The Book of Philippians
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"...but (Christ) made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant..."  (Philippians 5:6)

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The Joy of Living
A Study of Philippians
J. Dwight Pentecost (1)

  1. Triumph in Suffering
    1. Salutation, 1:1-2
    2. Thanksgiving for Their Fellowship in the Gospel, 1:3-8
    3. Prayer that They Might Be Filled with the Fruits of Righteousness, 1:9-11
    4. Paul’s Imprisonment as an Aid to Proclamation of the Gospel, 1:12-18
    5. Paul’s Suffering as an Aid to Magnification of Christ, 1:19-20
    6. To Live or to Die, 1:21-24
    7. Assurance of His Coming Acquittal, 1:25-26
    8. Exhortation to Unity, Fearlessness and Steadfastness, 12:27-30
  2. II. Triumph in Service
    1. The Fellowship of Christian Love, 2:1-4
    2. The Humiliation of Christ as Our Example, 2:5-8
    3. The Exaltation and Glorification of Christ, 2:9-11
    4.  Exhortation to Work out Their Own Salvation, 2:12-13
    5. Great Essentials of the Will of God, 2:14-16
    6. The Example of Paul, 2:17-18
    7. The Example of Timothy, 2:19-24
    8. The Example of Epaphroditus, 2:25-30
  3. III. Triumph in Christ
    1. Warning against Judaistic Teachers, 3:1-3
    2. Warning Against confidence in the Flesh, 3:4-6
    3. Superiority of Righteousness by Faith, 3:7-9
    4. Superiority of the Resurrection of Power of Christ, 3:10-11
    5. The True Meaning of Perfection, 3:12-16
    6. Exhortation to Follow Paul, 3:17-19
    7. Looking for the Savior, 3:20-21
  4. IV. Triumph in Anxiety
    1. Keeping Peace in the Church, 4:1-3
    2. Keeping Peace in the Heart, 4:4-7
    3. Keeping Peace of Mind, 4:8-9
    4. Peace in Regard to Things, 4:10-13
    5. Peace in Regard to Care for Others, 4:14-19
    6. Conclusion, 4:20-23

AN OUTLINE OF PHILIPPIANS (Heibert)

THE SALUTATION (1:1-2)
      A.    The writers (la)
      B.    The readers (1 b)
      C.    The greetings (2)

  1.     PAUL'S RELATIONS TO THE PHILIPPIANS (1:3-11)
    1. His thanksgiving for them (3-5)
      1. The stimulus for the thanksgiving (3)
      2. The expression of the thanksgiving (4)
      3. The cause for the thanksgiving (5)
    2. His confidence in them (6-7)
      1. The nature of the confidence (6)
      2. The justification for the confidence (7)
    3. His longing for them (8)
    4. His prayer for them (9-11)
      1. The contents of the prayer (9)
      2. The purpose of the prayer (10a)
      3. The results of the answered prayer (10b-11)
         
  2.     PAUL'S ACCOUNT OF HIS CIRCUMSTANCES (1:12-26)
    1. His rejoicing at the furtherance of the Gospel (12-20)
      1. His imprisonment has furthered the Gospel (12-14)
        1. The assertion about the effect of his circumstances (12)
        2. The manner of their furthering the Gospel (13-14)
          1. In interpreting his position (13)
          2. In arousing others to preach Christ (14)
      2. His indication of the motives of the preachers (15-17)
        1. The nature of their motives (15)
        2. The purposes behind their preaching (16-17)
      3. His reasons for rejoicing in all preaching of Christ (18-20)
        1. 1) Because it spreads the message of Christ (18)
        2. 2) Because it will work out to his salvation (19)
        3. 3) Because it will magnify Christ (20)
    2. 2. His contemplation of the prospects of life and death (21-26)
      1. a. His view of life and death (21)
      2. b. His dilemma between the two alternatives (22-26)
        1. 1) The attractiveness of life in the flesh (22)
        2. 2) The competing desires leave him undecided (23-24)
        3. 3) The assurance of a longer life (25-26)
           
  3.     PAUL'S PRACTICAL APPEALS TO THE PHILIPPIANS (1:27-2:18)
    1. The appeal for steadfastness (1:27-30)
      1. The appeal to live a worthy citizen-life (27a)
      2. The task of united steadfastness (27b)
      3. The attitude in the contest (28)
      4. The basis for their steadfastness (29)
      5. The encouragement from his own experience (30)
    2. The appeal for unity (2:1-4)
      1. The basis for the appeal (1)
      2. The contents of the appeal (2)
      3. The implications of the appeal (3-4)
    3. The appeal for humility (2:5-11)
      1. The example of Christ Jesus urged (5)
        The self-humbling of Christ (6-8)
        1. The nature of His humiliation (6-7a)
        2. The manner of His humiliation (7b)
        3. The extent of His humiliation (8)
      2. The Father's exaltation of Christ (9-11)
        1. The nature of the exaltation (9)
        2. The purpose of the exaltation (10-11)
    4. The appeal to realize God's salvation (2:12-18)
      1. The power of inner realization (12-13)
        1. Neg.—Not based on his presence with them (12a)
        2. Pos.—The twofold power for the realization (12b-13)
      2. The exhortation to outward manifestation (14-16a)
        1. The hindering attitude prohibited (14)
        2. The results of the personal realization (15-16a)
      3. c. The significance to him of their victory (16b-1.8)
        1. His future boasting in them (16b)
        2. His present sacrifice for their faith (17-18)
           
