He is urging them to recognize that, as they have a different lord, so they have a very different salvation, and they must, with fear and trembling, work out in practice what it means to live by this salvation rather than the one their culture is forcing upon them.
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Paul encouraged the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord always, to be gentle and not anxious, and to pray about everything with Thanksgiving. He also reminded them to focus on whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and commendable.
The ethnic background of Philippians. Philippians is placed in two places, where Paul was, and where he was writing his letter to. Paul was in captivity at the time he was writing the letter. Paul was writing his letter to the Philippians who lived in Philippi, a region in Greece.
Paul was most likely in his 60s or early 70s when he wrote the letter to the Philippians, which is estimated to have been written around AD 62.
No, the Apostle Paul was not a Sadducee. He was a Pharisee before his conversion to Christianity.
The book of Philippians 4:13 was written by the apostle Paul. The verse is known for its message of strength and perseverance through Christ.
The third group of Paul's letters contains four epistles: Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.