Philippians 1:1-11
Joy in participation
Philippians 1:12-26
Joy in Christ taught
Joy in Paul's deliverance
Joy in faith
Philippians 1:27-30
Joy in suffering
Philippians 2:1-11
Joy in same mind (unity)

Philippians 2:12-18

Submissive Mind & People
Part II

Christian Living
The Christian Job Description

Philippians 2:12

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

JOB REQUESTED

• How, in what attitude
• Purpose to achieve
• Obedience
• As Christ was obedient
• As Paul had instructed
• Pressure to quit increasing
• Without Paul some might falter
• Combats "once saved, always saved"

Ephesians 6:6-8
Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.

Romans 1:5
Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

II Thessalonians 3:4-5
We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Philemon 21
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

Philippians 1:3-5
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

CHRISTIAN WORK

• Work out (katergazomai): (kata) preposition (ergazomai) work
• To overcome, accomplish, bring to completion
• NCV "keep on working to complete your salvation"
• Carry out goal, cultivate, fully complete
• Implies work to full completion like solving math problem; mining all the ore; harvesting all the crops
• Combats "once saved, always saved"

I Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Colossians 1:10
so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

James 2:24
You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

II Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

I Corinthians 11:1
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

II Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• With fear and trembling 12
• Confidently 13
• Willingly 14
• Blamelessly and innocent 15
• Steadfastly 16
• Cheerfully 17-18

WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING

• Without recognition
• Reverently
• Fear (phobos): phobia; profound awe and respect

Hebrews 12:28-29
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”

I Corinthians 2:3
I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.

II Corinthians 7:15
And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling.

Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Philippians 2:13-14
for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

CONFIDENTLY

• Power to receive
• Work (energeo): energy, energize
• God energizes his people
• CEV: "God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey Him."
• NSRV: "enabling you both to will and work"
• Purpose/pleasure

Romans 8:26-27
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

WILLINGLY

• Grumbling (gongusmos): expression of sullen discontent, murmuring, complaint
• Disputing (dialogismos): inward reasoning (NT uses as evil thoughts; questioning/arguing)

Exodus 15:24
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

I Corinthians 10:10
And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.

Exodus 16:7-8
and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?” Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”

Job 31:35-37
(“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!
I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
let my accuser put his indictment in writing.
Surely I would wear it on my shoulder,
I would put it on like a crown.
I would give him an account of my every step;
I would present it to him as to a ruler.)—

Numbers 16:41
The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.

I John 4:20
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

Philippians 2:15-16
so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

BLAMELESS AND PURE

• Without causing offense (external)
• Same as 1:10
• (amemtos): without fault, no finger of criticism
• Innocent (internal) harmless
• (akeraios): unmixed
• Wine/metal
• Above reproach

Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

Luke 1:5-6
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.

Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

SHINE

• Dark background = crooked/twisted and perverse/depraved generation
• Shine as lights (phoster): luminaries, stars, lights of sky
• Light the way Psalm 119:105
• Lighthouse/mariner reference

Matthew 5:14
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

John 1:1-4
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

Acts 2:40
With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”

Deuteronomy 32:5
They are corrupt and not his children;
to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.

STEADFASTLY

• Without wavering
• Not to boast about himself
• Reference to runner--race in vain (disqualified)
• Craftsman--toil in vain (marred/unmarketable)

Galatians 6:14
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

I Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Philippians 2:17-18
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

CHEERFULLY

• Most solemn personal reference in letter
• Poured out (libation)= sacrifice
• Honor in sacrifice
• Rejoice (chairo) mentioned 4 times
• Joy in hereafter and here and now

Numbers 15:5-7
With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.
“‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil, and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

Hosea 9:4
They will not pour out wine offerings to the Lord, nor will their sacrifices please him. Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat them will be unclean. This food will be for themselves; it will not come into the temple of the Lord.

II Timothy 4:6
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near.

Hebrews 13:15-16
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased

Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Next Week

Philippians 2:19-30

Submissive Mind & People
Part III

A Priceless Pair

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