Day 344 - Thursday after the Second Sunday in Advent - BIT 2015
Read | Day 344 | Thursday | December 11 Philippians 2: 12-18, 19-24, 25-30 Philippians 3: 1-11, 12– 4: 1 Philippians 4: 2-9, 10-20, 21-23 Background | The Center for Biblical Studies Philippians | Click here Philippians was written as letter of thanks from Paul to the church at Philippi for the gift they had sent him while he was in chains in Rome. It is one of Paul’s most encouraging letters. After thanking them for their gift, Paul tells them that his difficult circumstances served to further the gospel among the prison guard. Further, his own deliverance was not necessarily his focus, for “to live is Christ, to die is gain” (1:21). Paul felt the best outcome for him would be to die and be “with Christ, which is better by far” (1:23), although living would continue to further the gospel. He also asks for the return of his friend Epaphroditus, who was a great aid and comfort to him. Paul speaks of humility as the core Christian virtue, which itself reflects the hum...