This passage covers a lot of ground in a short amount of time. Book of philippians introduction and summary learn religions. The early church was unanimous in its testimony that philippians was written by the apostle paul see 1. The apostle paul wrote the letter to express his gratitude and affection for the philippian church, his strongest supporters in ministry. Watch our overview video on the book of philippians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
This was one reason paul was thankful for the philippians. This summary of the book of philippians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philippians. Scholars agree that paul drafted the epistle during his two years of house arrest in rome. These gifts were delivered by epaphroditus, a leader in the philippian church who ended up assisting paul with ministry in rome. Philippians niv paul and timothy, servants of christ. Philippians 14 niv paul and timothy, servants of christ. He had as companions silas and timothy, and the use of the personal pronoun, in v. Epistle to the philippians niv audio bible non dramatized. An integrated digital bible study library including complete notes from the niv study bible and the nkjv macarthur study bible is just a step away. Philippians 1 paul and timothy, servants of christ jesus, to all gods holy people in christ jesus at philippi, together with the overseers and deacons. Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of christ. How to use this study guide how to use this study guide this study guide is a tool that helps you unpack the book of philippians. May god our father and the lord jesus christ give you grace and peace. Then, whether i come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, i will.
Enduring word bible commentary philippians chapter 1. I am writing to all of gods holy people in philippi who belong to christ jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. Philippians 14 niv paul and timothy, servants of christ bible. The joy of the christian experience is the dominant theme running through the book of philippians. The words joy and rejoice are used 16 times in the epistle.
The epistle to the philippians, commonly referred to as philippians, is a pauline epistle of the. Philippians 1 niv bible paul and timothy, servants of. Philippians pdf study guide rating required select rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best name. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. A verse by verse examination of the apostle pauls epistle of joy to the beloved philippian church. The book of philippians is a prison epistle letter written while in prison. The idea is that the philippians partnered with paul in his spreading. Pauls epistle to the philippians in six discussions. Greetings from paul this letter is from paul and timothy, slaves of christ jesus. Pauls epistle to the philippians in six discussions chi alpha new orleans 2008 notes. Philippians 4 niv bible therefore, my brothers and sisters, you. Scripture taken from the holy bible, new international version niv. Philippian christians learned about pauls situation, they sent gifts to paul by way. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of philippians in the bible new international version.