souls. The book of Philippians is written for that very purpose—to point us to that joy. Surely, there is not a one of us who does not need to know more of the supernatural joy of the Lord in our lives. Third, the book of Philippians is a gospel-focused book. There is a repeated emphasis upon the good news of salvation that is in God’s Son, Jesus Christ (1:5, 7, 12, 16, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15). Paul places great stress upon the saving message of the gospel, as well as the need for us to live it out in
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