figurative language in philippians 1

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[(a broad sense, in that it includes Paul\325)55(s ultimate salvation a)15(n)15(d)15( )15(h)15(i)15(s)]TJ /F0 1 Tf 14:14; Gal. /F0 1 Tf 0 Tc 0 Tc -1.01669 -1.40015 TD q BT "The believers body is a lens that makes a little Christ look very big, and a distant Christ come very close." << BT (Christ\325)' Philippians 1:3; Philippians 2:19-23). However, he did qualify that love as resting on real knowledge and all discernment. Paul proceeded from his introductory comments to explain his personal circumstances because these were of interest to his readers and profitable for them to understand. << Regardless of our carnality or spirituality He will also glorify us (1 Corinthians 15:50-57). (4. -0.0158 Tc anadiplosis a sentence ends with a word, and the following sentence begins with the same word. 11 0 0 11 246.1968 371.85 Tm 9 0 0 9 311.0256 259.661 Tm -25.77031 -1.09091 TD The verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive. 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BT 1.28848 -1.40014 TD 25.85309 0.00001 TD when you have the single mind, you look upon your circumstances as God-given opportunities for the furtherance of the Gospel, and you rejoice at what God is going to do instead of complaining about what God did not do." 0.007 Tw -0.0001 Tc (between Paul and his audience.)' 0.025 Tw q 9 0 0 9 319.5905 165.1374 Tm ET 25.65924 0 TD Perhaps by the choice of this unusual word Paul shows himself anxious that his friends should not break loose in disarray (Martin, 1976) or lose control of themselves as a result of the attacks of their adversaries." A rhetorical analysis of Philippians and its implications for the unity)Tj /F0 1 Tf Jakarta, Indonesia. [(. 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re 105-6. (necessary \()Tj -0.0001 Tc 0 Tc [(uJm)40(i`n)]TJ 0 0 0 0 k q T* [(terms of T)92(olmie\325)54(s proposal for rhetorical analysis. (ejmoiv)Tj The phrase "my earnest expectation and hope" is probably a hendiadys meaning "my hope-filled eager expectation" (NEB). Earlier he had spoken of the completion of the Philippians salvation. Give the Gift /F0 1 Tf BT (ejn ejmoi;)Tj /GS2 gs 59.]. 0.0199 Tw -0.0001 Tc ET The adversaries in this case (cf. The abbreviated)]TJ At this point Pauls thinking turned from what had already occurred because of his imprisonment to what he anticipated happening in the future. (used in many papyri letters and consists of four elements:)Tj -0.035 Tc 11 0 0 11 282.2965 280.2594 Tm (to support, to supply the needs of, provision, support\323 \(Louw and)Tj (olmie (2004:53) points out in his analysis of Galatians,)Tj [(Paul\325)55(s personal desire and his Christian duty)91(. 0.015 Tw [(. BT Kampen: JH Kok. (sities will result in his salvation and the progress of the gospel)Tj T* BT -0.026 Tw "Second, opposition and suffering probably lie behind a further-seldom noted-major motif in the letter: Pauls repeated emphasis on the believers sure future with its eschatological triumph." 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However, the Romans arrested him again, imprisoned him in Rome a second time, and then executed him as a martyr there in A.D. 68. 0.046 Tw ET -27.44466 -1.33333 TD They probably included God, Paul, other believers, and all people. /F0 1 Tf 0.1259 Tw [(Secondly)92(, Philippians 1:12-26 is a detailed account of the apostle\325)55(s)]TJ 0.064 Tw 0.0102 Tw [(Snyman)-6388(A rhetorical analysis of Philippians 1:12-26)]TJ (e" o{t)Tj BT BT (A verb of knowing in the infinitive \()Tj /OPM 1 )Tj (up to the present, and commentators like Marshall (1987:35-69) and)Tj -0.0002 Tc BT 0 Tc The elders whom Paul appointed were probably Jewish converts who had good backgrounds in the Old Testament. 11 0 0 11 65.1968 542.7083 Tm BT Above all, the gospel has to do with Christ, both his person and his work." W n 21.78981 0 TD ET /F5 1 Tf )]TJ 0 0 0 1 k /F1 1 Tf -0.01 Tw 0 Tc . 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(raged to become bolder witnesses. 11 0 0 11 288.9273 308.724 Tm 9 0 0 9 157.4375 476.9682 Tm "Partakers . 0 Tc -12.90115 -1.09091 TD (\))Tj 0.0788 Tw -0.0151 Tc /F0 1 Tf 11 0 0 11 260.6173 402.1256 Tm WebPhilippiansMajor Themes Ch. -0.0211 Tc 9 0 0 9 305.8465 395.0626 Tm 0 Tc -21.14871 -1.40014 TD 0.1473 Tw f WebPhilippians 1:1 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Romans 16:1 and 1 Tim. 9 0 0 9 203.0138 55.8736 Tm 9 0 0 9 243.9971 308.724 Tm >> W n The only exegetical problem in these two verses is the)Tj 0.08 Tw endobj 0.0378 Tw 1 g 0 Tc W n BT 11 0 0 11 171.4228 185.3225 Tm "We grow in proportion as we know. (one hand he has the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is)Tj 11 0 0 11 83.8944 258.8359 Tm 0.0669 Tw ET 0.025 Tw ET Jakarta, Indonesia. 