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The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you . All St. Paul's Epistles, except those to the Galatiaus, 1 Timothy, and Titus, begin with a thanksgiving. In this Epistle the thanksgiving is especially warm and earnest; no cloud of doubt darkened the apostle's confidence in the Philippians; he pours forth his gratitude to God for their spiritual gifts fervently and without reserve. My God. The pronoun expresses the inner consciousness of personal relations with God; it reminds us of Acts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-5

Thanksgiving for their fellowship in the gospel. I. THANKSGIVING IS A NATURAL AND PROPER EXERCISE OF THE BELIEVING HEART , The apostle usually giving in the case of the Philippians. 1 . Scripture has psalms of thanksgiving. ( Nehemiah 12:8 .) 2 . We have constant reason for thanksgiving. We thank God for temporal mercies ( Exodus 15:1 , Exodus 15:2 ); for spiritual mercies ( Romans 1:8 ; 1 Corinthians 1:4 ); for deliverance from the body of death (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-5

Paul's gratitude for good men. "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now." There are two things noteworthy here at the outset. 1 . A minister's hearty recognition of the moral worth of his people. "I thank my God upon every remembrance." This implies on the writer's part a very high appreciation of the spiritual excellence of those to whom he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-8

St. Paul an example to all Christian ministers. I. HE REMEMBERS HIS CONVERTS . He was possessed through and through with an ardent love of souls. Like the good Shepherd, he knew his sheep, and cared for them with a sincere, self-sacrificing affection. He worked for them while he could; in prison he does not forget them. His thoughts are not taken up with his own hardships and dangers. The care of all the Churches still occupies his mind. He has his converts in his heart; it is his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-11

The apostle's intercession and assurance. Having saluted a well-organized Church with its bishops and deacons, Paul proceeds to express his thanksgivings and his intercessions. From this Church at Philippi alone had he received supplies. By the hand of Epaphroditus they had forwarded their love-tokens to the imprisoned apostle, and he rejoiced in the sympathy this showed with the furtherance of the gospel. Accordingly he proceeds to prayer, and pours out his significant intercessions for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-11

Expression of interest. I. THANKSGIVING . 1 . Whom he thanked. "I thank my God." As it was in connection with their matters that he thanked God, he might have said, "I thank your God." As he made common cause with them, he might have said, "I thank our God." As he felt personally indebted to God on their account, what he says is, "I thank my God." 2 . Upon what he proceeded in thanksgiving. "Upon all my remembrance of you." This was a gracious word with which, as a wise... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:4

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy . Perhaps the first part of this verse is better joined with Philippians 1:3 , " I thank my God … always in every prayer of mine for you all ;" so Bishop Lightfoot The Greek word for "prayer" and "request "is the same, better rendered "my supplication," he as the R.V.; it implies not merely a lifting up of the heart to God, but an earnest entreaty for a necessary gift. We meet now for the first time with that "joy"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:4

Christian joy not dependent upon outward circumstances. I. 1 . The outward circumstances of St. Paul's life, at the time of his writing this Epistle, were singularly joyless. A prisoner in Rome, awaiting his trial, deprived of the power of freely preaching the gospel when and where he would, compelled to be in the society of his Roman guard night and day. 2 . Notwithstanding these untoward conditions he is inwardly full of joy. The key-note of the Epistle is rejoice. 3 . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:5

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now ; rather, as R.V., for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel. This verse should be taken in connection with Philippians 1:3 . St. Paul thanks God for their help, their co-operation towards the work of the gospel. They helped forward the work by their prayers, their labors, and their liberal bounty. This fellowship began "in the beginning of the gospel," when the Philippians sent aid to the apostle at Thessalonica and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:6

Being confident of this very thing . St. Paul's thanksgiving refers, not only to the past, but also to the future. He has a confident trustfulness in God's power and love. The words αὐτὸ τοῦτο might mean "on this account," i.e. on account of the perseverance described in Philippians 1:5 , but the order seems to support the ordinary rendering. That he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it; rather, as R.V., which began. Both ἐναρξάμενος and ἐπιτελέσει ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:3-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 1:6

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