The Book of Philippians with the VPP

God have began a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ...

Our good works are not solely depend on those theologians who are teaching VPP, they have nothing to do, rather than creating problems in the Bible College, and still they did not see any solution...only thing they can achieve is to split the congregation.

And they do this by swearing in the Name of God, they took the dean burgun oath...Have they used the name of God in vain ? I am afraid so.

Paul said to the Philippians that the Gospel must be preached (1:5, 12, 27)

Paul wanted them to preach the Gospel in love (1:16).

And also to suffer for the Gospel (4:3)

Some theologians and believers had preached Christ with wrong motives (1:15)

Does it matter ? Paul said no. (1:18)

Christ is preached, because of this, he rejoiced.

Do NIV, CUV, KJV, NKJV....preaching Christ or not ? If yes, what is matter then ?

Shun those version, which does not preach the Lord Jesus Christ.

If any one preaching the gospel of Christ, even with wrong ambitions, Paul still can rejoice as far as Jesus is being preached.

Paul concluded his plea to the Philippians to consider other better than us. (2:3)

What matter most ? Is that Christ is being Preached.

What matter most is not the perfect underlying Text. The theologians who are preaching VPP, must stop confusing the flocks of Christ.

If you continue to quarrel for the underlying text. The perfect TR is not the most important matter, here Paul concluded, let one one confuse us, any longer.

Paul said better to have unity with Christ. Not to split the church because your own interest (2:4) Applying this into the VPP matter.

Division is actually a kind of flesh and lust (Gal 5:20), it is not God's will.

But Christ made himself nothing (Phi 2:7) I hope the theologians who are teaching VPP, can let go the selfish ambition in promoting the VPP. Let them other doctrines which are more important.

2:9, God exalted Christ to the highest place. Let nothing come higher than Him.

2:14, if so, do everything without complaining or arguing. Quarrel about the VPP in BP is not God's will any longer. It does not bring any benifit to BP churches.

2:15, without those quarrels, we are better, purer blameless, without faults.

A perfect underlying text is not promoted by Paul himself, he was promoting Christ.

3:2, beware of dogs, we are not dogs, since we believed the truth of the Gospel, we are saved and the just are jutified by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Let no one confused us. We are no saved by work, but by faith.

3:12 Paul humbly admit he does not obtained all goals, nor have already been made perfect. That is the reasons, why he does not argueing about the perfect MSS, or refutes the septuagints, the Mesoratic text or the other MSS. Do not waste our time in quarrelling the perfect text anymore. Be like a humble Paul.

Press on toward the Goal, without pride.

He said "katalambanein," in knowing God, but still is not perfectly knowing Him. Paul is humble.

3:14, let this be our "skopos" ...our goal.

3:18-19, there are enemies of the Cross, the false teachers and theologians, their attitudes are

a. self-centered
b. self satisfied
c. false doctrines
d. preaching that we had already obtaining perfection.

And Paul said, our citizenship is in heaven, not just in BP... BP, BPC. IN HEAVEN. And it is not effected with the underlying Text of the Greek Bible. Because we had received the Gospel, and we are called to preach the Gospel.

4:1, stand firm in the Lord. brothers.

Do Not shaken by those false teachers and doctrines.

4:2, Paul exhorted the leaders to be united in every difficulties.

4:4, depending the Lord, Jehovah God our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, we rejoice. And continue to rejoice.

Let the Jehovah Spirit, free us from the bondange of sin and VPP.

4:6, Do not like the theologians who are teaching the VPP, they are doubting the protection and caring of God. But we trust in God. Perfect peace and grace we pray.

Jehovah God can preserved His Bible Text, the Bible is settled in heaven, His People, we are citizen of heaven, He had preserved us too. No doubt about these facts, let the quarrels ceased it self.

4:7, Paul used "Phrouresei" preserved the hearts and mind in Christ. let us rejoice !

4:11, content whatever Bible version we had, with the truth of Gospel be preached, what matter ? Content !

4:23, lastly, simplified your heart and mind in the grace of God.


Assignment:

What matter most in Paul's letter to Phippians ?

How to rejoice ?

How to content ?

Who are we, what version matters ?


















to be continue...