Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. 3:1-11 Sincere Christians rejoice in Christ Jesus. The prophet calls the false prophets dumb dogs, Isa 56:10; to which the apostle seems to refer. Dogs, for their malice against faithful professors of the gospel of Christ, barking at them and biting them. They urged human works in opposition to the faith of Paul breaks out into song in Philippians 2, quoting what may be one of the oldest Christian hymns of them all. It's a hymn about the servanthood nature of Jesus. (Read Phil. 2:5-11) What an unusual savior we have. He gave up everything to become nothing. The one who should have been served came to serve. We should have died for him, but he died Philippians 2:8-11 - Christ's Obedience. Philippians chapter 2. characteristics Christ modeled for us which lead to unity." together. of these verses in "Christian unity." with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel." - so that was the command to grow in unity. - the basis of unity is in chapter 2:1-2---named our blessings in ‘Jesus Christ is *Lord’ (Philippians 2:11) is the earliest statement of what Christians believe. ‘You killed this Jesus on a *cross. But God has made him both *Lord and Christ’ (Acts 2:36). Verses 10, 11 In Isaiah’s message, God declared, ‘Everybody will kneel in front of me’ (Isaiah 45:23). God gave this same right to Jesus. “The Incarnation: A Motive for Humble Unity” Philippians 2:1-11 INTRODUCTION Philippians 2…Beginning in chapter 1 verse 27, Paul is addressing their need to live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. . Philippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing Philippians 2:1. If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ Or "exhortation", as the word is sometimes rendered; that is, either if there is any exhortation of Christ to love and unity, as there is in ( John 13:34) ( John 15:11 John 15:17) , and this is of any weight and value; or if an exhortation hereunto made in the name of Christ, by any of his ministers, messengers, and ambassadors EdlAuCI.

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