Lesson 8 · May 23, 1891

Faithful Servants

Phil. 2:16-30

1.If the professed followers of Christ do all things without murmurings and disputings, what will they be and do?
2.What will they hold forth? .
3.When they contend among themselves, each one for his own opinion or way, are they holding forth the word of life?
4.What did Christ say would be the result of the unity of his disciples? .
5.How did Paul feel at the prospect of pouring out his life as a sacrifice that the faith of the disciples might be strengthened? .
6.What did he hope soon to do? .
7.How highly did he esteem Timothy? , see margin.
8.How did Timothy differ from most others? .
9.What hindered Paul from sending Timothy at once to the Philippians? . See note 1.
10.What hope did Paul cherish concerning himself? .
11.Whom, however, did he send at once? .
12.Who was Epaphroditus? and how did he happen to be with Paul? ; .
13.What happened to him while he was in Rome waiting on Paul? .
14.How did Paul exhort the brethren to receive him? .
15.How had Epaphroditus shown his devotion to the cause? .
16.Does the phrase "to supply your lack of service toward me" imply that the Philippians had been remiss in their attention to Paul? .
17.Wherein, then, was the lack? .
18.What had the Philippians thus shown themselves prompt to do? .
19.What served to make them more mindful of Paul's need? .
20.Give an outline of the first and second chapters of the epistle to the Philippians, together with a statement of the relation existing between Paul and the Philippian brethren, and the circumstances under which the epistle was written.

Notes

1. The last part of chapter 2 throws a great deal of light upon Paul's situation when he wrote the epistle to the Philippians. He was in prison, awaiting his trial. Epaphroditus had come from Philippi with assistance for him, and while waiting on him was taken sick, doubtless with one of the fevers for which Rome is noted. Paul's anxiety was not for himself, but for the brethren in Philippi, not only for their spiritual welfare, but because they worried about Epaphroditus. So he sent him back, although he really needed his help, and designed, moreover, to send Timothy. But he did not yet know how it would go with him at his trial. He might be put to death, he might have a little respite, or he might be set at liberty. As soon as he should find out how his case would turn, he would send Timothy, thus parting from his dearest and truest friend and helper. The unselfishness of Paul's character, and his disregard of personal trouble, and his uniform cheerfulness, are nowhere else so clearly exhibited as in the epistle to the Philippians.

Bible texts in this lesson

Philippians 2:16-30 · Philippians 2:16 · John 17:21 · John 17:23 · Philippians 2:17 · Philippians 2:19 · Philippians 2:20 · Philippians 2:21 · Philippians 2:22 · Philippians 2:23 · Philippians 2:24 · Philippians 2:25 · Philippians 2:28 · Philippians 4:18 · Philippians 2:26 · Philippians 2:27 · Philippians 2:29 · Philippians 2:30 · Philippians 4:15 · Philippians 4:16 · Philippians 4:10 · Galatians 6:10 · Philippians 1:30

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