2 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 7:16; 2 Corinthians 8:22; 2 Thessalonians 3:4; Galatians 5:10
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...
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 i...
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 Phil...
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 d...
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 fr...
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 Chr...
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 hon...
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...
The Prisoner Apostle in Rome § 1. Address and Salutation ( Philippians 1:1-2 ). Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:2 . The form of greeting in Ph...
To live ] as distinguished from to live in the flesh ( Philippians 1:22 ), means 'life essential': cp. 1 Timothy 6:19 ; Colossians 3:1-4 is the...
[ 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 pr...
(19-24) In these verses, under the power of that feeling of joy of which he speaks above, St. Paul unveils to the Philippians his most sacred aspirat...
To live is Christ. — This, of course, means “Christ is my life,” yet not in the sense that He is the source and principle of life in us, but that t...
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 princip...
“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 lon...
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....
(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, supposin...
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...
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, pro...
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 brightn...
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...
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...
The Apostle's Generous Exultation. A. D. 62. ...
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 brou...
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...
‘For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' These words in context have two parallel meanings arising out of the context. Unquestionably they...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 1:19 . This shall turn to my salvation. —“ Salvation in the highest sense. These trials will develop...
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...
Philippians 1:21 I. "To me to live is Christ." The connection in which these words stand seems to give us their primary meaning. The business of m...
Philippians 1:21-24 The Fruit of Labour. Such words can never lose their power. They come down to us from a purer air; yet the voice is human, an...
Philippians 1:21-26 There is a triple movement of thought and feeling in these words. I. There is the strong absorbing devotion which a man has t...
Philippians 1:12-14 . But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the thing, which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtheranc...
Philippians 1:21 . For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. «To me to live is Christ.» If he lived, he lived to know more of Christ stud...
Philippians 1:1 . Paul and Timotheus. The latter is associated as a fellow-labourer, and an apostolic man with himself. They had together planted...
EXPOSITION Philippians 1:1 Paul and Timotheus . St. Paul does not assume his official title in writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philip...
The apostle satisfied if only Christ is magnified:
For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. Without discussing the right to preach or the absence of such a right on the part of these men tha...
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 t...
To me to live is Christ — To know, to love, to follow Christ, is my life, my glory, my joy.
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.