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Col 2:9-10: Complete in Christ For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, and in him ye are made full.'97Col_2:9-10. In the previous part of this far-reaching letter the Apostle had been exalting the Christ, who, he declared, was the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. He was … Continue reading “482. COL 2:9-10: COMPLETE IN CHRIST”

Phil 4:6: The Antidote to Anxiety In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.'97Php_4:6. 1. Who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, '93In nothing be anxious'94? A prisoner in a Roman prison; and when Rome fixed its claws … Continue reading “479. PHIL 4:6: THE ANTIDOTE TO ANXIETY”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

Phil 4:4: Christian Joy Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I will say, Rejoice.'97Php_4:4. 1. It has been well said that this whole Epistle may be summed up in two short sentences: '93I rejoice'94; '93Rejoice ye!'94 The word and the thing crop up in every chapter, like some hidden brook, ever and anon sparkling out … Continue reading “478. PHIL 4:4: CHRISTIAN JOY”

Phil 3:13-14: Pressing On Brethren, I count not myself yet to have apprehended: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.'97Php_3:13-14. 1. The Apostle here … Continue reading “476. PHIL 3:13-14: PRESSING ON”

Phil 3:20-21: Citizenship in Heaven For our citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation (A.V., our vile body), that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able … Continue reading “477. PHIL 3:20-21: CITIZENSHIP IN HEAVEN”

Phil 3:7-9: The Excellent Exchange Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, … Continue reading “474. PHIL 3:7-9: THE EXCELLENT EXCHANGE”

Phil 3:10-11: The Power of His Resurrection That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death; if by any means I may attain unto the resurrection from the dead.'97Php_3:10-11. 1. Paul's first sight of Christ was a sight of the risen Lord. … Continue reading “475. PHIL 3:10-11: THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION”

Phil 1:21: St. Paul's Ruling Passion For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.'97Php_1:21. 1. The words of this text are not the words of a newly-born Christian, but the language of a full-grown man in Christ. They contain the ripe experience of a well-matured Christian. There are thirty years of … Continue reading “472. PHIL 1:21: ST. PAUL’S RULING PASSION”

Phil 2:12-13: Work Out Your Own Salvation Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God which worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.'97Php_2:12-13. From the beginning the treatment of St. Paul by the Philippian Church was worthy of all praise. They received him as … Continue reading “473. PHIL 2:12-13: WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION”