Philippians: A Commentary for Biblical Preaching and Teaching (Biblia.com)

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Kerux Commentaries enable pastors and teachers to understand and effectively present the message of a biblical text. Kerux opens up each text of the Bible by explaining the message of the text to the original audience, unpacking the timeless truth of the passage, and finally providing communication insights for conveying that truth to a contemporary audience. Each volume is written by a biblical...

to call God the Father of “mercies” (2 Cor. 1:3). Together, “affection” and “compassion” include both the inner feelings for others and the outward expression of those feelings. Whose affection and compassion did Paul mean? There are no qualifying words such as “in Christ” or “in the Spirit” in this clause. Since Paul has already spoke of Christ’s affection, and since elsewhere he referred to God’s mercies, he likely refers first of all to the affection and compassion of God and of Christ (Martin

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