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BT 9 0 0 9 134.0691 434.4642 Tm 0.066 Tw -0.033 Tw WebOur study will show that the figurative language of the Bible is very much like what we use in common speech for highly descriptive or emphatic communication. 19.77142 0 TD 0 Tr -0.0002 Tc (tw`n ajdelfw`n)Tj /Differences[32/space 38/ampersand 40/parenleft/parenright 44/comma/hyphen/period/slash/zero/one/two/three/four/five/six/seven/eight/nine/colon/semicolon 63/question 65/A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/Q/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z/bracketleft 93/bracketright 97/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z 134/Udieresis 138/adieresis 145/edieresis 159/udieresis 165/bullet 201/ellipsis 209/emdash/quotedblleft/quotedblright 213/quoteright] (2)Tj ET /F5 1 Tf /GS2 gs 0 Tc BT 0.0431 Tw Instead of forcing these categories on a letter)55(, they)]TJ (sonment actually turned out for the advancement of the gospel. 9 0 0 9 305.8465 395.0626 Tm [(terms of T)92(olmie\325)54(s proposal for rhetorical analysis. His present enablement through the Spirit was the source of his strength. T* J Vernon McGee suggests the background for Paul's comments in Phil 1:12-20 - Paul is speaking very emphatically to them. When the believers in Philippi heard that Paul was in prison, they sent a message to him by their pastor, Epaphroditus, and it probably went something like this: "Oh, poor brother Paul, we feel so sorry for you. 1.28848 -1.40015 TD (J P & N)Tj Osburn (1971:28), Bruce (1983:18) and Fee)Tj Rather than valuing his own comfort, reputation, and freedom above all else, he put the advancement of Gods plan first. (out of impure motives (1:15 and 1:17). 13.09091 0.00001 TD 0.017 Tw (Philippians)Tj God is involved by giving them the confidence to)]TJ The writer characterized himself and Timothy as bond-servants (Greek douloi) of Christ, a favorite title of early Christian leaders (cf. 0 595.276 0 0 re 0.001 Tw ), )Tj 0 Tw -0.0151 Tc )Tj -0.0001 Tc 0 595.276 0 0 re 0.025 Tw 0.015 Tw /F1 1 Tf 0.108 Tw BT -0.0001 Tc (Die Philipperbrief des Paulus)Tj BT [Note: See John Munro, "Prayer to a Sovereign God," Interest 56:2 (February 1990):20-21, and Thomas L. Constable, "What Prayer Will and Will Not Change," in Essays in Honor of J. Dwight Pentecost, pp. -0.015 Tc 1 g Timothy was an associate of Pauls and may have served as his secretary as Paul dictated this letter (cf. << 0.025 Tw Only God really knew how strongly Paul longed for his brothers and sisters back in Philippi. (turned out for the advancement of the gospel, is the fact that the ma-)Tj /F0 1 Tf BT 27 0 obj (NDERSON)Tj endstream 0 Tc (\) in Christ Jesus \()Tj 0 Tc 0 -1.09091 TD ET 0.098 Tw For a detailed discussion of the two possibilities, see Silva)]TJ -0.0001 Tc )Tj BT This is a minority opinion. )Tj /F0 1 Tf (tou`to)Tj 9 0 0 9 203.0138 55.8736 Tm He evidently believed this because the case his accusers had brought against him was not strong (cf. (, the audience and the opposition. 9 0 0 9 205.2638 55.8736 Tm 0 0 0 1 k While motivation is important, it is even more important that the gospel gets proclaimed. But in contrast to most of the ancient letters, which tend to be stereotyped, Paul tends to elaborate these formal items; and in so doing, everything Pauls hands touch come under the influence of the gospel, and thereby become distinctively Christian." 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