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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the PHILIPPIANS.
-Study Info-WRITER. The Apostle Paul (Php 1:1)

DATE. The date of Philippians cannot be positively fixed. It is one of the prison letters. Whether Paul was twice imprisoned, and if so, whether Philippians was written during the first or second imprisonment, affects in no way the message of the Epistle. A.D. 64 is the commonly received date. The immediate occasion of the Epistle is disclosed in Php 4:10-18.

THEME. The theme of Philippians is Christian experience. Soundness of doctrine is assumed. There is nothing in church order to set right. Philippi is a normal New Testament assembly--"saints in Christ Jesus, with the bishops (elders) and deacons." The circumstances of the apostle are in striking contrast with his Christian experience. As to the former, he was Nero's prisoner. As to the latter, there was the shout of victory, the paean of joy. Christian experience, he would teach us, is not something which is going on around the believer, but something which is going on within him.

The key-verse is, "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Php 1:21). Right Christian experience, then, is the outworking, whatever one's circumstances may be, of the life, nature, and mind of Christ living in us (Php 1:6; 2:5,13).

The divisions are indicated by the chapters:
1. Christ, the believer's life, rejoicing in suffering, 1.1-30.
2. Christ, the believer's pattern, rejoicing in lowly service, 2.1-30
3. Christ, the believer's object, rejoicing despite imperfections, 3.1-21.
4. Christ, the believer's strength, rejoicing over anxiety, 4.1-23.

Ref: The Scofield Reference Bible.

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BIBLE STUDIES FOR: PHILIPPIANS >>TOTAL: 8

1. PHILIPPIANS 1:1-18
03-19-1989 S-A.M. 39:22 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 1:1-18

Part 1. Christ, the believer`s life, rejoicing in spite of suffering.
1. Salutations.
2. Joy triumphing over suffering. Info: C

2. PHILIPPIANS 1:19-30
03-26-1989 S-A.M. 35:12 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 1:19-30

Part 1. Christ, the believer`s life, rejoicing in spite of suffering.
2. Joy triumphing over suffering.(Cont). Info: C

3. PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11
04-02-1989 S-A.M. 40:20 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11

Part 2. Christ, the believer`s pattern, rejoicing in lowly service.
1. Exhortation to inity and meekness.
2. The sevenfold self-humbling of Christ.
3. The exaltation of Jesus. Info: C

4. PHILIPPIANS 2:12-30
04-09-1989 S-A.M. 39:47 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 2:12-30

Part 2. Christ, the believer`s pattern, rejoicing in lowly service.(Cont).
4. The outworking of the in worked salvation.
5. The apostolic example. Info: C

5. PHILIPPIANS 3:1-9
04-16-1989 S-A.M. 38:53 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 3:1-9

Part 3. Christ, objet of the believer`s faith, desire, and expectation.
1. Warning against Judaizers.
2. Warning against trusting in legal righteousness.
3. Christ, object of the believer`s faith for righteousness. Info: C

6. PHILIPPIANS 3:10-21
04-23-1989 S-A.M. 40:55 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 3:10-21

Part 3. Christ, objet of the believer`s faith, desire, and expectation.(Cont).
4. Christ, objet of the believer`s desire for fellowship in resurrection power.
5. The appeal for unity in the walk.
6. But truth is not to be compromised for the sake of unity.
7. Christ, object of the believer`s expectation. Info: C

7. PHILIPPIANS 4:1-9
04-30-1989 S-A.M. 35:12 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 4:1-9

Part 4. Christ, the believer`s strength, rejoicing over anxiety.
1. Exhortation to unity and joy.
2. The secret of the peace of God.
3. The presence of the God of peace. Info: C

8. PHILIPPIANS 4:10-23
05-07-1989 S-A.M. 39:49 -15
Outline Subject(s)PHILIPPIANS 4:10-23

Part 4. Christ, the believer`s strength, rejoicing over anxiety.(Cont).
4. The victory over anxious care. Info: C