 Philippians Lesson 4 Philippians Chapter 4 Distributed by: KJV Bible Studies Website: www.KjvBibleStudies.net e-mail: [email protected] Introduction: In chapter 3, Paul told of how he could boast of the flesh if anyone could, but he did not. He wanted to be known as a person who was saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, and know about Jesus’ resurrection, and to grow in the knowledge and fellowship of His sufferings. I. Paul Exhorts Church to Unity and Joy Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. 2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. Evident is the deep spiritual bond between Paul and the Philippian church. They were “dearly beloved and longed for.” He further refers to them as “my joy and crown.” The word translated as crown (stefanov stephanos) was that awarded to the victors in the Greek games. At the least, he used the term as a metaphor of his joy in them. It may further refer to a crown to be awarded at the Bema. Some have called it the soul-winners crown because Paul had led many of the brethren at Philippi to Christ. However, the flow of the context seems rather to indicate a more generic, figurative sense of rejoicing. His whole point of the therefore was for them to “stand fast in the Lord.” Continue Reading in PDF: 
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