Chapter four begins with the final greeting for his friends, but Paul had to make a side note first. It seems that there was a particular example of disunity that was hurting the Philippian church, so Paul called out the two women involved (Philippians 4:2-7). They may have been fear mongers, leading others to worry […]
Chapter three was apparently meant to be the end of the letter, as Paul seemed to begin concluding it in Philippians 3:1. The command to rejoice occurs again. Paul knew he was repeating himself, but he thought it was worth it. He warned them about those who had continually dogged him throughout his ministry (dating
Chapter two contains the clearest teaching on what happened to Jesus in the incarnation than anywhere else in Scripture. Paul opened the chapter by insisting that the believers work to foster unity amongst themselves (Philippians 2:1-4). This unity is to be based on the truth of what occurs in us at salvation and what the
