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The Journey to Paul’s Imprisonment in Rome & the setting & background of Philippians

The Journey to Paul’s Imprisonment in Rome & the setting & background of Philippians

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In this episode, we begin an expository journey through Paul's letter to the Philippians. First off, though, I’m going to share with you two important habits you need for reading and studying Scripture, as well as talk about two very important principles for interpreting Scripture that you will experience in use today. So, let me ask you this: What is your real source of Joy? What is it that really makes you feel blessed? When I used to answer this question, I would typically answer it with a response that went something like this: “Well, Jesus is my rock, my source of strength, and He is what gives me joy.” I believe that I knew that this was the right thing to say. It’s what I knew I should say, but in reality, this was not really true of me at all, and my life often demonstrated that to be true. In fact, my joy came not from Him, but from something more closely associated with my circumstances. Now, to be fair, it wasn’t that I had a devious side to me that plotted wickedness, while at the same time attempting to hang on to God; Instead, I wanted to serve Him, “we” just needed to do it my way. By this I mean, I needed certain things to be just so before I could truly know that He had me. Further confirmation of this attitude came when I considered the instances in life where I was most content, most happy, and what provided me with that contentment; it was not Christ; instead, it was usually some kind of circumstance that worked out for me. Too often this gets exposed when the circumstances providing us joy in life go in an undesirable direction. The response, too often for me, was one of uncertainty, doubt, and eventual frustration and anger. In verse 1 of Philippians, Paul refers to himself and Timothy, servants or slaves of Christ, but he does not have the same idea of slavery in mind that we probably do here in the 21st century. He also doesn’t see being a slave of Christ in any kind of negative light either; rather, to him, it’s a privilege. But wait, at the time of this letter's writing, Paul has been incarcerated, unjustly and for more than 5 years— yet his attitude is one of continual hope in the mission Christ has placed Him on— How can this be real? Moreover, how can we genuinely have this kind of hope in Christ, and not our circumstances? In this episode, we’ll let Scripture help us understand what shapes Paul’s message in Philippians by understanding more of the context, specifically what amounts to the historical narrative of Paul’s imprisonment journey from Jerusalem to Rome in Acts 21-24. The letter of Philippians provides us with real, objective wisdom for finding true joy in this life. It doesn’t start, though, with how we feel, and it doesn’t give a program or method for changing our place or station in life to accomplish said joy. Rather, it provides us with a perspective, insight into an attitude, and specific wisdom all from Paul, on how we too can rejoice no matter the circumstance.
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