (1:1-2) |
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| II. Thanksgiving (1:3-11) |
Your partnership in the
Gospel (1:5) He who began good work will bring to
completion at day of Christ (1:6)
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| III. Body - Ethical Exhortation and
Instructions (1:12-4:7) |
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| 1. Paul's imprisonment
(1:12-26) |
- Served to advance the gospel (12)
- Only that Christ is preached (18)
- For me to live is Christ, to die is gain (21)
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2. To Philippians: stand
firm (1:27-2:18)
(Especially 2:5-13)
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- With one mind, striving for faith of gospel
(1:27)
- Have the mind of Christ: emptied himself taking
the form of slave, to the point of death (2:5-11)
- Work out your salvation, for God is at work in
you (2:13-14)
- Hold fast to word of life (2:16)
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| 3. Visits to Philippians:
Timothy, Epaphroditus (2:19-30) |
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4. Join in imitating me
(3:1-21)
(Especially 3:8-14)
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- Rejoice (3:1)
- Everything loss for sake of Christ (3:8)
- Righteousness through faith (3:9)
- Power of Resurrection (3:10)
- Christ made me his own (3:12)
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| 5. Final appeal: stand firm
in Lord (4:1-7) |
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| IV. Closing (4:8-23) |
- Think on these things (4:8-9
- Thanks for gifts (4:10-20
- Greetings (4:21-23)
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