Philippians 1 Scofield
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1:1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
“which are at”
Churches (local), Summary: A local church is an assembly of professed believers on the Lord Jesus Christ, living for the most part in one locality, who assemble themselves together in His name for the breaking of bread, worship, praise, prayer, testimony, the ministry of the word, discipline, and the furtherance of the Gospel, Heb 10:25; Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 14:26; 1 Cor 5:4; 1 Cor 5:5; Phil 4:14–18; 1 Thess 1:8; Acts 13:1–4. Such a church exists where two or three are thus gathered Matt 18:20. Every such local church has Christ in the midst, is a temple of God, and indwelt by the Holy Spirit 1 Cor 3:16; 1 Cor 3:17. When perfected in organization a local church consists of "saints, with the bishops elders and deacons."
1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
“day of”
(See Scofield "1 Cor 1:8").
1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
“righteousness”
(See Scofield "1 John 3:7").
1:13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
“the palace”
Or, Caesar's court. Phil 4:22.
1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
“this shall turn”
“salvation”
(See Scofield "Rom 1:16").
1:28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
“salvation”
See note, (See Scofield "Rom 1:16").
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Introduction to Philippians
WRITER: The Apostle Paul (Phil 1:1)
DATE: The date of Philippians cannot be positively fixed. It is one of the prison letters. Whether Paul was twice imprisoned, and if so, whether Philippians was written during the first or second imprisonment, affects in no way the message of the Epistle. A.D. 64 is the commonly received date. The immediate occasion of the Epistle is disclosed in Phil 4:10–18.
THEME: The theme of Philippians is Christian experience. Soundness of doctrine is assumed. There is nothing in church order to set right. Philippi is a normal New Testament assembly--"saints in Christ Jesus, with the bishops (elders) and deacons." The circumstances of the apostle are in striking contrast with his Christian experience. As to the former, he was Nero's prisoner. As to the latter, there was the shout of victory, the paean of joy. Christian experience, he would teach us, is not something which is going on around the believer, but something which is going on within him.
The key-verse is, "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Phil 1:21). Right Christian experience, then, is the outworking, whatever one's circumstances may be, of the life, nature, and mind of Christ living in us (Phil 1:6; Phil 1:11; Phil 2:5; Phil 2:13).
The divisions are indicated by the chapters: Christ, the believer's life, rejoicing in suffering, Phil 1:1–30. Christ, the believer's pattern, rejoicing in lowly service, Phil 2:1–30 Christ, the believer's object, rejoicing despite imperfections, Phil 3:1–21. Christ, the believer's strength, rejoicing over anxiety, Phil 4:1–23.