When we look deeply into Philippians, we see the heart of one man: the heart of the Apostle Paul. The questions contained in this book trace the grain of that heart one strand at a time. As we keep asking why Paul spoke as he did, before we know it we come face to face with the heart with which he wrote this letter.

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The author of this epistle is the Apostle Paul. As he begins the letter, Paul makes it clear that he is the one sending it, saying, “Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons” (Philippians 1:1).

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Philippians chapter 1 is the opening of the letter that the Apostle Paul sent to the church in Philippi while he was imprisoned. The church in Philippi was the first church Paul established in the region of Macedonia, and it had a relationship of deep love and cooperation with him. That is why this letter is filled not with rebuke but with thanksgiving, joy, and exhortation. Chapter 1 proceeds from greetings and a prayer of thanksgiving, to a report on Paul’s own circumstances in prison, and then to an exhortation toward a life worthy of the gospel. In what follows, we will first explain each passage from a general point of view, and then look into its meaning together from the perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit.

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Today’s Scripture passage is the letter that the Apostle Paul sent to the church in Philippi. Paul calls himself “a bondservant of Jesus Christ,” and he greets all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Here we can clearly see what it is that makes the church one. The church is not a place made one by human affection or personal acquaintance. The church is a place made one by the gospel.

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Today’s Scripture passage is the letter that the Apostle Paul sent to the church in Philippi. Paul calls himself “a bondservant of Jesus Christ,” and he greets all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Here we can clearly see what it is that makes the church one. The church is not a place made one by human affection or personal acquaintance. The church is a place made one by the gospel.

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Today’s Scripture passage is the letter that the Apostle Paul sent to the church in Philippi. Paul calls himself “a bondservant of Jesus Christ,” and he greets all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Here we can clearly see what it is that makes the church one. The church is not a place made one by human affection or personal acquaintance. The church is a place made one by the gospel.

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Today’s Scripture passage is the letter that the Apostle Paul sent to the church in Philippi. Paul calls himself “a bondservant of Jesus Christ,” and he greets all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Here we can clearly see what it is that makes the church one. The church is not a place made one by human affection or personal acquaintance. The church is a place made one by the gospel.

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Today’s Scripture passage is the letter that the Apostle Paul sent to the church in Philippi. Paul calls himself “a bondservant of Jesus Christ,” and he greets all the saints in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Here we can clearly see what it is that makes the church one. The church is not a place made one by human affection or personal acquaintance. The church is a place made one by the gospel.

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