This is something of the utmost importance, because it is a law of life that, if a man thinks of something often enough, he will come to the stage when he cannot stop thinking about it. *There is no reasonable doubt that the received text is wrong, followed by the Authorised Version ("of," instead of "from" the dead). (i) It is significant that when there was a quarrel at Philippi, Paul mobilized the whole resources of the Church to mend it. He says, "It is not that I desire a present from you for my own sake, although your gift touches my heart and makes me very glad. This stands for the personal interpretation of the gospel which Paul brought to them. "All things" in the context included being content with little or much materially, but Christ can enable His children to do much more than this (cf. Life will happen. It is in God's hands; I have turned it over to Him. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind." Not of debt, but of grace; for the more we do for God the more we are indebted to him, because we receive the more from him. To the confession of His Lordship is added "to the glory of God the Father." Stephen Curry is a top basketball player for, One Sunday night, his team lost a game to the, He could not understand how his team lost when he always declared "he could do all things through Christ who strengthens him.". To accommodate ourselves to an afflicted condition--to know how to be abased, how to be hungry, how to suffer want, so as not to be overcome by the temptations of it, either to lose our comfort in God or distrust his providence, or to take any indirect course for our own supply. Why, it was gain. help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other of my other fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life ( Philippians 4:3 ). Suppose our life was to be summed up in one sentence, what would that sentence be? a really inaccurate mode. , I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Philippians 4;13-KJV. He read the adjacent verses and discovered that the verse meant learning to be content in any situation. Let us be humbled on account of our sins. He gives me strength. Strange way of God! For less than $5/mo. IV. And that he ever was anything but a prisoner there, man at least cannot say. That pretty well eliminates television, doesn't it? Philippians 4:13; Paul penned down the book of Philippians as a message to the people. He was too much bent on what was before to be occupied with calling to mind what was behind him; it must have impeded him in the race. Note, A good man will soon have enough of this world; not only of living in it, but of receiving from it. I thought there was something I could do worthwhile in my flesh. "Nowhere else in all of Pauls letters nor in all of the letters of antiquity that have survived until the present is there any other acknowledgment of a gift that can compare with this one in terms of such a tactful treatment of so sensitive a matter . The Christian's thoughts are on duty to man and duty to God. They proposed to reach that state by a certain pathway of the mind. (2) That we need not yield to temptation. The last thing in the night to be planting in your mind: that which is pure, that which is true, that which is honest, that which is just, that which is lovely, that which is of virtue and good report, think on these things. Remind yourself that whatever you are facing, whatever you might encounter the next day, that God is with you. The Lord is near. Does this mean we can do as we please and ask Christ to supply the strength ? what than the testimony for God? "For they all seek their own." Thus the true bearing of the passage is, that from the first the eye of faith is fixed steadily on the end of the journey. The critical reading he owns has force and propriety; but he does "not see why . Maybe he was writing to the Philippian jailer who had been converted. It really helps. (ii) It was the crown with which guests were crowned when they sat at a banquet, at some time of great joy. If we would teach or preach we must know the accepted body of the Church's doctrine; and then we must pass it through our own minds and hand it on to others, both in its own simplicity and in the significances which our own experiences and our own thinking have given to it. Your spouse will leave you. They joined with those who preached the truth and partook of their obloquy. Thus, in both parts of the history of Christ, presented to us in no obscure contrast with the first Adam, we have first of all His own glory, who humbled Himself to become a servant. We love that one verse so much we pull it out of its home in the . With such sacrifices God is well pleased,Hebrews 13:16. . There is always danger of these, and the more so where there is activity among souls. When Paul went to Philippi, he first shared the gospel by the river where a group of ladies had gathered together for prayer. But even then, victory was possible, because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.. Take hold of it tonight. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN. But does this verse mean that we can do anything and everything we set our minds to? And yet, content. We may see the moral harmony of that lot with his testimony, and how suitable it seems that he, who was above all men identified with the gospel of the glory of Christ, should be a prisoner, and nothing but a prisoner in Rome. I truly thank God for this message this morning. We correct their examination papers. - Webster's BibleI have strength for anything through Him who gives me power.- Weymouth BibleI can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.- World English BibleY may alle thingis in hym that coumfortith me.