A Study on the Epistle to the Philippians by Jesse C Jones
This is one of the four “Prison Epistles,” the other three are Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon. It was in Philippi that the gospel was first preached in Europe in response to a vision Paul had from a man of Macedonia who implored, ”Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9). Interpreting this plea as a summons from God, Paul and his party sailed for Neapolis, the port of Philippi. Philippi, the chief city in that part of Macedonia, was a Roman colony at that time (Acts 16:12). It had no synagogue so on the sabbath Paul and his party went out of the city to a riverside where there was a place of prayer. Through the kindness of Lydia, a devout convert of Paul, they were cared for. Chapters include: Thankfulness and Prayer, Be Like Christ, Paul Gives Up Everything for Christ, and Closing Exhortations.
