Salutation (
Philippians 4:21-23
)
(
Class Notes
)
Salutation
of the
Brethren
(
Philippians 4:21
)
Paul begins his CLOSING SALUTATION to the Philippians by exhorting them to "SALUTE EVERY SAINT" there
(
Philippians 4:21
):
This is in keeping with his OPENING SALUTATION to them - "to ALL the SAINTS ... which are at PHILIPPI"
(
Philippians 1:1
)
Paul's church epistles are addressed to "THE CHURCH" located in a particular area
(
Galatians 1:2
;
I Thessalonians 1:1
;
II Thessalonians 1:1
),
which is composed of SAINTS
(
Romans 1:7
;
II Corinthians 1:1
;
Ephesians 1:1
;
Colossians 1:2
)
who are "IN CHRIST JESUS"
(
I Corinthians 1:2
;
Philippians 1:1
)
Paul's FIRST SALUTATION to the Philippians is from the "BRETHREN"
(
Philippians 4:21
)
who he says are "WITH ME"
(
Philippians 4:21
):
These "BRETHREN" were "WITH PAUL"
(
Philippians 4:21
)
- NOT ONLY IN BODY
(
Philippians 2:19
),
BUT ALSO were ONE with him "IN SPIRIT"
(
Philippians 1:27
)
They were "SERVANTS OF JESUS CHRIST"
(
Philippians 1:1
)
- who LIKE PAUL had MINISTERED to them SACRIFICIALLY
(
Philippians 2:17-18,25-27
)
and, thus, reflected the GRACIOUS MINISTRY of their SAVIOR
(
II Corinthians 8:9
)
They were LIKE MINDED WITH PAUL in putting OTHERS BEFORE SELF
(
Philippians 2:19-22
)
and, thus, reflected "LOWLINESS of MIND ... the MIND of CHRIST"
(
Philippians 2:3-5
)
In MINISTRY - the PHILIPPIANS also reflected the SACFRIFICIAL MINISTRY of their SAVIOR
(
Philippians 4:18
cf.
Philippians 5:2
),
BUT they NEEDED the LIKE EXAMPLE of the "BRETHREN" who were "WITH PAUL"
(
Philippians 4:21
)
- to be "of ONE MIND in the LORD"
(
Philippians 4:2
cf.
Philippians 1:27
)
Salutation
of
ALL
the
Saints
(
Philippians 4:22
)
Paul NEXT sent GREETING from "ALL the SAINTS" there with him
(
Philippians 4:22
):
He PARTICULARLY makes mention of "CHIEFLY they that are of CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD"
(
Philippians 4:22
)
This would AGAIN be an ENCOURAGEMENT to them as EVIDENCE of "the FURTHERANCE of the GOSPEL"
(
Philippians 1:12
)
Although PAUL was "IN BONDS"
(
Philippians 1:13-16
)
- "the WORD of God is NOT BOUND"
(
II Timothy 2:9
),
which ENCOURAGED PAUL to "ENDURE ALL THINGS for the ELECT'S SAKES"
(
II Timothy 2:10
)
Salutation
of
the
Lord Jesus Christ
(
Philippians 4:23
)
Paul ENDS with - "the GRACE of our LORD JESUS CHRIST"
(
Philippians 4:23
):
This is AGAIN in keeping with his OPENING SALUTATION to them - "GRACE ... and PEACE ... from the LORD JESUS CHRIST"
(
Philippians 1:2
)
This is also CONSISTENT with his DIVINE STEWARDSHIP of GRACE
(
Ephesians 3:1-2
cf.
Ephesians 1:6-7
;
Ephesians 2:5-8
)
and his DIVINE MESSAGE of PEACE
(
Ephesians 6:15
cf.
Ephesians 2:14-17
)
for "this PRESENT EVIL WORLD (AGE)"
(
Galatians 1:4
)
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