- Wycliffe BibleFor all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;- Youngs Literal Bible. I am fully supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts which came from you, the odour of a sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. , I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. God bless everyone. No; but "because that ye had heard that he had been sick." "Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise [ i.e. It seems, for some time they had not sent to enquire after him, or sent him any present; but now at the last their care of him flourished again (Philippians 4:10; Philippians 4:10), like a tree in the spring, which seemed all the winter to be quite dead. The following verses are in the NIV translation. Gal 2:20. Not so: Christ is always better; and so says he, "Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. They too will have more than enough, because God will repay them according to his abundant wealth in Jesus Christ (18-20).On this joyous note Paul finishes his letter. To a prosperous condition--to know how to abound, how to be full, so as not to be proud, or secure, or luxurious. It is of the greatest interest to note that even as early as this Christianity had penetrated into the very centre of the Roman government. We see at once the difference between the Stoics and Paul. Stoicism failed because it was inhuman; Christianity succeeded because it was rooted in the divine. He "became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. In the KJV Bible, Paul tells us in Philippians 4:12 that he knows how to live in lack and plenty, and can survive when full or hungry. Paul sends special greetings from the Christian brothers who are of Caesar's household. The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. 425-26.]. There are 3 sets of Bible verses to choose from. 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. It has been suggested that the yokefellow is Paul's wife, that he is the husband of Euodia or Syntyche called on to help his wife mend the quarrel, that it is Lydia, that it is Timothy, that it is Silas, that it is the minister of the Philippian Church. Philippians 4:12 is key in interpreting the verse that follows it, and it says: I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I can do all things through Christ. The very fact, or way of putting it, supposes Him to be a divine person. First, lets look at the context of Philippians 4:13. Pauls joy at receiving this gift is not because he has a greedy desire for money, because he has long ago learnt to be satisfied with whatever he has. It is as if he were saying, "If the old pagan idea of excellence, in which you were brought up, has any influence over you--think of that. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell [Probably some cologne, I guess], a sacrifice acceptable, [and] well-pleasing to God. Let the eye and the affections of the heart be fixed on him; let the simple, fervent, believing prayer be directed always to him when trials come, when temptations assail, when duty presses hard upon us, and when a crowd of unholy and forbidden thoughts rush into the soul: and we shall be safe. The Lord is at hand." It is not legal experience, for which you must turn to the chapter spoken of inRomans 7:1-25; Romans 7:1-25, the only bit of a saint's experience under law, as far as I know, that the New Testament affords (certainly in the epistles). ", He thought this inspirational Bible verse meant he could win as many NBA titles as he desired. In a nutshell, Paul is trying to tell us in Philippians 4:13 that it is important to be content in all situations. Let your gracious gentleness be known to all men. It is a description that might almost do for Christ himself, so high is the standard for those that belong to Christ. I believe Gods word is dynamic and not static . body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself." The Greek word panta means "all things"; but, in this context, Paul is speaking specifically of the points mentioned in the preceding verse. Church Planter. (2.) To "abound yet more and more," to have that love tempered by divinely given wisdom and divinely exercised judgment, is the very reverse of going back. "Being made conformable to his death:" this too is clearly in the world now. . Youll lose the game. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Now here we have what is present; so that the passage presents some difficulty to souls because of intermingling the present with the future. "The secret of Pauls independence was his dependence upon Another. In a last sentence, Paul lays it down that no gift ever made any man the poorer. Evidently, therefore, two glories of Jesus are referred to here. But this verse isnt a promise that he will do exactly what we want. The name of God, hallowed be that name, reverend be that name. doctrine as this to the Philippians. 1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. His secret was that he didnt do it, but Christ did it through him. "Hey, what are you going to do?" When I left you, you were the only church. "That I may win Christ," therefore he says; "and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law." Here the object seems to be to make its difference from legal obedience more felt the contrast with the law more complete. There is not one of these things but may in itself become the veriest snare; and so much the more dangerous because each looks fair. Its not written to challenge the strong to become even greater. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. This is not true because God only fulfills the desires in our hearts that align with His Word. This is the only allusion, as far as I know, to flesh in this epistle, but it is flesh in its religious form, and not as a source of evil lusts and passions. How the text got gradually changed from the most correct form (not correction) in the early Uncials has been explained. Thats what got him through. Its from these humble means that he can have the peace of God. For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. As to the former, he was content with the little he had, and that satisfied him; as to the latter, he depended upon the providence of God to provide for him from day to day, and that satisfied him: so that he did not speak in respect of want any way. I have strength for all things through Christ Who empowers me. Farther along we'll understand why. Because it is having people think on things that are impure, unholy, filthy, unrighteous, immoral, and there is other things we need to be thinking