Philippians 2 v 19 – 30 Paul’s letter to the Philippians is very personal. One of his motives is in verse 28 – so that he may be less anxious – an acknowledgement that the Apostle was also anxious, but for the Lord’s people. Paul’s son and Paul’s brother both had the mind of Christ.…
Habakkuk 3v9-13a The ESV and King James used different ground texts. The words ‘Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even Thy word’ in the KJV is very important, and should be considered part of Holy Scripture. We need to wait until all the evidence is in before we…
Philippians 2 v 12 – 18 The Apostle is stirring up (exhorting) believers to higher things. Through Paul’s writings he relates Doctrine with Duty, Creed with Character and Faith with Life. To him these things are inseparable. And so, after imploring us to have the Mind of Christ follows with this exhortation to earnestly work…
Habakkuk 3 v 3 – 8 He was perplexed that the LORD used the Chaldeans against his people.God’s people should suspend judgement of His work until all evidence is in.God said to Habakkuk that they must not judge Him on the basis of what they see in the here and now. God is not done…
Philippians 2 v 5 – 11 This is one of the most sublime portions of Scripture in all of God’s Word. We live in a world in need of consolation. People need to be comforted.The consolation that we have in Christ is part of the foundation of the unity that produces joy that we looked…
Habakkuk 3 v 1 – 2 First prayer – Habakkuk’s lament about Judah’s unrighteousness and coldheartedness.Second prayer – Habakkuk’s lament because God used the Chaldeans to afflict Judah, taking them into captivity for seventy years (two generations).Third prayer – Habakkuk reveals through this prayer what the Lord has revealed to him. God told him in…
Philippians 2 v 1-4 Division is the greatest destroyer of joy (cf Mark 3:24-25). Paul is giving a whole series of exhortations with regards to how to live the Christian life, not only as individuals, but also together as the Lord’s people.We see the divisions among Evangelicals. People have lost count of how many groupings…
Habakkuk 2 v 5-20 Verse 4 is the bridge to the rest of the chapter, namely that man is puffed up. Chapter 2 is a hard chapter, in which He’s talking about the king of the Chaldeans, who drank wine all the time, and were proud people. There are only two kinds of people –…