ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPIANS (with page references)
ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPIANS
I. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS (1:1-11)
B. THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER (1:3-11)
1. Prayer as Thanksgiving — for Partnership in the Gospel (1:3-8)
2. Prayer as Petition — for Increased Love and "Fruitfulness" (1:9-11)
II. PAUL'S "AFFAIRS" — REFLECTIONS ON IMPRISONMENT (1:12-26)
A. THE PRESENT — FOR THE ADVANCE OF THE GOSPEL (1:12-18a)
1. The Gospel Advances inside and outside Prison(1:12-14)
2. The Gospel Advances outside Prison — despite Ill-will (l:15-18a)
B. THE FUTURE — FOR THE GLORY OF CHRIST AND THE GOOD OF THE PHILIPPIANS (1:18b-26)
1. Paul's Ambition — that Christ be Glorified (l:18b-20)
2. The Desired Outcome — to be with Christ (1:21-24)
3. The Expected Outcome — Reunion in Philippi (1:25-26)
III. THE PHILIPPIANS' "AFFAIRS" — EXHORTATION TO STEADFASTNESS AND UNITY (1:27-2:18)
A. THE APPEAL — TO STEADFASTNESS AND UNITY IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION (1:27-30)
B. THE APPEAL RENEWED — UNITY THROUGH HUMILITY (2:1-4)
C. THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST (2:5-11)
1. As God He Emptied Himself (2:5-7)
2. As Man He Humbled Himself (2:8)
3. God Has Exalted Him as Lord of All (2:9-11)
D. APPLICATION AND FINAL APPEAL (2:12-18)
1. General Application — An Appeal to Obedience(2:12-13)
2. Specific Application — For the World's and Paul's Sake (2:14-18)
IV. WHAT'S NEXT — REGARDING PAUL'S AND THEIR "AFFAIRS" (2:19-30)
A. TIMOTHY AND PAUL TO COME LATER (2:19-24)
B. EPAPHRODITUS TO COME NOW (2:25-30)
V. THEIR "AFFAIRS" — AGAIN (3:1-4:3)
A. THE APPEAL — AGAINST CIRCUMCISION (3:l-4a)
B. THE EXAMPLE OF PAUL (3:4b-14)
1. There Is No Future to the Past (3:4b-6)
2. The Future Lies with the Present — Knowing Christ (3:7-11)
3. The Future Is Also Future — Attaining Resurrection (3:12-14)
C. APPLICATION AND FINAL APPEAL (3:15-4:3)
1. Application — Having a "Mature" Mindset (3:15-16)
2. Appeal and Indictment (3:17-19)
3. Basis of the Appeal — Heaven Now and to Come (3:20-21)
4. Final Appeals — To Steadfastness and Unity (4:1-3)
VI. CONCLUDING MATTERS (4:4-23)
A. CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONS (4:4-9)
1. A Call to Christian Piety — and Peace (4:4-7)
2. A Call to Wisdom — and the Imitation of Paul (4:8-9)
B. ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR GIFT: FRIENDSHIP AND THE GOSPEL (4:10-20)
1. Their Gift and Paul's "Need" (4:10-13)
2. Their Gift as Partnership in the Gospel (4:14-17)
3. Their Gift as a Fragrant Offering (4:18-20)