Philippians 4:9

Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. BOTH - rather, 'the things also which ye have learned,' etc.; the things which, besides being recommended in words, have been also recommended by my example, carry into practice. HEARD, AND SEEN. These two refer to Paul's example, as "learned" and "received" (accepted), to his teaching. AND - `and then,' as the result (). Not only 'the peace of God,' but "the God of peace" Himself, "shall be with you....

9._What things ye have learned, and received, and heard _By this accumulation of terms he intimates, that he was assiduous in inculcating these things. _“This _was my doctrine — my instruction — my discourse among you.” Hypocrites, on the other hand, insisted upon nothing but ceremonies. Now, it was a dishonorable thing to abandon the holy instruction, (244) which they had wholly imbibed, and with which they had been thorouglly imbued. _You have seen in me _Now, the main thing in a public speaker (245) should be, that he may speak, not with his mouth merely, but by his life, and procure authority for his doctrine by rectitude of life. Paul, accordingly, procures authority for his exhortation on this ground, that he had, by his life no less than by his mouth, been a leader and master of virtues. _And the God of peace _He had spoken of the peace o

2-9 Let believers be of one mind, and ready to help each other. As the apostle had found the benefit of their assistance, he knew how comfortable it would be to his fellow-labourers to have the help of others. Let us seek to give assurance that our names are written in the book of life. Joy in God is of great consequence in the Christian life; and Christians need to be again and again called to it. It more than outweighs all causes for sorrow. Let their enemies perceive how moderate they were as to outward things, and how composedly they suffered loss and hardships. The day of judgment will soon arrive, with full redemption to believers, and destruction to ungodly men. There is a care of diligence which is our duty, and agrees with a wise forecast and due concern; but there is a care of fear and distrust, which is sin and folly, and only perplexes and distracts the mind. As a remedy aga...

Verse 9. _THOSE THINGS, WHICH YE HAVE - LEARNED_] From my preaching and writing; _AND RECEIVED_] By faith, as a revelation from God; _AND HEARD_] From my preaching, and that of those who laboured with me; _and heard from_ me, in my private communications with you; and heard _of_ me from other Churches; _AND SEEN IN ME_] While living and labouring among you; _DO_] Take them for the _rule_ of your _faith_ and _practice_. _AND THE GOD OF PEACE_] He who is the author of peace, the lover of peace, and the maintainer of peace; he who has made peace between heaven and earth, by the mission and sacrifice of his Son, shall be ever with you while you believe and act as here recommended....

THOSE THINGS WHICH YE HAVE BOTH LEARNED, AND RECEIVED, AND HEARD, AND SEEN IN ME, DO - That is, what you have witnessed in me, and what you have learned of me, and what you have heard about me, practice yourselves. Paul refers them to his uniform conduct - to all that they had seen, and known, and heard of him, as that which it was proper for them to imitate. The same thing, substantially, he urges in Philippians 3:17; see the notes at that verse. It could have been only the consciousness of a pure and upright life which would make such counsel proper. How few are the people at this day who can urge others to imitate all that they have seen in them, and learned from them, and heard of them. AND THE GOD OF PEACE SHALL BE WITH YOU - The God who gives peace; compare...

EXPOSITION PHILIPPIANS 4:1 THEREFORE, MY BRETHREN DEARLY BELOVED AND LONGED FOR, MY JOY AND CROWN. The apostle here, as in 1 Corinthians 15:58, urges the hope of a glorious resurrection as an incentive to steadfastness in the Christian life. He seems scarcely able to find words adequate to express his love for the Philippians; he heaps together epithets of affection, dwelling tenderly on the word "beloved." He tells them of his longing desire to see them, repeating the word used in Philippians 1:8. He calls them his "joy and crown"—his joy now, his crown hereafter. He uses the same words of the other great Macedonian Church in...

THESE THINGS WHICH YE HAVE BOTH LEARNED,.... Meaning from himself, in a doctrinal way: AND RECEIVED; not only into their heads but hearts, had embraced cordially, with great affection, in the love thereof, as well as given a full assent to: AND HEARD; either publicly or privately, from the pulpit, or in conversation; or had heard of him when absent, or from him when present: AND SEEN IN ME: in his life and conversation, which were well known, and were a pattern to them that believe; and therefore he adds, DO; practise the same things which they had learned from him as their duty, and had heard him urge as such, and had seen exemplified in himself: AND THE GOD OF PEACE SHALL BE WITH YOU; to give that peace which is beyond the conception of a natural man, and the expression of a spiritual one, and is the great preservative through Christ; and to enable to do and to continue to do

Philippians 4:1. _Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved._ It is a great joy to a minister, as it was to the apostle Paul, to have converts; but that joy is greatly diminished when they do not stand fast: then, indeed, every supposed joy becomes a sorrow, and instead of the roses which yield a sweet perfume to the Lord's servant, thorns begin to prick and wound his heart. Philippians 4:2. _I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord._ Only two women, and we do not know who they were; yet Paul gives them a «beseech» each: «I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.» If there are only two of the most obsc

IV. CHRIST, THE BELIEVER'S STRENGTH, SUFFICIENT FOR ALL CIRCUMSTANCES CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Stand fast and rejoice (Philippians 4:1)_ 2. Dependence on God and true heart occupation (Philippians 4:5) 3. I can do all things through Christ (Philippians 4:10) 4. The fellowship of the Philippians (Philippians 4:14) 5. The greeting (Philippians 4:21) Philippians 4:1 And now the

PHP_4:8 F. SUBJECTS OF THOUGHT. A second time Paul prepares to close, again using the word Finally. His message now is to commend worthy topics of thought. Departing from the usual Biblical vocabulary, he selects words more often found in the classics to designate pagan excellences. This must be of set purpose, and it means that the readers are to practise the habit of recognising _and considering all_ the good they see in the world outside the church....