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Chapter 1
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| In most churches today you will see five factors: prayer, music, oration (sermon), collection, and benediction. In about AD 150, Justin the Martyr wrote the Emperor Antoninus Pius in defense of the Christian faith and allegiance to Christ: |
| “And the wealthy among us help the needy... they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succours the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need.” (Ch. 65-67) |
| The Church had a job and a purpose. It was not merely speakers of the word, but doers. The Eucharist was sacks of grain and loaves of bread freely given to sustain the needy out of love. |
| We also see the Didache stating: (The Didache mentioned by Eusebius, c.324, Teachings of the Apostles following the books recognized as canonical (Historia Ecclesiastica III, 25).) |
| “Therefore, elect for yourselves bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men who are meek and not lovers of money, true and approved, for they also perform for you the ministry of the prophets and teachers.” Didache 15:1 |
| These ministers were not like the ones we see today. They taught us the message of Christ with real service and loaves of bread like Christ and Moses did in the wilderness. The early Church, even after the divergence of Constantine, still took care of the people through intimate congregations who came together in the thanksgiving, which was called the Eucharist of Christ. |
| They supported one another through faith, hope, and charity. They would not eat of the civic altars of false benefactors. They stood fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made them free. The true Church remained a “pure religion” unspotted by that world. |
| “Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.” 1 Corinthians 10:21 |
| Psalms 69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. |
| Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: |
| Chapter 4 verse 9 we see "which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you." can only mean that if we do not "do" then God of peace shall not be with you. We need be doers of the word. |
1 ¶ Paul and Timotheus, the servants[1] of Jesus Christ, to all the saints[2] in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops[3] and deacons: 2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 ¶ I thank[4] my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request[5] with joy, 5 For your fellowship [6] in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7 ¶ Even as it is meet[7] for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
9 ¶ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness[8], which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.[9]
12 ¶ But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
21 ¶ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
27 ¶ Only let your conversation[10] 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[11] in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
- ↑ This word "servant" actually means a slave, bondman. This is an important status because you cannot charge a slave for doing what his master compells him to do.
1401 ~δοῦλος~ doulos \@doo’-los\@ from 1210 deo to bind; n AV-servant 120, bond 6, bondman 1; 127- 1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
- 1a) a slave
- 1b) metaph., one who gives himself up to another’s will, those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
- 1c) devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests
- 2) a servant, attendant
- 1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
- ↑ The term saints actually had a meaning of being "Applied to persons as separated to God’s service:"
40 ~ἅγιος~ hagios \@hag’-ee-os\@ from hagos (an awful thing) [cf 53, 2282]; adj AV-holy 161, saints 61, Holy One 4, misc 3; 229 \@Holy,\@ characteristic of God, separated to God, worthy of veneration- 1) Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty and glory. {#Lu 1:49 Joh 17:11 Re 4:8}
- 1a) Of things and places which have a claim to reverence as sacred to God, e.g. the Temple: {#Mt 24:15 Heb 9:1}
- 1b) Of persons employed by him, as angels: {#1Th 3:13 marg.} prophets, {#Lu 1:70} apostles, {#Eph 3:5}
- 2) Applied to persons as separated to God’s service:
- 2a) Of Christ: {#Mr 1:24 Ac 4:30}
- 2b) Of Christians: {#Ac 9:13 Ro 1:7 Heb 6:10 Re 5:8}
- 3) In the moral sense of sharing God’s purity: {#Mr 6:20 Joh 17:11 Ac 3:14 Re 3:7}
- 4) Of pure, clean sacrifices and offerings: {#1Co 7:14 Eph 1:4}
- For Synonyms see entry 5878
- 1) Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty and glory. {#Lu 1:49 Joh 17:11 Re 4:8}
- ↑ 1985 ~ἐπίσκοπος~ episkopos \@ep-is’-kop-os\@ from 1909 and 4649 (in the sense of 1983); n m AV-bishop 6, overseer 1; 7
- 1) an overseer
- 1a) a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent
- 1b) the superintendent, elder, pastor, or overseer of a Christian church; the NT uses the term bishop, overseers, 1985 pastors, 4166 elders, and presbyters 4245 interchangeably { Acts 20:17,28; Ephesian 4:11; Titus 1:5,7; 1 Peter 5:1-4 etc.}
- 1) an overseer
- ↑ 2168 ~εὐχαριστέω~ eucharisteo \@yoo-khar-is-teh’-o\@ from 2170; v AV-give thanks 26, thank 12, be thankful 1; 39
- 1) to be grateful, feel thankful
- 2) give thanks
- ↑ 1162 ~δέησις~ deesis \@deh’-ay-sis\@ from 1189; n f AV-prayer 12, supplication 6, request 1; 19
- 1) need, indigence, want, privation, penury
- 2) a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God or to man
- ↑ 2842 ~κοινωνία~ koinonia \@koy-nohn-ee’-ah\@ from 2844 partaker ; TDNT-3:797,447; {See TDNT 395} n f AV-fellowship 12, communion 4, communication 1, distribution 1, contribution 1, to communicate 1; 20
- 1) fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse
- 1a) the share which one has in anything, participation
- 1b) intercourse, fellowship, intimacy
- 1b1) the right hand as a sign and pledge of fellowship (in fulfilling the apostolic office)
- 1c) a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, as exhibiting an embodiment and proof of fellowship
- 1) fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse
- ↑ 1342 ~δίκαιος~ dikaios \@dik’-ah-yos\@ from 1349; adj AV-righteous 41, just 33, right 5, meet 2; 81
- 1) righteous, observing divine laws
- 1a) in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
- 1a1) of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined
- 1a2) innocent, faultless, guiltless
- 1a3) used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life
- 1a3a) only Christ truly
- 1a4) approved of or acceptable of God
- 1b) in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them
- 1a) in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
- 1) righteous, observing divine laws
- ↑ 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
- ↑ Spirit of life
- Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"
- Genesis 3:24 "So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."
- Proverbs 3:13 "Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding... 17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace. 18 She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her."
- Proverbs 10:16 "The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin."
- Proverbs 11:30 "The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
- Proverbs 12:12 "The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [[[fruit]]]."
- Proverbs 13:12 "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life."
- Proverbs 15:4 "A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit."
- Ephesians 5:9 "(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)"
- Philippians 1:11 "Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God."
- Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- John 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
- John 20:22 "And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:"
- ↑ 4176 ~πολιτεύομαι~ politeuomai \@pol-it-yoo’-om-ahee\@ middle voice of a derivative of 4177 polites "the inhabitant of any city or country" from the word polis; v AV-live 1, let (one’s) conversation be 1; 2
- ↑ Stand fast in liberty
not entangled nor snared- Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
- Philippians 1:27 "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;"
- Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
- Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompence unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
- Luke 21:35 "For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."
- Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."