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Other scholars think that Paul wanted to say that he and Timothy were messengers of God. This is because writers often wrote the Greek word “servant” in the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament to talk about people such as Moses, Joshua, and other prophets (see: 2 Kings 8:12; Psalms 104:26; Joshua 24:29; Nehemiah 1:6; Ezekiel 34:23).
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See: Serve (Servant, Slave)
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See: [Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md)
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### Who were the people to whom Paul wrote?
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Anyone who believes in Jesus is a “holy one,” that is, he is “set apart.” He belongs to God. God has separated him from the other people. He belongs to God. He does things for God. God wants Christians to be different from the rest of the people in the world. Christians should live in this way, because they want to honor him. Paul said that they are “in Christ.’
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See: Holy Ones; In Christ
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See: [Holy Ones](../articles/holyones.md); [In Christ](../articles/inchrist.md)
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### Why was Philippi and important city?
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The people in the city of Philippi were proud to be citizens of the Roman Empire. The Romans allowed them to do things that other people could not do. There were not very many citizens in the places that Rome ruled.
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See: Holy Ones; Citizen
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See: [Holy Ones](../articles/holyones.md); [Citizen](../articles/citizen\.md)
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### Who were the overseers and deacons?
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Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi as well as to their leaders. These are two different types of leaders. Elsewhere, Paul wrote that “overseers” must be able to teach others. However, he did not write the same thing about “deacons” (see: 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1).
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See: Overseer; Deacon
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See: [Overseer](../articles/overseer.md);[Deacon](../articles/deacon.md)
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### How did Christians greet one another?
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The first Christians often greeted each other by saying, “Grace (χάρις/g5485) be to you and peace.” Perhaps this was because God was kind to Christians, and because he gives them peace.
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See: Grace
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See: [Grace](../articles/grace.md)
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### Why is God called “our father”?
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See: God The Father
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See:[God the Father](../articles/godfather.md)
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1:3-11
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1. The Philippians suffered because they believed in Jesus. They suffered as Paul suffered because he preached the gospel.
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See: Fellowship; Gospel
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See:[Fellowship](../articles/fellowship.md);[Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
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### What is the day of the Lord?
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See: Day of the Lord
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See: [Day of the Lord](../articles/dayofthelord.md)
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### How did Paul defend and confirm of the gospel?
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Paul was in prison because he taught people about Jesus and the gospel. He defended (ἀπολογία/g627), that is, explained the gospel when they asked him. He also confirmed (βεβαίωσις/g951) the gospel came from God. Paul did not only tell people about Jesus. He also encouraged them to believe in Jesus and to live in a way that honors God.
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See: Gospel
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See: [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
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### What did Paul pray that God would do?
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1. Paul prayed that the Philippian believers would be full of “the fruit of righteousness.” The phrase “fruit of righteousness” probably means that Paul wanted the Christians in Philippi to act more like Jesus and to continue to do good things.
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See: Galatians 5:22-23
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See: Fruit (metaphor)
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See: [Fruit (Metaphor)](../articles/fruitmetaphor.md)
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### Why did Paul pray?
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1. What Paul wanted most was that everyone would honor God as God deserved. Christians should honor God because he has made them into new people by changing their hearts. He has also done many, many other things for them.
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See: Day of the Lord
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See: [Day of the Lord](../articles/dayofthelord.md)
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# 1:12-18
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### Paul was in prison. How did this help him serve Jesus?
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Paul was in prison when he wrote this letter. However, he still rejoiced. He wrote that he was able to teach more people about Jesus because he was in prison than when he had been free. Paul was able to teach the other prisoners and the guards about Jesus. Also, Paul continued to teach without fearing anyone. This is why other Christians had courage to teach people about Jesus. So many people heard about Jesus because Paul was in prison.
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See: Joy (Joyful, Rejoice)
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See: [Rejoice (Joy, Joyful)](../articles/rejoice.md)
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### Why did some people preach Jesus from envy and rivalry?
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But they were not able to trouble Paul. Paul rejoiced because they were teaching other people about Jesus.
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See: Judaizer
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See: [Judaizer](../articles/judaizer.md)
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# 1:19-26
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Perhaps Paul wanted to say that God would set him free from prison. Or perhaps he wanted to say that God would not punish him for his sins, even if he would die in prison. Perhaps Paul was thinking about both of these things. This is because he said that he might die in prison (see: 1:20-21). Even if he died there, he was certain that he would be with the Christians in Philippi again in heaven (see: 1:25-26).
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See: Job 13:13-18
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See: Heaven
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See: [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md)
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### Why was Paul confident that he would not be disappointed?
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It did not matter if he continued to live or if he died. If he continued to live, Paul would continue to work for Jesus. He would continue to teach others about Jesus and teach other Christians how to honor God (see: 1:22 and 1:25). If Paul died, he would be with Jesus and worship him in heaven (see: 1:23).
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See: Psalms 34:3-5 and Psalms 35:26-27
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See: Shame (Ashamed); Hope
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See:[Shame (Ashamed)](../articles/shame.md); [Hope](../articles/hope.md)
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### Why does Paul speak about producing fruit?
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When Christians do good things that honor God, Scripture often describes them as “producing fruit.” When the things Paul did helped other Christians to do good things, he spoke about this as his “fruit of labor.”
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See: Fruit (metaphor)
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See: [Fruit (Metaphor)](../articles/fruitmetaphor.md)
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# 1:27-30
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Paul wrote about two things that they should do because they were citizens of heaven: (1) they should be united together, at peace with one another, and (2) they should obey Jesus, their king, even if other people tried to stop them from obeying him.
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See: Gospel; Citizen
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See:[Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Citizen](../articles/citizen\.md)
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Paul wanted Christians to work hard together in order to honor Jesus. The Christians in Philippi were to do these things in “one spirit” and in “one mind.” In other words, they were to be united or at peace with one another and to work together to accomplish the same task. Paul wanted for the Philippian believers to act more like Jesus did. He wanted them to live rightly so they could honor him. He wanted them to work together so they could honor him.
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See: Spirit (Spiritual); Mind
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See: [Spirit (Spiritual)](../articles/spiritspiritual.md); [Mind](../articles/mind.md)
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### What was the sign of destruction and salvation?
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Paul wrote that the believers should work hard and work together. He knew that other people would try to stop them. However, Paul said that when the Christians do these things, they were a “sign,” that is they showed or proved that God would destroy the unbelievers and save the believers.
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See: Sign
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See:[Sign](../articles/sign.md)
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### How is suffering a gift?
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God helps Christians more because they believe in him. When God allows them to suffer for him, and when he helps him, this shows that he is doing things for them.
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See: Grace
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See: [Grace](../articles/grace.md)
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