  4.     PAUL'S PLANS FOR HIS COMPANIONS (2:19-30)
    1. His plans for Timothy (19-24)
      1. The statement of the plan (19a)
      2. The motive he has for the plan (19b)
      3. The reasons for the choice of Timothy (20-21)
      4. The relation of Timothy to himself (22)
      5. The time of Timothy's sending (23)
      6. The hope for a speedy personal visit (24)
    2. His plans for Epaphroditus (25-30)
      1. The statement of the plan ( 25a)
      2. The testimony to Epaphroditus (25b)
      3. The reason for sending Epaphroditus (26-27)
      4. The welcome to be given Epaphroditus (28-30)
        1. The motive he has in sending him (28)
        2. The reception to be given him (29-30)
           
  5.     PAUL'S WARNINGS AGAINST ERRORS (3:1-4: 1)
    1. The warning against legalism (3:1-16)
      1. The joy in the Lord as the antidote to error (1-3)
        1. The admonition to rejoice o (1)
        2. The admonition to watch the Judaizers (2)
        3. The identification of the true Israelites (3)
      2. The confirmation from his own experience (4-11)
        1. His former Jewish privileges (4-6)
          1. His possession of grounds for legalistic pride (4)
          2. His enumeration of grounds for legalistic pride (5-6)
        2. His complete change of values (7-11)
          1. The nature of the change (7)
          2. The present evaluation of the change (8a)
          3. The reasons for the change (8b)
          4. The motives for the change (8c-11)
            1. To gain Christ (8c)
            2. To be found in Christ (9)
            3. To get knowledge of Christ Himself (10)
            4. To attain unto the resurrection from the dead (11)
      3. The Christian life viewed as one of progress (12-16)
        1. His attitude as to his own perfection (12)
        2. His efforts to reach the goal (13-14)
          1. Neg.—Counts himself not as having laid hold (13a)
          2. Pos.—Puts forth unrelenting effort (13b-14)
        3. His exhortation to the mature (15-16)
    2. The warning against false brethren (Antinomianism) 3:17 4:1)
      1. The safety in imitating him (3:17)
      2. The warning against the false brethren (18-19)
        1. Their character (18b)
        2. Their fate (19a)
        3. Their motives (19b)
      3. The motives of the true believer (20-21)
        1. Our present position (20a)
        2. Our continuing expectation (20b)
        3. Our glorious transformation (21)
        4. The admonition to steadfastness (4: 1)
           
  6.     PAUL'S EXHORTATIONS TO THE PHILIPPIANS (4:2-9)
    1. The exhortation to unity (2-3)
      1. The appeal for unity between two women (2)
      2. The appeal to his yokefellow to help these women (3)
    2. The exhortation to holy living (4-7)
      1. The call to rejoicing (4)
      2. The duty of gentleness (5)
      3. The practice of prayerfulness (6-7)
        1. The prohibition against worry (6a)
        2. The precept to prayer (6b)
        3. The promise of peace (7)
    3. The exhortation to holy meditation and action (8-9)
      1. The things they are to think on (8)
      2. The things they are to do (9)
         
  7.     PAUL'S THANKSGIVING TO THE PHILIPPIANS (4:10-21)
    1. His rejoicing at their gift (10)
    2. His revelation of his condition (11-13)
      1. His independence of material need (11a)
      2. His explanation of his secret (I lb-12)
      3. His source of strength (13)
    3. His thanksgiving for their gift (14-18)
      1. His appreciation of the gift (14)
        His reminder of their past record (15-16
      2. His attitude toward their gift (17)
      3. His receipt for the gift (18)
    4. His counter-promise to them (19-20)
       
  8.     THE CONCLUSION (4:21-23)
    A. The salutations (21-22)
    B. The benediction (23)

Philippians
Brief Outline
Walter Dunnett (2)

I.  Salutations 1:1-2
II. Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Saints, 1:3-11 
III.  Paul and His Circumstances, 1:12-26 
IV.  Believers and Their Conduct, 1:27-30
V.  Christ and His Example:  Humility, 2:1-18
VI.  Timothy and Epaphroditus and Their Concern, 2:19-30
VII.  Paul and His Example:  Maturity, 3:1-4:1
VIII.  Exhortations and Appreciation, 4:2-20
IX.  Conclusion, 4:21-23

(1) J. Dwight Pentecost, The Joy of Living, a Study of Philippians, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1973
(2) Walter M. Dunnett, An Outline of New Testament Surey, Moody Press, Chicago, 1972

2013-02-12