Phillippians, an expository outline

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In the Epistle to the Philippians we have little or no formal unfolding of doctrine, but a beautiful presentation of true Christian experience. Believers are viewed, not as seated together in heavenly places in Christ, as in Ephesians, but as journeying through the world, forgetting the things that are behind, and pressing on to Christ Jesus in the glory.

It gives us the experience of one who takes this journey in the power supplied by the Spirit of Jesus Christ (1:19). It is not, be it noted, necessarily the experience of Christians that is passed before us, for this (alas!) we know may fall far short of true Christian experience. Nonetheless, it is experience that is not confined to an apostle, but is possible for any believer in the power of the Spirit. It may be for this reason that the apostle does not speak of himself as an apostle, but writes as a servant of Jesus Christ. ...

26 pages - Softcover - Author: H. Smith