“ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ”
For to me to live is Christ - My sole aim in living is to glorify Christ. He is the supreme End of my life, and I value it only as being devoted to his honor - Doddridge. His aim was not honor, l...
Php_1:19-26. His Prospects. The successful preaching of the gospel will turn to his own salvation. Otherwise he would be put to shame. His desire is that in his person, whether by life or by death,...
me . Emph . live. Compare App-170. gain. Greek. kerdos. Here, Philippians 3:7 ; Titus 1:11 . Not to Paul, but to Christ, as is clear from Philippians 1:20 . To Paul, life and death were of no...
21 For to me to live. Interpreters have hitherto, in my opinion, given a wrong rendering and exposition to this passage; for they make this distinction, that Christ was life to Paul, and deat...
DISCOURSE: 2140 ST. PAUL’S DILEMMA Philippians 1:21-24 . To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot no...
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. For to me to live is Christ - Whether I live or die, Christ is gain to me. While I live I am Christ's property and servant, and Christ is my porti...
To me to live is Christ, &c.— "He is the supreme end of life, and I value it only as it is capable of being referred to the purposes of his honour; and, in consequence of that, to die is gain:...
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. For. In either event ( Philippians 1:20 ) I must gain, "For to me," etc. To live is Christ. 'Life is but another name for Christ' (Peile) (...
The Prisoner Apostle in Rome § 1. Address and Salutation ( Philippians 1:1-2 ). Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:2 . The form of greeting in Philippians 1:1-2 is that common to the Epistles of...
[ 2. Statement of St. Paul’s condition at Rome ( Philippians 1:12-26 ). (1) THE RAPID PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL through his bonds, and through the preaching of others, whether in strife or in goodwil...
Chapter 4 THE CHOICE BETWEEN LIVING AND DYING. Philippians 1:21-26 (R.V.) AT the close of the preceding section we see that the ruling principle of the Apostle-the earnest expectation and hope...
“To Live Is Christ, and To Die Is Gain” Philippians 1:12-21 It was a matter of comparative indifference to Paul what happened to himself so long as the gospel progressed, because the extension...
This letter is in itself a revelation of Christian experience. The word “sin" is not mentioned. The flesh is referred to only that it may be ignored. It is characterized by a revelation of the mind o...
(15) Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: (16) The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: (17) But the othe...
THE SECRET OF LIFE ‘To me to live is Christ.’ Php_1:21 What was the secret of St. Paul’s life, that secret which made him the greatest of all missionaries to the Gentile world? We have not to...
For to me to live is Christ ,.... Christ was his life "efficiently", the efficient cause and author of his spiritual life; he spoke it into him, produced it in him, and disciplined him with it: and...
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Ver. 21. And to die is gain ] Because death to a good man is the daybreak of eternal brightness, ianua vitae, porta caeli, the door to life...
For to me to live is Christ As my life, both natural and spiritual, is from Christ, so to serve and enjoy him is the supreme end of my life, and I value it only as it is capable of being employed i...
Consistently with the character of the epistle, in his addressing the Philippians, Paul does not do so as an apostle, but linking Timothy's name with his own, makes use of the lowlier title, "servant...
The Apostle's Generous Exultation. A. D. 62. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die i...
Some read it: For Christ is my gain in life and in death; or: For Christ is to me both in life and in death advantage. Both acknowledge it to be brought in as a reason of Paul's hope in life and deat...
Paul Stresses That He Faces The Future Decision To Be Made By Rome About Him With Confidence. To Live Will Mean That He Can Continue To Serve God's People. To Die Will Mean That He Enters Straight I...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 1:19 . This shall turn to my salvation. —“ Salvation in the highest sense. These trials will develop the spiritual life in the apostle, will be a path...
Philippians 1:20-21 I. "Expectation" and "hope" these are words which connect the heart with the future. II. No power can so light up the future and throw over it the hues of immortal beauty as c...
Philippians 1:12-14 . But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the thing, which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; so that my bonds in Christ are ma...
Philippians 1:1 . Paul and Timotheus. The latter is associated as a fellow-labourer, and an apostolic man with himself. They had together planted churches, at the hazard of their lives, and their...
EXPOSITION Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timotheus . St. Paul does not assume his official title in writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philippi and Thessalonica; it is used in all his other E...
The apostle satisfied if only Christ is magnified:
2 Corinthians 2:3 ; 2 Corinthians 7:16 ; 2 Corinthians 8:22 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:4 ; Galatians 5:10
Preaching Christ Philippians 1:15-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Some preach Christ of envy and strife. Of one thing we are sure: we are commanded to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered....
To me to live is Christ — To know, to love, to follow Christ, is my life, my glory, my joy.