Spanish advocates predicated the term adoptivus of Christ only in respect to his humanity ; once the divine Son " emptied himself " of divinity and " took the form of a servant " ( Philippians 2: 7 ), Christ's human nature was " adopted " as divine.

The historical background of Philippians is traditionally gathered from two main primary New Testament sources: ( 1 ) informative internal data from the letter itself and ( 2 ) related information garnered from the rest of the New Testament Canon.

Upon Epaphroditus ' return to health, Paul sends word to the Philippians through Epaphroditus of his upcoming sentence in Rome and of his optimism in the face of death ( 1. 18b-26 ), along with exhortations to imitate his capacity to rejoice in the Lord despite one's circumstances ( 2. 14-18 ).

It is possible that the kenosis passage in Philippians 2: 5-11 may have been a Christian hymn that Paul quoted.

Philippians 2: 5-11:

Philippians has been the subject of much research and Ralph P. Martin argues that Philippians 2 may be considered the beginning of the field of Christology, specifically referring to the rich analysis that Apostle Paul began in.

“ The Composition and Unity of Philippians: Some Neglected Literary Factors .” Novum Testamentum 27. 2 ( April ): 141-73.

“ Sending Letters in the Ancient World: Paul and the Philippians .” Tyndale Bulletin 46. 2: 337-56.

“ Further Thoughts on Philippians .” New Testament Studies 7. 2 ( Jan .): 161-70.

* Sergio Rosell Nebreda, Christ Identity: A Social-Scientific Reading of Philippians 2. 5-11 ( Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011 ) ( Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments, 240 ).

In Justin's works, distinct references are found to Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, and 2 Thessalonians, and possible ones to Philippians, Titus, and 1 Timothy.

For example, Philippians 2: 3 has a plural pronoun ( ἑαυτῶν ) in the Greek, rendered " themselves " in the KJV.

Included in that is responding to his admonition ( John 17 ; also Philippians 2 ) to be one in him and love one another as a witness to the world.

( see Philippians 2 )

The title is a reference to a line from Philippians 2: 12, "... continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

A truncated form of the text in which Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians 1. 1-9. 2 continues with Barnabas 5. 7a and following, without any indication of the transition, survives in nine Greek manuscripts (= G ; from 11th century onward ) and often agrees with the old Latin translation (= L ) against S and H.

The LDS believe that, in that glorified state, those who overcome the world through the grace and mercy of Christ will resemble Christ ; they will receive his glory and be one with him and with the Father ( see 1 John 3: 2 ; 1 Corinthians 15: 49 ; 2 Corinthians 3: 18 ; John 17: 21 — 23 ; Philippians 3: 21 ).

In the Pauline view, Jesus, obedient to the point of death ( Philippians 2: 8 ) died " at the right time " ( Romans 4: 25 ) based on the plan of God.

The 7 undisputed letters ( and their approximate dates ) are: 1 Thessalonians ( c. 51 AD ), Philippians ( c. 52-54 AD ), Philemon ( c. 52-54 AD ), 1 Corinthians ( c. 53-54 AD ), Galatians ( c. 55 AD ), 2 Corinthians ( c. 55-56 AD ) and Romans ( c. 55-58 AD ).

He writes in Philippians 2: 9-11, " Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

( Philippians 2, NIV )

The word ( ekénōsen ) is used in Philippians 2: 7, " Jesus made himself nothing ..." ( NIV ) or "... he emptied himself ..." ( NRSV ), using the verb form ( kenóō ) " to empty ".

The generosity of the Philippians comes out very conspicuously ( Phil.

: Philippians 2: 12-13: "... work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For Westerners, it calls to mind a line from Philippians 2: 12, "... continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Philippians 4: 6 says, " Be anxious for nothing ; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

* The Douay-Rheims Bible, Philippians 1: 9 is says " And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding ".

: There is also a forceful epistle written by Polycarp to the Philippians, from which those who wish to do so, and are anxious about their salvation, can learn the character of his faith, and the preaching of the truth.

The older translation " conversion of life " has generally been replaced with phrases such as " a monastic manner of life ," drawing from the Vulgate's use of conversatio as the translation of " citizenship " in Philippians 3: 22.

If this letter were to Ephesus, one would expect it to have more of the warmth evidenced in Philippians ... We may safely assume the letter was a general letter to Gentile believers in southwestern Asia Minor and that it became identified with Ephesus as the most important city between Rome and Antioch.

* TIB = The Interpreter ’ s Bible, The Holy Scriptures in the King James and Revised Standard versions with general articles and introduction, exegesis, exposition for each book of the Bible in twelve volumes, George Arthur Buttrick, Commentary Editor, Walter Russell Bowie, Associate Editor of Exposition, Paul Scherer, Associate Editor of Exposition, John Knox Associate Editor of New Testament Introduction and Exegesis, Samuel Terrien, Associate Editor of Old Testament Introduction and Exegesis, Nolan B. Harmon Editor, Abingdon Press, copyright 1955 by Pierce and Washabaugh, set up printed, and bound by the Parthenon Press, at Nashville, Tennessee, Volume XI, Philippians, Colossians and Exegesis by Francis W. Beare, Exposition by G. Preston MacLeod, Thessalonians, Pastoral Epistles First and Second Epistles to Timothy, and the Epistle to Titus, Philemon, Hebrews

At Rotterdam, he debated with Grevinchovius ( Nicholas Grevinckhoven, d. 1632 ), minister of the Arminian party, with reasoning from Philippians ii.

Earlier church fathers were also associated with apostles: Clement with Peter ( associated closely with Rome ) and with Paul ( as the Clement Paul wrote about in Philippians 4: 3 ), Papias and Polycarp with John ( associated with Asia Minor ).

He has also authored or coauthored several books and articles, including a highly acclaimed commentary on Philippians ; Invitation to the Septuagint ( with Karen Jobes ); God, Language, and Scripture ; Has the Church Misread the Bible?

Abe refers to St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians 2: 5-11, especially the verses stating that " Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

* Coedited with D. W. Torrance, Calvin's Commentaries, The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians, translated by T. H. L Parker.

Although it seems from internal references that he wrote commentaries on Romans and the Corinthians letters as well, all that remains are works, with some lacuane, on Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians ( the comments from the first 16 verses of this latter are missing.

In this regard we remind you of the words of Saint Paul " So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear " ( Philippians 1, v 13-14 )

* Philippians 1: 29: " For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake "

For additional glimpses into the Apostle Paul's tentmaking ministry see Acts 18: 1-3 ; 20: 33-35 ; Philippians 4: 14-16.

* Philippians 3: 9: " And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.

In other words, by appealing to the Platonic distinction between the material and the ideal, Paul showed how the spirit of Christ could provide all people a way to worship God — the God who had previously been worshipped only by Jews, and Jewish Proselytes, although Jews claimed that He was the one and only God of all ( see, for example, Romans 8: 1-4 ; II Corinthians 3: 3 ; Galatians 3: 14 ; Philippians 3: 3 ).

The most prominent among them being the blessing at the end of the introduction ( parallel to Jude 2 ), the charge to think always of others in 1. 2 ( parallel to Philippians 2: 4 ), the recollection of the mystical visions of the martyrs in 2. 3 ( parallel to 1 Corinthians 2: 9 ), the warning that Christians should not seek martyrdom in 4. 1 ( parallel to Matthew 10: 23 ), the account of Polycarp ’ s submission to the authorities in 7. 1 ( parallel to Acts 21: 14 ) and finally the observation that governing authorities receive their power from God in 10. 2 ( parallel to Romans 13: 1 and 1 Peter 2: 13-14 ).