PHILIPPINES 3:1-15

BACKGROUND

• The book of Philippians was written by Paul
• It was written to the Christians in the Roman colony of Philippi.
• Paul wrote to the Philippians from prison
• He writes to them to help them continue in their faith and to become stronger christians
• Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians during a time of imprisonment, probably in Rome. Located along the famous Egnatian Way, Philippi was the site of a key military victory by Augustus Caesar, and as a result it was declared a Roman colony, ensuring it immunity from taxation and drawing many veterans to settle there. Philippi was the first city in present-day Europe where Paul established a church.

OBSERVATION

• Paul was constantly in a good mood in prison even while knowing he could be executed
• Paul tells us if we put faith in the flesh nothing good will come of that
• Paul tells us not to put our faith in man kind but rather in our lord Jesus Christ
• Paul warns against the Jewish teachers who urged the necessity of complying with mosiac laws
• Paul tells us everything you have is a lose if you don't know the lord

WHAT THE TEXT MEANT TO THE ORIGINAL AUDIENCE

• The original audience was told they shouldn't follow the mosiac law because its against God
• The orignial audience was told not to put faith in the flesh
• The text was telling the original audience to watch out for evil doers
• The original audience was told not give up because they have a better gift in heaven

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BIBLICAL AUDIENCES

• We're in different generations
• We don't have the same laws
• We have different technology
• We have different societies

Theological Principle
- The theological principle is that you shouldn't put faith into man kind but rather in Jesus

How to apply theological principle


-We should start relaying on God to resolve conflicts that we have instead of hoping some one can fix our problems. We should stop relaying on things of this world to make us happy and focus on god because he brings us the most happiness.