Philippians Corps Notes
PHILIPPIANS 3:1-14 If you really want to work this chapter and have a handle on it, listen to SNS tape #338. Great example of putting teaching and preaching together in the Word. Also, Vol. 2, chapter 14, “The High Calling.” 3 : 1 finally. (Grk.) Not finally as the last thing, but finally we take notice of the total superb revelation given previously. Not indicate end of the epistle, but introduces a new subject in consideration of the previous restated things that are in this epistle. Good translation “now therefore.” rejoice. Key word. rejoice in the Lord. Phrase occurs in 4:4 and 4:10. Means in service, specifically in service to the household where you are serving the household of believers putting your all into it. Keep the attitude of humility, maintain attitude of service as a doulos like Jesus Christ, Timothy, and Epaphroditus did. As a doulos for your lord, your master, you are to rejoice in your master in your lord in your service. same things. Same things that Epaphroditus had told them and others. grievous. Irksome; tedious. Never grievous for a teacher to repeat what he said before. He loves to teach and he knows he has to repeat something for the student to learn it . but. (Aram.) Because. safe. (Grk.) asonalēs. Sure; stedfast as a safeguard; reinforcement. That which makes certain. Used of the pitch that Noah put on the boat in the Septuagint. Asphalt comes from it. Seals the boat, safeguards it; reinforces it. Reinforcement is an art in teaching, because most people forget what you tell them. Statistically, you need to tell people six times. To reiterate is part of the art of teaching. 3 : 2 beware. (Grk.) present imperative indicating continuous action. So continue to beware, not beware once and then forget about it. (Aram.) from same root as “safe”, v. l. When you repeat a word from the same root, figure of speech anadiplosis. Same root word ends one verse and begins the next verse or sentence. In both Greek and Aramaic you have figure of speech an
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