All Christians, but especially the immature who are in view here, need to maintain a consistent life in harmony with our understanding of God’s truth. We should not wait until we have a complete knowledge of what God has revealed to put into practice what we do understand. read more
3:3 God, (a-12) T.R. reads 'God in spirit.' The reading was in question as early as Ambrose and Augustine. Augustine reads both. Ambrose, till the Benedictine edition, was given as reading Theo(i) , 'serving God the Spirit.' but they give Theou , 'serving the Spirit of God.' The diplomatic evidence is in favour of Theou , 'who worship by the Spirit of God.' but I do not feel assured of its correctness. aleph has Theou ; but after all aleph is only an Alexandrian witness of the completest... read more
3:6 found (b-15) Genomenos , from ginomai , 'become,' see ch. 2.7, Note o. read more
3:8 Christ; (c-45) Or 'have Christ for my gain.' see Note, Galatians 2:4 . read more
3:9 be] (d-15) Or 'that which is.' through (e-35) Epi , conditioned by. see Note n, Romans 10:19 . read more
3:12 also (f-26) Epi , with dative, 'that I have been taken possession of' is the condition in virtue of which he expected the result. 'He would get possession ' but 'also he had been taken possession of.' see Note n, Romans 10:19 . Compare Romans 5:12 , ' for that all have sinned.' read more
3:15 perfect, (g-6) Or 'full-grown,' as 1 Corinthians 14:20 . read more
Dangers and Hopes of the Present SituationV. Interjected Warnings (Philippians 3:1-21)§ 11. Philippians 3:1-6. Finally (lit. ’For the rest’), my brethren, brings the close of the letter in sight (see Intro.); the Apostle has only a few supplementary counsels to give—prefaced by the Rejoice in the Lord, which is the prevalent note of the Epistle (Philippians 1:4, Philippians 1:18, Philippians 1:26; Philippians 2:2, Philippians 2:17-18)—and to make acknowledgment of the contribution sent through... read more
III.[6.Original Conclusion of the Epistle (Philippians 3:1).“FINALLY BRETHREN, FAREWELL IN THE LORD.”](1) Finally.—The same word is used in 2 Corinthians 13:11; Ephesians 6:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:1 (as also in this Epistle, Philippians 4:8), to usher in the conclusion. Here, on the contrary, it stands nearly in the middle of the Epistle. Moreover, the commendation above of Timothy and Epaphroditus is exactly that which, according to St. Paul’s custom, would mark the final sentences of the whole.... read more
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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philippians 3:15-17
Paul’s charge to adopt his attitude 3:15-17 read more