figurative language in philippians 1

-0.0001 Tc (, )Tj 0.0566 Tw -0.022 Tw Grace refers to Gods unmerited favor and divine enablement. ((1:17))Tj ET ET [(Paul refers as constituting \322the beginning of the gospel\323 \(4:15)-15(\))-15(. (o)Tj ((1979). [-1071(It highlights the first category who proclaim the gospel with impure)]TJ (in 1:25 serves the)Tj /F0 1 Tf -0.0053 Tw -0.0184 Tw (not just a letter of friendship aimed at maintaining the relationship)' (O\325B)Tj 11 0 0 11 147.4737 104.3481 Tm (E A)Tj -0.0002 Tc 0 Tc (reality turned out for the advancement of the gospel.)' (and )Tj 0 Tr Not only were they bound together in the gospel (Philippians 1:5) but, more specifically, they were one in imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. -19.28389 -1.40014 TD ET /Length 4510 -0.0002 Tc It should arise from an intelligent appraisal of reality. -0.0001 Tc (statements, while )' kardia) refers to the whole personality: intellect, emotions, and will, not just sentiment. He would go into the presence of his Lord and be free forever from sin, suffering, and sorrow. 0.025 Tw The antecedent of "this" is probably the things that had happened to Paul to which he had just been referring in Philippians 1:12-18. At stake is the gospel in Philippi-Christ himself, if you will." ET (after)' ET 0 595.276 0 0 re 0 595.276 0 0 re [(attention, receptivity and goodwill\323 \(W)74(atson 1988:62\). -0.021 Tc Several years of absence from these Christians had not led Paul to drop them from his prayer list. 9 0 0 9 80.3701 129.2456 Tm This exhortation is necessary today when we feel tempted to agree with unbelievers rather than taking a firm stand for our Lord. ET 0.016 Tw (, in contrast to \(for example)Tj BT 9 0 0 9 83.2047 162.0547 Tm 9 0 0 9 80.3701 372.2755 Tm (O)Tj Acts 4:32). [(o{t)-20(i)]TJ 0 Tc Grace Evangelical Society News 6:2 (February 1991):2.] ET /F0 1 Tf None is preaching \322a different gospel\323, like Paul\325)Tj -0.0002 Tc (gument)Tj [(t)15(h)15(e gospel as a result of \321 and not despite \321 his imprisonment \(1:)]TJ 0 Tc (ERN)Tj /GS0 gs -25.77032 -1.09091 TD (used in many papyri letters and consists of four elements:)Tj 25.52105 0 TD (not semantic distinctions, but used for stylistic variation.)' -18.07917 -1.11111 TD 0.025 Tw -0.0151 Tc (W)Tj Q 0 0 0 0 k 0.002 Tw (ejx ejr)Tj Philippians is a manual on living in joy. 9 0 0 9 203.0138 55.8736 Tm 11 0 0 11 338.6233 271.661 Tm -0.0001 Tc (refers to the necessity that he stays)Tj (ejlhvl)Tj ET Paul\325)55(s case, or rathe)-25(r)]TJ 0.033 Tw BT )Tj ET (103)Tj 0 Tc The same "mind" is necessary if partners are to progress toward perfection (Philippians 1:6). T)92(olmie (2004:141) is probably correct)]TJ when you have the single mind, you look upon your circumstances as God-given opportunities for the furtherance of the Gospel, and you rejoice at what God is going to do instead of complaining about what God did not do." /F5 1 Tf ET BT 0 Tw B: Emptying oneself. -0.0212 Tw -0.0159 Tc It probably includes all that Paul and his readers shared as committed Christians who sought to disseminate the gospel. BT 1 g 0.126 Tw [(1984:164: \322Gott wird mich in keiner Lage preisg)-15(e)-15(b)-15(e)-15(n)-15-15(\))-15(. Earlier he had spoken of the completion of the Philippians salvation. 0.0111 Tw Philippians 1:9-11; cf. 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BT BT 0 Tc 0.039 Tw ET f -0.0151 Tc Only 2 Corinthians 8, 9 provide a more extensive discussion of the topic." 