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1:5 “partnership in the gospel” 1:7 “partakers with me of grace” 1:14–19 “through your prayers” 1:27 “striving side by side for the faith” 2:22 “served with me in the gospel” 2:25 “my brother, and fellow worker, and fellow soldier” 3:17 “join in
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Reference Paul … 1:4 prays with joy 1:18 rejoices that Christ is proclaimed 1:25 will remain living on earth, for the Philippians’ joy in the faith 2:2 asks the Philippians to complete his joy 2:17–18 is glad and rejoices with the Philippians 2:28 sends
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1. All people are by nature spiritually dead, transgressors of God’s law, and under the rule of Satan. 1:7; 2:1–3, 5, 11–12 2. God predestined his elect to redemption and holiness in Christ according to the free counsel of his will. 1:3–14; 2:
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Principles of Marriage Scripture Reference Marriage is part of the “mystery” of God’s will Eph. 1:9; 3:3; 5:32 Paul’s instructions are directed to Spirit-filled believers Eph. 5:18 Wives are called to submit, men are called to love Eph. 5:21–33 Headship entails authority
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The relationship between Christ and the church is described by Paul as a profound mystery (5:32)—a hidden plan of God now revealed and fulfilled in Christ Jesus. Christ is the head of the church 1:22–23; 4:15; 5:23 Christ is the cornerstone of the church
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Reference Father Son Spirit 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ every spiritual blessing 1:11–13 him who works all things according to … his will to hope in Christ sealed with the promised Holy Spirit 1:17 God … the Father of glory our
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1. In his sin-bearing death, Christ is a substitute for all Christians, whom he brings into a new realm of freedom and life. 1:4; 2:20; 3:13 2. This gospel of Christ is for humanity, but there is no sense in which it has its origin inhumanity: it
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slave woman free woman Ishmael Isaac according to flesh through promise Hagar Sarah slavery freedom present Jerusalem Jerusalem above persecuting persecuted
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Identity Beliefs Examples Gentile (professing) Christians The law has absolutely no claim on their lives. (Presupposed in Rom. 6:1, 16.) Jewish and Gentile Christians Christians are not under the law covenant even though they are certainly not free from God’s demands. Kosher food laws could be observed and
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Galatians Event Acts Event 1:15–17 Paul’s conversion 9:1–25 Paul’s conversion 1:18 three years after conversion, first visit to Jerusalem 9:26–30 with Barnabas in Jerusalem 2:1–10 14 years after conversion (or after first trip?), Paul meets with “pillars” of the