on. This is a passage about which we would very much like to know more. The Philippians thought constantly of Pauls needs, but were not able to send anything to him in his imprisonment until now. Hence he at once begins, not with a doctrinal preparation after the introduction, but the introduction brings us as usual into the general spirit if not special object of the epistle. He isnt a rich person telling a poor person to be happy with what they have (or vise versa), and hes not sitting there on a full stomach telling hungry people to get over it. They were more obedient in his absence than in his presence. Yea [not and], I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which labour with me." Do you have victory in such circumstances? or are there mingled ways and mixed motives? THE PEACE OF BELIEVING PRAYER ( Php_4:6-7 ). Isn't that a glorious promise? The word that Paul uses (phrourein, G5432) is the military word for standing on guard. Thanks for the Philippians gifts (4:10-23). Only in the friendship of God can a man find life as it was meant to be. Practise these things which you have teamed and received, and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. . In these verses we have the thankful grateful acknowledgment which the apostle makes of the kindness of the Philippians in sending him a present for his support, now that he was a prisoner at Rome. But the word really describes that which has the dignity of holiness upon it. So tender, so delicate is his sense, that he would not spare what was needful if there had been any want of thought, but at the same time he hastens to make whatever apology love could suggest. Please, I need hard cover of it In Philippians 4:14, Paul commends the Philippians for helping him through his troubles even as he draws strength from Christ. Let us look at how different Bible versions bring out, The NIV version of the Bible brings out an important aspect that shows the, Pauls life was eventful with many trials and therefore needed to, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me., The KJV Bible version says "all things" and "through Christ." Thus, then, he prays for them, and to this end, not that they might become more intelligent merely not that they might grow more able to discourse of divine things, though I doubt not that there would be growth in these respects also; but all here has an eminently practical form, "that ye may approve things that are more excellent; that ye may be pure and without offence till the day of Christ." But in truth it may betray itself in doctrine and practice in various shapes. This is the great value of Christian experience. God was pleased, even whilst the apostle was alive, to set him aside and to prove the power of faith where he was not. ), . Now, in conformity to the example of his great Master, instead of upbraiding them for their neglect, he makes an excuse for them: Wherein you were also careful, but you lacked opportunity. And I have sought to develop that listening side of prayer. The contentment that allows us to praise God amid the pain, confusion, and humiliations is something we can learn. Many times there are hardships, there are difficulties. "I would, then, that ye should understand, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel." Again, notice the rejoicing is in the Lord. And they came back and they said, "Lord, it was fantastic. It is, therefore, of the first importance that a man should set his thoughts upon the fine things and here Paul makes a list of them. It is not a question of acceptance in Christ. Such did, such was, Christ. Paul is actually saying that even if he is suffering, or in need, his joy doesn't come from solving those problems. Oh, what a tremendous lesson we need to learn. There are those whose minds are so set on criticism and rebuke that they call forth resentment in others. Winsome is the best translation of all. This is the more remarkable because it is so intensely practical. Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Verse 4 Verse 5 Verse 6 Verse 7 Verse 8 Verse 9 Verse 10 Verse 11 Verse 12 Verse 13 Verse 14 Verse 15 Verse 16 Verse 17 Verse 18 Verse 19 Verse 20 Verse 21 Verse 22 Verse 23. They might have sent a messenger on purpose. This is what gives force to our affections, and rivets them on Christ. C. Kingsley Williams has: "Let all the world know that you will meet a man half-way.". In Thessalonica many of the chief women were won for Christianity, and the same happened in Berea ( Acts 17:4; Acts 17:12). But now the apostle turns to the use that he makes of so blessed a pattern, "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence." Then he turns to what had drawn out the epistle. Unique Philippians 4 13 stickers featuring millions of original designs created and sold by independent artists. And what they do is, they get in their Land Rovers and they go out to the villages and they pass out candy to the children. Notice the somewhat chiastic structure of the epistle. Before we look at the actual Philippians 4:13 meaning, lets look at what it doesnt mean. Paul was a man who preached the gospel in all kinds of places, some of which were hostile. Is there the struggle of the old with the appearance sometimes of the new? Paul said, "That fruit might abound to your account." BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. I know both how to live in the humblest circumstances, and how to have far more than enough, In everything and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of being hungry, of having more than enough and of having less than enough. The Reading of Philippians 4:10-13. In the midst of a challenging feat we might wonder if its appropriate to claim Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. After John 3:16, Philippians 4:13 is one of the most-searched verses in the Bible, and is often linked with athletes seeking to inspire victory and strength. There was evidently energy among these Philippians. Rather its written to encourage the weak and those that find themselves in difficult circumstances. "The one preach Christ of contention supposing to add affliction to my bonds: but