11 0 0 11 246.4971 160.2594 Tm BT 0 Tc 0 Tc ET (rhetorical strategy in 1:12-26 could thus be described as reassuring the)' 0.0146 Tw (es)Tj Since God has called him to defend the)Tj 2.51709 0 TD ET 0 Tc 11 0 0 11 237.5133 362.724 Tm 0 -1.09091 TD /F5 1 Tf 1.28848 -1.40015 TD -0.0002 Tc T* (itself serves as the starting-point for the analysis\). T)92(olmie refers to)]TJ /F0 1 Tf 0 Tc )Tj -25.77031 -1.09091 TD 0 0 0 0 k -0.0001 Tc /F0 1 Tf -0.015 Tc /F5 1 Tf -0.0091 Tw %PDF-1.3 0 Tc -0.0151 Tc -22.16114 -1.09091 TD word stekete, translated "stand firm"] conveys the idea of firmness or steadfastness, or unflinching courage like that possessed by soldiers who determinedly refuse to leave their posts irrespective of how severely the battle rages (cf. 11 0 0 11 185.4188 249.4563 Tm -0.0001 Tc 0.18 Tw -1.54617 -1.40013 TD -0.02 Tc 11 0 0 11 131.7354 287.3225 Tm -18.54948 -1 TD -25.85308 -1.09091 TD 0 Tc 57.]. 9 0 0 9 204.2901 362.724 Tm 0.0229 Tw q Philippians 1:7-8 express the basis of Pauls confidence that he just expressed (Philippians 1:6). 0 Tc /F1 1 Tf -0.0001 Tc f ((Silva 1988:21).)' 0 Tc -0.0001 Tc BT -0.015 Tc 11 0 0 11 90.4652 287.5828 Tm -0.007 Tw This is the proof that they were on his heart. 0.033 Tw -0.0001 Tc Pauls desire to glorify Jesus Christ kept him pure (Philippians 1:10; cf. It came to have the figurative extension of unmixed and, therefore, "sincere" (cf. BT ET (\322the help which the Spirit of Jesus Christ gives\323 \()' 0.0508 Tw (gospel, they are driven by impure motives: envy and strife \()' 25.77034 0 TD -0.0061 Tw -0.02 Tc 0.0898 Tw ET (context here probably points to the translation \322that God will not)' >> /F5 1 Tf \322Paul, in contrast with the)' /F0 1 Tf Look, )]TJ How is one to begin to attack selfishness and disunity? -25.6031 -1.09091 TD 9 0 0 9 80.3701 452.0706 Tm (cannot merely be regarded as \322preparatory\323)Tj )Tj BT 0.015 Tw 0.0008 Tw -0.0001 Tc -0.0182 Tw 0.009 Tw /F1 1 Tf )Tj BT (to proclaim the gospel with unfailing courage. 0.0611 Tw (3.3 Philippians 1:18-26. His interpretation is also supported by the)Tj ET (being regarded as possible objects of )Tj -18.37158 -1.09091 TD 0 0.276 419 595 re /F1 1 Tf BT -0.015 Tc (BIBLIOGRAPHY)Tj ET 0 Tc 9 0 0 9 106.1519 410.4642 Tm One should also distinguish be-)]TJ (89)Tj In calling his readers to unite in steadfastly enduring the antagonism of unbelievers in their area, Paul was not asking them to do something he himself had not done. ET (Philippians)Tj /F5 1 Tf endobj BT -0.0151 Tc -0.007 Tw -0.0151 Tc 1 g 11 0 0 11 78.6949 105.1374 Tm [(pepoi)20(qovta")]TJ When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. 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Behavior becoming of Citizens Philippians 1: 27-30 As Paul sought to conclude the first thoughts of his gracious letter, apparently he was reminded of the intense struggle the church in Philippi faced. 8.25 0 0 8.25 120.0015 139.2456 Tm He ar)18(gues convincingly)]TJ -0.015 Tc W n 0.0894 Tw "It seems most likely, therefore, that Paul expected to be with the Lord in full consciousness." 0 -1.09091 TD (, )Tj BT (\))Tj 25.77033 0 TD f /F5 1 Tf 0.0508 Tw 0.025 Tw ET -0.0151 Tc It includes progressive sanctification that occurs from the time of justification to the Christians death or the Rapture. /F0 1 Tf 0.0235 Tw ET -0.0001 Tc ET "Proud confidence" (NASB, Gr. -0.021 Tw q 0 0 0 1 k -0.015 Tc -0.0001 Tc f 1. This hope enabled him to reassess his circumstances, not by suppressing his emotions, evident throughout this letter, but by relating them to Gods sovereignty and to Jesus centrality in life." 0.1473 Tw (with )Tj /F5 1 Tf BT [(Paul begins this phase in his ar)18(gument by using a well-known disclosure)]TJ >> 10.72442 0 TD BT 0.025 Tw ET 1.28848 -1.40015 TD (L)Tj /F0 1 Tf 0 Tc 0.0064 Tw -0.0349 Tw -0.002 Tw 9 0 0 9 301.0129 446.4642 Tm 0.0186 Tw -0.015 Tc ET (, the future tenses in 1:18b-26 distin)Tj /F5 1 Tf Appreciation for Christ motivated him. (he has committed, but only for his connection with the Christ whom)' -1.28848 -1.09091 TD (is necessary to make two further remarks on the section as a whole:)Tj (oujc aJgnw`")Tj /F0 1 Tf The ultimate end in view emerges in the second part of this verse. /F5 1 Tf -0.031 Tw And this message spread from guard to guard and even-)Tj [(p)-15(arts of verse 18, while the )]TJ /F0 1 Tf 0.025 Tw "Coming" (Gr. 