God who will complete our salvation until the day of Jesus Christ (Phil 1:6)Jn 6:40,44, Rom 8:38-39, Heb 7:25, 1 Cor 1:8 God keeps and saves us in Christ until the day of Christ. (Phil 1:6, Jn 6:40, Rom 8:38-39) Phil 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good […]

I pray for you. (Phil 1:9-11)Col 1:9-12, 2 Pt 3:18, Jn 6:29, Jn 5:39, Lk 10:41-42, Gal 5:22-23 Paul prayed for the saints like this: Paul prayed that the saints would grow in knowing God’s will and knowing God. (Col 1:9-10, Phil 1:9-10) Col 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard […]

Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ ispreached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. (Phil 1:12-18) Although Paul was imprisoned, he was able to preach the gospel to those who visited him. Some saints preached the gospel more boldly because of Paul’s imprisonment. The Jewish Christians who […]

Now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. (Phil 1:20-21)Rom 14:8, 1 Cor 10:31, Eph 6:19-20, Acts 21:13, Col 1:24 Paul, who was in prison, wanted to preach the gospel, regardless of whether the outcome of his trial was release or death. (Phil 1:20-21, Eph 6:19-20) Phil 1:20 According […]

Christ, who is in the form of God (Phil 2:5-8)2 Cor 4:4, Col 1:15, Heb 1:2-3 Christ is in the form of God. (Phil 2:5-6, 2 Cor 4:4, Col 1:15, Heb 1:2-3) Phil 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it […]

Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil 2:9-11)Mt 28:18, Ps 68:18, Ps 110:1,Isa 45:23, Rom 14:11, Eph 1:21-22, Rev 5:13 The Old Testament prophesied that God would bring all men to the knees to Christ. (Ps 68:18, Ps 110:1, Isa 45:23) Ps 68:18 Thou hast […]

I may rejoice in the day of Christ. (Phil 2:16)2 Cor 1:14, Gal 2:2, 1 Thess 2:19 Those to whom we have preached the gospel and have come to believe that Jesus is the Christ are our pride in the day of Christ. Our lives should not be in vain without this pride. Phil 2:16 […]

Those who believe in Jesus as the Christ are true circumcision and true Jews. (Phil 3:3)Col 2:11, Rom 2:29, Jn 4:24, Rom 7:6 Phil 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. We have been circumcised by Christ by […]

I count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. (Phil 3:7-14)Mt 13:44, 1 Cor 2:2, Eph 1:19-20, 1 Pt 4:13, Acts 26:6-8, 1 Cor 9:24, 2 Tim 4:7, Heb 3:1 Paul wanted to know Christ more, knowing that the knowledge of Christ is the noblest. (Phil 3:7-9, Mt […]

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, (Phil 3:20-21)Rom 8:23, 1 Jn 3:2 We await the return of Christ. When Christ comes again, our bodies will be changed to be like the body of Christ’s glory. Phil 3:20 For our conversation is in […]