Philippians 1:27

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Philippians 1:27

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Summary

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Let

The gospel

Galatians 1:7

Whether

Philippians 2:12

I may

3 John 1:3

In one

The faith

2 Timothy 4:7

General references

Deuteronomy 15:5

Joshua 22:3

2 Samuel 10:11

Bible References

Let

For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah.

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.

You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.

Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.

or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.

Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be

The gospel

For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel about his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you

to be a minister of the Messiah Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering brought by gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

Because your service in giving proves your love, you will be glorifying God as you obey what your confession of the Messiah's gospel demands, since you are generous in sharing with them and with everyone else.

not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah.

Whether

And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

I may

Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,

But Timothy has just now returned from visiting you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, just as we want to see you.

because I keep hearing about your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus.

I was overjoyed when some brothers arrived and testified about your truthfulness and how you live according to the truth

In one

I'll give them one heart and one lifestyle so they'll fear me always for their own good and for the good of their descendants after them.

I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,

United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other's homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.

Now all the believers were one in heart and soul, and nobody called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything they owned.

For we have many parts in one body, but these parts do not all have the same function.

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form a single body, so it is with the Messiah.

Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all.

The faith

for the LORD will plead their case and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.

Some days later, Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him talk about faith in Jesus the Messiah.

Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.

But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message about faith that we are proclaiming:

You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith.

General references

Only be certain to obey the voice of the LORD your God. Carefully observe all of these commands that I'm commanding to you today.

You haven't abandoned your relatives these past days to the present, and you have met the obligation contained in the commands of the LORD your God.

He said, "If the Arameans prove too strong for me, then you are to help me. If the Ammonites prove too strong for you, then I will come help you.