PHILIPPIANS 

Author:
  • Paul

Audience:
  • The Christians in the Roman colony of Philippi

Key Themes:
  • Christians need to keep making progRess in their lives.
  • A proper spiritual outlook is critical for progress in the faith.
  • Christ is the supreme example of loving and faithful service to God, and mature Christians can also serve as role models in this regard.
  • Suffering will come, but through faith it can be met with joy.
  • Prayer is crucial for maintaining a joyful Christian life.
  • The gospel is not individualistic: Christians are to share in rich fellowship with one another, and to be united together in service to promote the gospel.
  • The old covenant and observance of the law cannot provide the necessary right standing with God.  Believers can be saved only through faith in Jesus Christ.
  • Jesus is fully God and fully man.  Because of his suffering on the cross, he is not exalted as Lord and Christ.
**Taken from the Crossway ESV Study Bible
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