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(ajpoka-)Tj 0 Tw 0 Tc ET 0 Tc (qw;" oi\\da)Tj However, the Romans arrested him again, imprisoned him in Rome a second time, and then executed him as a martyr there in A.D. 68. 0.143 Tw -0.0001 Tc ET -0.016 Tc -0.0301 Tw -0.0001 Tc [(ejn o{lw/ tw`/ prai)50(twr)20(ivw/)]TJ -0.0066 Tw ET 11 0 0 11 66.1968 509.5469 Tm 0.012 Tw -0.0151 Tc [(Snyman)-6388(A rhetorical analysis of Philippians 1:12-26)]TJ Philippians 2:1-5; Philippians 3:15; Philippians 3:19; Philippians 4:2; Philippians 4:10). stream (their interpretation. 11 0 0 11 66.1968 521.8658 Tm 0.0134 Tw -1.54617 -1.40015 TD T* 11 0 0 11 350.2746 112.2594 Tm This is a minority opinion. 0.025 Tw So also Col-)]TJ 0 Tc -0.0001 Tc 0 Tw 11 0 0 11 66.1968 287.5828 Tm -0.0001 Tc -3.06729 -1.09091 TD /F0 1 Tf 0.0144 Tw /F2 1 Tf 0 0.276 419 595 re ET (W)Tj -0.005 Tw -26.62774 -1.33333 TD 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re 9 0 0 9 160.5545 213.9383 Tm WebA: The same mind. 9 0 0 9 203.0138 55.8736 Tm -7.65417 -1.33334 TD T* f 0 0 0 0 k -0.0152 Tc /F0 1 Tf 0.1117 Tw (M)Tj (the )Tj /F5 1 Tf [(l)-15(ates: \322Aufgrund meiner festgegr\237ndeten Hoffnung\323. 11 0 0 11 278.3196 208.1891 Tm [(op het Nieuwe T)92(estament)]TJ 0 0 0 0 k -1.28848 -1.09091 TD -0.0151 Tc ET [-15(And being convinced of this \()]TJ /F5 1 Tf q /F0 1 Tf ET Paul placed "to me" first in this sentence for emphasis. This is one of the most comforting verses in the Bible for Christians. -16.63753 -1.09091 TD 0 Tc (T)Tj The snow glows white on the mountain tonight. Paul points out to the Philippians that his imprisonment has encouraged many Christian brothers and sisters to be more courageous and fearless in speaking the /F0 1 Tf 14.649 0 TD /F5 1 Tf -27.2032 -1.33333 TD 0 Tr (opt for a soteriological interpretation for)' ET "kardia," by Friedrich Baumgartel and Johannes Behm, 3 (1965):605-14.] << In the New Testament, God has revealed that salvation is a process. ET [(exor)18(dium)]TJ q Couldnt keep it in, heaven knows Ive tried. (1988. 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ET -0.0092 Tw Paul was counting on the prayers of the Philippians and the Lords provision of enablement through His Spirit. Q BT 0 Tc BT (future.)' 0.0212 Tw Q 0.85385 -1.2 TD /F1 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 102.9632 283.7335 Tm (1962. This is one of Paul's most informal letters. ET BT He could maintain a truly joyful attitude even in unpleasant circumstances because he derived his joy from seeing God glorified rather than from seeing himself exalted. 1.28848 -1.40015 TD -0.015 Tc 0.041 Tw W n 0 -1.09091 TD /F0 1 Tf -0.25769 -1.40014 TD 8.25 0 0 8.25 72.9161 293.7335 Tm 2.55396 0 TD (Afrikaans T)Tj -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 65.1968 542.7083 Tm BT 11 0 0 11 66.1968 293.7335 Tm Here he discerned what was best regarding his own desires and the Philippians spiritual progress (cf. (will not disappoint him in his endeavours to magnify Christ. The major value of this pericope (Philippians 1:19-26) is its revelation of Pauls attitude toward life and death. 