 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | VIII.LXX, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| On the
Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 252) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "This is a metaphor taken from holy things or sacrifices, for our life is
like a sacrifice." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "...for the temptations of fulness and prosperity are more than those of
affliction and want." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "Presently after, the order of the words is inverted, to intimate his
frequent transition from scarcity to plenty, and from plenty to
scarcity." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "I can do all things--Greek, "I have strength for all
things"; not merely "how to be abased and how to abound."" |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Though Christ gave him strength to bear want, it was a good thing, a kind
deed, that they supported him in his affliction." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"The Power that
Christ Gives," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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| Articles & Background:
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
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| With Children:
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art, Philippians
4:12-13, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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More Reps,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net.
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
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| Study Links and
Resources for the Book of Philippians |
