8 For God is my witness how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ The Background Acts 16 The Greeting to the Philippians 1 Paul and Timothy bondservantsservants ID: 314523
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7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
The Background
Acts 16Slide2
The Greeting to the Philippians
1 Paul and Timothy,
bondservants/servants of Jesus Christ,
To all the saints
in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops/overseers
and deacons:
Gr. “Hagoi
” Holy ones/separated ones
Diakonoi/Deacons/ = attendant/waiter/ministers See Acts 6:1-5
Gr. “
Douloi”Servant/slavesBought by the blood of JesusSee I Pet. 1:18,19
Gr. “
Episkopoi
”
Biblically, an elder, bishop/overseer and pastor are one in the same.
See Acts 20:17,28Slide3
2
Grace
to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
“Grace”
Gr
. “Charis
”care-isAn undeserved gift of God’s favor
We all need to be reminded constantly that all we have by way of salvation comes to us only by the love of God as a gift.
The gift of salvation comes only to those that truly believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
Eph 2:8-9 For by grace are you saved through
faith ; and that not of yourselves
: it is the
gift of God: (9) Not of works
, lest any man should boast.Slide4
7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
“peace”
Gr. “
Eirene
”i-ray'-nay
To be set as one/ to join2
Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Eph
2:14 For He
is our peace
, who has made both one...
Rom 5:1-2 Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (2) By whom also we have access
by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Know Jesus - Know Peace No Jesus - No peaceSlide5
The Thankfulness and Prayer of
P
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I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,
5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,
.
Philippians = Great memoriesSlide6
The Thankfulness and Prayer of
P
aul3
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,
5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,
.Slide7
The Thankfulness and Prayer of
P
aul3
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with
joy, 5 for your fellowship
in the gospel from the first day until now,
Gr. “koinōnia
”This word has the idea of sharing in communion, being in the same boat with someone; it is the idea of being of the same group who have all experienced the same thing.For a modern illustration “koinōnia
” is more like Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring”. Gandalf and his cohort all shared an all-consuming mission. They shared extraordinary, harrowing experiences. This, in turn, led to a deep and meaningful bond between them all.
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6
being confident
/convinced of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it
in the day of Christ
Perhaps you have begun projects that you never finished.
However, you can be assured that God isn’t a liar and will perform all He has promised.
Paul’s Confidence in GodSlide9
6
being confident
/convinced of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it
in the day of Christ
When The Work In Us Is Complete
Php
3:20 For our citizenship is in the heavens, from whence also a
Savior we await--the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who shall transform the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power, even to subject to himself the all things
.
At The Rapture Of T
he Church – see Eph. 4:17Slide10
Is the “Day of Christ” the same day as “The Day of the Lord?”
If the two are the same
then the church will go through the “Great Tribulation” and must anticipate the great wrath of God to be unleashed
u
pon the earth bringing massive death, destruction upon mankind and unprecedented slaughter/persecution of Christians before
Jesus comes.
If the two are different,
then Jesus will come for His church before the great tribulation thus the church will escape unprecedented world-wide destruction and persecution.
This is no small study and requires laborious examination by rightfully dividing the scripture. There is much disagreement among Christians on this theme. Slide11
“The Day of Christ” and “The Day of The Lord” are not the same
“
The Day of Christ” and “The Day of the Lord” are the same.
Seven year tribulation
Rapture and Second coming of Jesus
1000 yr. millennium
The church goes through the great tribulation
come at the end of the tribulation
1000
yr. millennium
Up and down
S
even years duration
Church
Second coming of
J
esus
In heaven with Jesus 7 yrs.
Rapture comes before the tribulationSlide12
Ramifications:
B
oth should be desired equally
.Amo
5:18 Woe to those desiring the day of the Lord. What is this for you? The day of the Lord is
darkness and not light;
Christians should not anticipate or look for Jesus to return until after the coming of anti-Christ and the end of the great tribulation.
If the Day of Christ and The Day of the Lord are the same...
The vast majority of Christians can anticipate Christian genocide to take place before Jesus returns. Rev. 7:14
Such a view tends toward a mind-set of “Even so Jesus,, don’t come in my life-time
.Slide13
Ramifications:
The “Day of Christ” would produce a blessed anticipation in the church of Christ for
J
esus to come in their lifetime.
The “Day of Christ
” would in no way be associated with wrath but would only be connected to the blessing of the church which would be glorified at the rapture.
The church would not go through the great tribulation and thus wouldl
not experience universal genocide.
If the Day of Christ and The Day of the Lord are not the same...
The believer would have no desire to experience the time of the Day of the LordSlide14
Grace is God’s unmerited favor and kindness
We are called by grace, saved by grace, kept by grace and empowered by grace
Peace is primarily the result of God making us one with himself having made reconciliation by the blood of the cross.
May we always be a blessing to those who live by the gospel and support them in every way we can. This will always cause thankfulness and good memories.
Our fellowship isn’t about eating food together, it is about our mutual sharing of His life together. , and a partnership to fulfill His mission to proclaim the gospel.
Summing It All
UpSlide15
Let us rejoice in that the God Who saved us from sin will deliver us from the presence of sin in our corrupted flesh and replace it with a brand new incorruptible glorified body.
1Co 15:51-52 Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed; (52) in a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed
.