the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. How lovely that even such a man should speak, not merely of his own prayers, but of theirs, turning all to such account. This passage should challenge us to keep our eyes in the right place. It didnt mean doing anything at all because of Jesus. wow! (Romans 8:38). All we want is, that the eye of faith be a little open; but it is only Christ before the eye that keeps it open. The Stoic was self-sufficient; but Paul was God-sufficient. Job seekers use it as proof they will get the job. This paperback notebook is 8.5" x 11" (letter size) and has 110 pages (55 sheets) that are wide . A respectable woman never appeared on the street alone; she had her own apartments in the house and never joined the male members of the family even for meals. What is there that you can rightly plead but Christ's own name? I really enjoyed myself the lord gave me on my knees this verse wow I myself no I couldnt just do anything that I wanted to but reading this all I can say is jesus jesus jesus have a blessed evening from oaklawn Illinois, Thnx for such a wonderful explanation. 2Co 12:9; Eph 3:16; Col 1:11; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 4:17, Philippians 4:13 in all English translations, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow Gods Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Revelation, Paperback, Comfort Print, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Galatians, Paperback, Comfort Print, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process. Designed for children and adults to color. I want to take it easy. The King James Version speaks of Euodias and Syntyche. ". It is the help which not only puts an arm round a man but sends him out to face the world; it not only wipes away the tears but enables him to face the world with steady eyes. That does not mean that the peace of God is such a mystery that man's mind cannot understand it, although that also is true. It is as if having said, "Rejoice!" He thought no effort too great to maintain the peace of the Church. There was but one spring of power even Christ. But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. As Paul was chained to the Roman guard, those were Caesar's guards, and so many of Caesar's household send their greetings through Paul, who had received Christ because Paul's imprisonment there. . And therefore, "whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." Paul has the ability to cope with all the diverse situations he is writing about. The Greek is prosphiles ( G4375) , and it might be paraphrased as that which calls forth love. Explore. God bless and keep you! Paul had a grateful spirit; for, though what his friends did for him was nothing in comparison of what he deserved from them and the obligations he had laid upon them, yet he speaks of their kindness as if it had been a piece of generous charity, when it was really far short of a just debt. In God there is ample supply. Can you have victory through suffering? For, let me ask, what is our title to communion? Which must not be understood in the greatest latitude, and without any limitation; for the apostle was not omnipotent, either in himself, or by the power of Christ; nor could he do all things that Christ could do; but it must be restrained to the subject matter treated of: the sense is, that he could be content in every state, and could know how to behave himself in adversity and prosperity, amidst both poverty and plenty; yea, it may be extended to all the duties incumbent on him both as a Christian and as an apostle, as to exercise a conscience void of offence towards God and men; to take the care of all the churches; to labour more abundantly than others in preaching the Gospel; and to bear all afflictions, reproaches, and persecutions for the sake of it; yea, he could willingly and cheerfully endure the most cruel and torturing death for the sake of Christ: all these things he could do, not in his own strength, for no man was more conscious of his own weakness than he was, or knew more of the impotency of human nature; and therefore always directed others to be strong in the Lord, and in, the power of his might, and in the grace that is in Christ, on which he himself always depended, and by which he did what he did; as he adds here. Justice is human, but epieikeia ( G1932) is divine. 195. This is certainly what the apostle here puts before these saints. Matthew 19:26; Luke 1:37). In other words, dikaios ( G1342) is the word of duty faced and duty done. We cant strip away all the surrounding verses, remove it from its original intent, and still expect to understand it. The only church that really sought to help Paul and support that ministry was the church of Philippi. No man can be at peace with God and at variance with his fellow-men. This is what brings him, if one may so say, into the dilemma of love. This is not true because God only fulfills the desires in our hearts that align with His Word. In ordinary human affairs it repeatedly happens that the most diverse people are held together because they all give allegiance to a great leader. through Christ which strengtheneth me. It exhibits a nervous alternation back and forth between Paul's appreciation on the one hand (Philippians 4:10; Philippians 4:14-16; Philippians 4:18-20), and his insistence on his own independence and self-sufficiency on the other (Philippians 4:11-13; Philippians 4:17 . As a result, many people have experienced disappointment, for example, Stephen Curry, whose example you will find at the end of this article. In justice this man deserves fifty per cent and no more; but epieikeia ( G1932) will value his paper far higher than that. But how can this be unless the heart is perfectly at ease as to itself? Contentment does not come from our circumstances, but through an understanding of life rooted in Christ. Even, therefore, if you could have (what is impossible) ever so much real spiritual knowledge along with Christ, who would so much as notice these acquisitions in comparison with Christ? 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 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