Philippians

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Chapter 1

Driving to the precipice?
A wealthy landowner needed to hire a new coachman. On the day the decision about the new coachman was to be made, several coachmen had…
Friedemann Werkshage December 31, 2025
Is this or that Allowed for Christians?
A wealthy landowner had to hire a new coachman. On the day the decision about the new coachman was to be made, several coachmen gathered…
Friedemann Werkshage July 28, 2025
The Epistle to the Philippians – Introduction
The Assembly in Philippi As Paul traveled through the Galatian countryside with Silas on his second missionary journey to consolidate the assemblies in Asia Minor,…
Christian Mohncke October 28, 2025
As through a Telescope
Christ Shall Be Lifted Up The Exaltation of Christ God has highly exalted Christ and given Him a name that is above every name (Philippians…
Gerrid Setzer April 14, 2026

Chapter 2

How Every Conflict Can Be Solved…
There are tensions in the still-young church/assembly in Philippi. Two squabblers – Euodias and Syntyche – are at loggerheads. Pastor Paul writes a letter in…
Alex Schneider March 11, 2025
FAQ – The Lord Jesus (His Sufferings)
  Jesus died, so was He a martyr? Yes – but His death means much more than this. The word “martyr” means “witness” and is…
Michael Hardt September 3, 2025
Obedience (1)
Obedience (1) Obedience is no longer considered one of the top ten behaviors that people expect from themselves or others. But what does the Bible—the…
Henning Panthel November 30, 2025
Obedient Like Jesus
Voluntarily, unconditionally, immediately. This is how you could describe Jesus’ obedience. Obedience means doing the will of another – regardless of the cost. He once…
Alex Schneider October 27, 2025
Contradiction: Work out Your Salvation?
Doesn’t the Bible very often reject the idea that salvation can be earned through one’s own works (e.g., Eph 2:8.9)? So how should we understand…
Marco Leßmann September 29, 2024
Does Your Lighthouse Work?
  The keeper of a lighthouse in Calais boasted about the brightness of his lantern, which could be seen ten nautical miles off the coast.…
Alex Schneider October 24, 2025
“All Seek Their Own”
We casually glance at these words, we feel how aptly they describe the character of mankind generally, in a world where so many are doing…
unknown August 19, 2025
Learning from Epaphroditus’ Illness
These few verses from the epistle to the Philippians tell us about the illness of a brother who, on behalf of the Philippians, brought a…
Ernst-August Bremicker May 3, 2025

Chapter 3

Christ in Heaven—as the Goal before our Eyes
Among the Philippians, evil workers were active who mixed law and grace (Philippians 3:1–4). They claimed that circumcision was necessary in order to be saved.…
Gerrid Setzer March 14, 2026
Why Suffering In My Life?
  Why does a gracious, loving father allow suffering in the lives of his children? A difficult question. There may be many possible answers. One…
unknown September 25, 2025
Practical: Idolatry in the 21st Century
Some Christians may wonder what 1 John 5:21 still has to say to us today: “Keep yourselves from idols.” In the 21st century, we no…
Alex Schneider December 17, 2024

Chapter 4

Be Happy!
When we look at the attributes of the Lord, we have much reason to rejoice. But that’s not all: we can also look forward to…
Jan Philip Svetlik August 4, 2025
The Fruit of the Spirit (2/9) – Joy
The Lord Jesus once said that we are destined to bear fruit. Our goal in life should, therefore, be to bear lasting fruit that is…
Alex Schneider August 8, 2025
Being Anxious for Nothing
Worries are at home everywhere. There is no continent, no country, no city, and no house where they do not live. Worry is not bound…
Gerrid Setzer August 16, 2025
Peace in Our Hearts
Peace in the heart, even if circumstances have not yet changed; the deep trust that the Lord will do all things well; rest in the…
Alex Schneider September 29, 2024
Diabolic Gossip and Tattle
A very interesting word used in Titus 2:3 shows how seriously God takes slander, defamation, half-truths, blasphemy (even in a pious guise), or gossip. When…
Alex Schneider June 27, 2025
Contentment
Our world promotes dissatisfaction with our lives. We are constantly bombarded with newer and better things that will make our lives more complete if only…
unknown May 19, 2025
Food, Roof, and Clothing?
There are some statements in the Bible that we find very difficult to take literally. 1 Timothy 6:8 is certainly one of them. Paul says…
Alex Schneider January 13, 2025
My Grace is Sufficient for You
When Paul heard these words from the Lord, he was in an extraordinary situation. He had experienced something great. But immediately afterward, God had allowed…
Ernst-August Bremicker April 7, 2025
Material Sacrifices – Well-pleasing to God
Paul’s letter to the Philippians was really an acknowledgment of a gift he had received from the believers in Philippi. We can probably assume that…
William MacDonald March 26, 2025
Lacking Nothing – Really?
“Wait a minute, David. Don’t you speak of the valley of the shadow of death, of evil, and enemies in the same psalm? How can…
Alex Schneider May 1, 2025