The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians
I. Introduction—1:1-2II. Living Christ to magnify Him—1:3-30A. Fellowship for the furtherance of the gospel—vv. 3-18B. Magnifying Christ by living Him—vv. 19-26C. Striving along with the gospel with one soul—vv. 27-30III. Taking Christ as the pattern and holding Him forth—2:1-30A. Joined in soul, thinking the one thing—vv. 1-4B. Taking Christ as the pattern—vv. 5-11C. Working out our salvation to hold forth Christ—vv. 12-16D. A drink offering upon the sacrifice of faith—vv. 17-18E. The apostle's concern for the believers—vv. 19-30IV. Pursuing Christ to gain Him—3:1-21A. Serving by the Spirit and not trusting in the flesh—vv. 1-6B. Counting all things loss on account of Christ—vv. 7-11C. Gaining Christ by pursuing Him—vv. 12-16D. Awaiting Christ for the transfiguration of the body—vv. 17-21V. Having Christ as the secret of sufficiency—4:1-20A. Thinking the same thing and rejoicing in the Lord—vv. 1-4B. Excellent characteristics in living—vv. 5-9C. The believers' fellowship with the apostle and the apostle's secret of sufficiency—vv. 10-20VI. Conclusion—4:21-23Outline of Philippians
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