0 Tw BT T* (assure joy for the Philippians.)' BT (ajpoka-)Tj 0.055 Tw 0.067 Tw BT 0 Tw ET /F5 1 Tf Michigan, Grand Rapids: W)129(.B. Focus on what you see in the text words. /F0 1 Tf 13 0 obj 9 0 0 9 203.0138 55.8736 Tm 0.025 Tw -25.77032 -1.09092 TD The triple comparative )' 11 0 0 11 350.2744 133.6452 Tm q ET )Tj (the pioneering work of H.D. ET This word was especially appropriate to use in a letter to people who took great pride in their Roman citizenship (cf. -0.0151 Tc 9 0 0 9 135.7296 177.4563 Tm -0.0002 Tc 1.28848 -1.40015 TD 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re (The functions of the techniques are important and should also be)' 11 0 0 11 200.2225 347.0626 Tm << -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 321.7997 431.0626 Tm ET Philippians 2:1-5; Philippians 3:15; Philippians 3:19; Philippians 4:2; Philippians 4:10). )Tj ET -0.0001 Tc 0.0886 Tw [(A Greek-English lexicon of the New T)92(estament and other early Christian litera-)]TJ -0.0001 Tc (:)Tj Acts 28:30-31). 9 0 0 9 83.2047 343.661 Tm These are reasons many people give for not wanting to die. 11 0 0 11 80.3701 521.8658 Tm -1.54617 -1.40014 TD -0.0186 Tw W n -0.0001 Tc -28.02331 -1.11111 TD 11 0 0 11 65.1968 542.7083 Tm Even though some Christians do not persevere in faith and good works, God will persevere in bringing them to glory (i.e., will glorify them). 8.91819 0 TD -0.0152 Tc 11 0 0 11 331.3307 473.8658 Tm 0.0108 Tw WebIdentifying Figurative Language #1 . 9 0 0 9 189.7218 113.3225 Tm -30.92602 -1.33333 TD -0.033 Tw 0.036 Tw -0.015 Tc 0 Tw ET ET -0.007 Tw ET q /F0 1 Tf 0.025 Tw -0.0151 Tc 9 0 0 9 295.8099 326.1453 Tm (, used in 1:12 (and again in 1:25), is a military)Tj 27 0 obj -0.025 Tw -4.69311 -1.11111 TD 0 Tc ET BT (1977. -0.0151 Tc -25.77033 -1.09091 TD The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside. 9 0 0 9 66.1968 362.724 Tm BT 0 -1.11111 TD 11 0 0 11 171.1859 192.7875 Tm << "Coming" (Gr. [(TEXT)92(-CENTRED APPROACH TO )]TJ There are people who are good, but they are so critical of others that they repel other people from goodness. (o)Tj /F0 1 Tf 1.28848 -1.40015 TD ET 0.0308 Tw ((1:15a))Tj By especially greeting the guardians 0.0431 Tw 0 Tc -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 197.8031 131.2417 Tm -1.28848 -1.09091 TD (an exegetical point of view the meaning of the term )Tj -0.0151 Tc Pauls anticipated deliverance 1:19-26. (O\325B)Tj /F1 1 Tf BT 24 0 obj [(ejn Cr)20(i)20(stw`/ jIhsou`)]TJ Joy is a recurring motif in Philippians where the joy word group appears 16 times. /F1 1 Tf /Length 6789 0.0325 Tw BT Paul asked God that that love might increase even more. )Tj (brothers\323 (verse 14) by distinguishing between those who preach the)Tj [(means being with Christ, 1:23\) is an advantage. 0 0 0 1 k (ajpokaradokiva)Tj Nevertheless Scripture is unmistakably clear that prayer does effect objective change. -25.7703 -1.09091 TD (The rhetorical situation is then followed by a text-centred descriptive)Tj 11 0 0 11 277.6789 383.0626 Tm -0.0212 Tw Instead of being)]TJ ET -0.0151 Tc Simile. 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[(refers to attitudes as sources of behaviour)55(,)]TJ BT /F0 1 Tf 0.025 Tw Dallas had a record with the fuzz a mile long. 11 0 0 11 65.1968 542.7083 Tm 0.013 Tw 0.0462 Tw -0.022 Tw BT 9 0 0 9 311.3929 141.1374 Tm -6.85928 -1.09091 TD /F1 1 Tf Instead of forcing these categories on a letter)55(, they)]TJ James 1:3-4; 1 Peter 1:6-7). (ries, or to arrive at a better understanding of a particular letter? -0.0001 Tc Matthew 22:37-39). [(o{t)-20(i ejn oujdeni;)]TJ (pollw`/ ga;r ma`llon krei`sson)Tj Even in Philippi he had received hospitality from Lydia (Acts 16:15) and the Philippian jailer (Acts 16:33-34). But in contrast to most of the ancient letters, which tend to be stereotyped, Paul tends to elaborate these formal items; and in so doing, everything Pauls hands touch come under the influence of the gospel, and thereby become distinctively Christian." /F5 1 Tf 0.024 Tw (to proclaim the gospel with unfailing courage. 11 0 0 11 99.937 304.2594 Tm -0.0083 Tw 0.026 Tw BT stream -0.0184 Tw 0.0062 Tw 0.046 Tw -0.0151 Tc [(g)-15(enitive, in which case \322the Spirit of Jesus Christ \322would be the giver)-15(:)]TJ (,)Tj -0.0002 Tc 0 Tc When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. /Length 6638 ((1:3-11) and following (1:27-30) ones.)' 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Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, 2:64.]. 0.025 Tw )Tj (at the beginning of 1:25 could be described as an ex-)Tj This)' The things that we choose because we love them reflect how discerning our love really is. endobj ET (-)Tj ( )Tj 11 0 0 11 286.2928 247.661 Tm /GS0 gs Helps for T)74(ranslators 19. -1.28848 -1.09091 TD 11 0 0 11 223.9306 473.8658 Tm BT -0.0001 Tc On the)]TJ [(and possible execution are for the advancement of the gospel.\322 P)15(h)15(i)15(-)]TJ The Greek word echaristhe, translated "granted," comes from charis, meaning "grace." 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