1) 1:1a, Humble, authority
oriented personal identification.
2) 1:2b, God is the source
of beneficial opportunities and peace.
3) 1:6, God has a plan for
your spiritual success!
4) 1:7, Mutual grace orientation
leads to spiritual emotions.
5) 1:8, Spiritual emotions
in Christ Jesus.
6) 1:9, The relationship between
love, full-knowledge, discernment and
verses 10-11.
7) 1:10a, Christians: Keep
on approving excellence.
8) 1:10b, The importance of
Christian consistency.
9) 1:12, Gospel above circumstances.
10) 1:14, Spiritual confidence
overcomes prison and fear.
11) 1:21; For the Christian,
life after salvation is Christ. Compare 3:7-14;
Galatians 2:20 and 1Peter 1:13.
1:21; Do not commit suicide, but for the Christian, death is better
than life. Compare 1:23 and Ecclesiastes 7:1.
12) 1:22a; Life = fruitful
(spiritual) labor for Paul.
13) 1:23; It is better to
be in heaven with Christ.
14) 1:27; Worthy spiritual
conduct: Standing firm in spirit, mind and joint
effort.
15) 1:28a, Confident when
facing opposition. Compare 1:29b-30a.
16) 1:28b, Christian confidence
attacks opposition.
17) 1:29-30, Gracious opportunity
to suffer for Christ.
18) 2:1-4, Interpersonal humility.
19) 2:2; The relationship
between Paul, joy and Philippian spiritual unity.
20) 2:3a, Nothing according
to selfish ambition and empty glory.
21) 2:3b, Selfless Christian
relationships. Compare 2:2b.
22) 2:4, Mutual outlook.
23) 2:5-11, The example of
Christ’s humility.
24) 2:5, Keep on thinking
like Christ (vv. 2-4).
25) 2:6, A word for word Greek
translation: “Who in form of God
continually existed, not retained with an eager grasp himself
considered, the to be equal with God” (the comas are mine).
2:6; Christ continually existed as equally God, but agreed to become
God-man (2:7).
26) 2:7a, Veiled Deity.
Compare Colossians 2:9; Mark 9:2-3 and John
17:5.
27) 2:8; God-man, humble sacrifice.
28) 2:9b-10, Humbled before
the name Jesus (Jesus = deliverer).
29) 2:11; Jesus Christ + confession
= Glorification of God.
30) 2:12; The relationship
between listening, a working Christian Life and
spiritual seriousness.
31) 2:12b, A working Christian
Life = all seriousness. Also Ecclesiastes
7:1-6.
32) 2:13, God has a plan for
your life!
33) 2:14, No sins of the tongue
or mental attitude sins.
34) 2:15, No sins (2:14) =
light to the world.
35) 2:16, A working Christian
Life and mutual reward.
36) 2:17-18, Mutual joy in
serving God.
37) 2:21, Agenda driven Spiritual
leaders.
38) 3:1a, The Lord = soul
happiness.
39) 3:1b, Spiritual repetition
leads to spiritual stability.
40) 3:2-3, Fleshly religion
(3:2, 3:3b) versus Biblical Spirituality (3:3).
41) 3:1-6, Have no confidence
in the religion of the flesh.
42) 3:7-8, Christ over all
things in life.
43) 3:10, Know Christ: His
resurrection, suffering and death.
44) 3:11, Attaining for eternity.
45) 3:12, Paul’s attitude
of improvement.
46) 3:13a, Paul’s humility.
47) 3:13b, Drop the past,
grab the future.
48) 3:14, Paul’s spiritual
diligence and spiritual focus on Christ.
49) 3:15-17, Keep on living
according to the value of knowing Christ.
50) 3:15a, The spiritually
mature keep on knowing Christ.
51) 3:15a, The relationship
between spiritual maturity and knowing
Christ.
52) 3:15b, Conviction to keep
knowing Christ.
53) 3:20a, We exist as heavenly
citizens.
54) 4:1, Interrelated eternal
reward.
55) 4:1b, Eternal focus: Stand
firm in the Lord.
56) 4:2, Likemindedness in
the Lord.
57) 4:3, Be spiritually helpful
for the Gospel.
58) 4:4, Find rejoicing in
the Lord.
4:4, The relationship between rejoicing and the Lord.
4:4, The Lord = emotional happiness for us. Compare 4:5-9.
4:4, Rejoicing as a way of life. Compare 4:5-9.
59) 4:5, Inclusive reasonableness.
4:5, Reasonableness as a way of life. Compare 4:5-9.
60) 4:6, Prayer overcomes
anxiety.
61) 4:7, Peace as a way of
life.
62) 4:8; Spiritual-mental
quality as a way of life.
63) 4:9, The relationship
between application of Doctrine and peace.
64) 4:11-12, Contentment over
circumstances.
65) 4:13, Empowered over circumstances.
4:13, Christ over circumstances.
66) 4:14-16, Praise for application
of Bible Doctrine.
67) 4:17-19, God rewards application
of Bible Doctrine.