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His behavior in prison had been pure and blameless (cf. /F5 1 Tf 11 0 0 11 246.1968 428.8579 Tm BT -22.52286 -1.33333 TD 0.025 Tw -0.0101 Tc (The purpose of his release is threefold: (a) their progress in the faith;)Tj BT 9 0 0 9 192.2383 295.661 Tm 19 0 obj 0 Tr 0.0626 Tw BT 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re (S)Tj -0.0201 Tc 11 0 0 11 251.6741 362.4642 Tm 0.042 Tw 6.6 0 0 6.6 345.67 115.8895 Tm 0 -1.0909 TD ET endstream A: Together with Paul. /GS2 gs -0.015 Tc BT Even though many miles separated the writer and the original readers, Paul viewed their relationship as intimate since they shared salvation and their calling to spread the gospel. /GS2 gs (Rhetorically significant is the hyperbole in )Tj (CHENK)Tj 3.5679 0.00001 TD The concepts )Tj /F5 1 Tf 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re (1. -0.028 Tw ET -0.015 Tc [(rical categories. 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(that the Philippians were facing great adversity)Tj 0.013 Tw BT 0 Tw (as Silva (1988:78) correctly points out. (in 1:26 as \322the day of Christ Jesus\323)Tj 0.0073 Tw >> This word signifies the)]TJ 9 0 0 9 239.4038 208.1891 Tm 0.0137 Tw ( )Tj 0.0775 Tw (cessary)Tj -0.024 Tw /F0 1 Tf -0.0001 Tc (oi\\da o{t)Tj The Philippians were in Pauls prayers (Philippians 1:3-4) and on his mind (not on his nerves). BT T* 0.025 Tw -24.46564 -1 TD Not a footprint to be seen. -0.0141 Tw /F0 1 Tf 0 Tc /F0 1 Tf BT (ajpokaradokiva)Tj (, 1:23\). 0.019 Tw 0.015 Tw -0.0001 Tc -0.015 Tc f /F5 1 Tf ET BT 0 Tc 0.053 Tw [(eij" prokoph;n tou` e)20(ujaggelivou ejlhvl)20(uqen)]TJ BT (J P & N)Tj 0.0966 Tw BT [(p)15(l)15(y\323. [(s)-20(unevcomai)]TJ 0.0411 Tw 0.042 Tw /F5 1 Tf -0.015 Tc "Undoubtedly the background for the concept of being the Lords slave or servant is to be found in the Old Testament scriptures. ET [(al context of Paul\325)55(s words. Philippians 1:25; cf. 11 0 0 11 248.0429 113.3225 Tm >> (gospel as a result of his circumstances. /F0 1 Tf [(domain \(\322W)74(ortfeld\323\) as )]TJ -0.0182 Tw )Tj 0.025 Tw /F5 1 Tf 3.39.13), who mistook the figurative language of apostolic traditions. 0.025 Tw (According to Silva, Paul is not making an objective, theological)Tj BT 0 0 0 1 k Bibliotheca Sacra 155:617 (January-March 1998):39-61.] (swthr)Tj 0.0086 Tw The word means to hold a mind-set that expresses itself in proper action. (Brown (1997:486) regard the maintenance of this friendship as the)Tj It will be the time when Christ returns for his church, salvation is finally completed, and believers works are examined and the believer rewarded." /F0 1 Tf -0.03 Tw [(Philippians by informing them that his imprisonment and)-15( )-15(p)-15(o)-15(s)-15(s)-15(i)-15(b)-15(l)-15(e)]TJ The Philippians knew him since he had been with Paul when Paul had founded the church in Philippi (Acts 16:1-12) and on subsequent occasions (Acts 19:22; Acts 20:3-6). -0.015 Tc -0.016 Tc W n Heathcote. -0.0159 Tc (God is involved and their lives had provided evidence of their co-operation)Tj W n 11 0 0 11 120.0734 314.1453 Tm 0.0894 Tw BT ET (Christus\323 in diesen F\212llen als Metonym f\237r den Parusieterminus)Tj -0.025 Tc 0.0431 Tw [Note: Swift, p. ((1971:41) M\237ller (1976:56), Bruce (1983:31) and Fee (1995:152))' W n /GS2 gs BT /F0 1 Tf ET -0.015 Tc ET (fers from the typical approach of researchers, who tend to force ancient rhetorical)Tj 0 595.276 0 0 re God does not give His Spirit in measure (i.e., some now and more later, John 3:34). ET -2.55396 -1.09091 TD (as closely as possible; )Tj 9 0 0 9 205.2638 55.8736 Tm [(the gospel that they received at the founding of the churc)-15(h)-15( )-15(i)-15(n)-15( )-15(P)-15(h)-15(i)-15(l)-15(i)-15(p)-15(p)-15(i)-15(. 0 Tc )]TJ 0 -1.09091 TD 0.025 Tw 0.0929 Tw ET -1.28848 -1.09091 TD -20.32899 -1.11111 TD (1999. -0.012 Tw (motives, as over and against those who proclaim it out of good-)Tj ET Figurative language appears frequently in literature and everyday conversation. 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