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For the Sake of the Gospel: Philippians Simply Explained is unavailable, but you can change that!

A comparison of the Epistle to the Philippians with the letters that Paul had written before it might seem to indicate that the church at Philippi had no censurable weaknesses at all. Such a thought, of course, cannot be true because just as "there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins" (Eccl. 7: 20 ESV) so it is with churches, and even though the church at Philippi is not...

‘Love’ (= ‘agape’) is a word which Christians made their own. It relates to giving to others and not getting for oneself; to self-giving, even to the point, metaphorically speaking, of self-killing, or, speaking factually, laying down one’s life. It is a love like God’s own love for sinners which resulted in his own Son laying down his life for them and offering up himself to God as an atoning sacrifice for their sins (see 1 John 4:9–10). However, it is not only an increase of love that he prays
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