Philippians 4:4-7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Philippians 4:5

Let your moderation be known; exercising an even temper of mind, in governing the sensual appetite, with modesty, patience, and gentleness, in opposition to all impetuousness and inordinacy of affections, yea, to all excess and exorbitances in words and actions. Unto all men; both in the eye of the church, and those without, according to our Saviour’s sermon and example, Matthew 5:16,Matthew 5:39-41; Matthew 17:27; not rigorously insisting upon our own rights, but with due self-denial putting... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; he dissuades not from a spiritual care, arising from a good principle, according to a right rule, for a good end; this care of diligence, in a due manner, within our own sphere, is incumbent on us, both for spirituals and temporals; as Philippians 2:20; with Romans 12:11; 2 Corinthians 11:28; 2 Corinthians 12:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Timothy 5:8; 2 Timothy 2:15; yet he earnestly dissuades from and prohibits all carnal solicitude, or carking, distrustful, worldly care,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Philippians 4:7

He adds, as an encouragement to prayer, the peace of God, who was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, so that upon believing and obeying the gospel, they who really do so are reconciled to him, 2 Corinthians 5:19,2 Corinthians 5:20, and at peace with him, Romans 5:1, through Christ, who leaves and gives peace to his, John 14:27. It is then the peace of God, in that he is the object, the donor, the author of it, by his Spirit, to those who persevere in the communion of Christ, as in... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Philippians 4:4

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESPhilippians 4:4. Rejoice in the Lord.—R.V. margin, “Farewell.” The word is neither “farewell” alone, nor “rejoice” alone (Lightfoot). That the A.V. and R.V. texts are justified in so translating seems clear from the “always” which follows.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Philippians 4:4Christian Joy—I. Is in the Lord.—“Rejoice in the Lord.” The joy of the Christian is not in his own achievements, still less is it in himself or in his own experiences. A glance at... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Philippians 4:5

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESPhilippians 4:5. Let your moderation be known.—This moderation or forbearance is the very opposite of the spirit which will “cavil on the ninth part of a hair” in the way of asserting personal rights.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Philippians 4:5Christian Equity—I. Does not exact all the claims of legal justice.—“Let your moderation [forbearance] be known.” Human laws, however carefully devised, may sometimes, if rigidly enforced, act unjustly and cruelly. We... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Philippians 4:6-7

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESPhilippians 4:6. Be careful for nothing.—R.V. “in nothing be anxious.” The word suggests the idea of a poor distraught mind on which concerns have fastened themselves, which drag, one in one direction, another in the opposite. Well says Bengel, “Care and prayer are more opposed than water and fire.” In all things, prayer—in nothing, care. By prayer.—The general idea of an expression of dependence. Supplication.—The specific request—the word hinting too at the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Philippians 4:3-4

Philippians 4:3-4 One Spirit and One Body. I. This measureless body, spread out before our eyes in vast outline, so varied, so glorious, so wonderful, is convincement enough of the wealth and grandeur of the Spirit whose body it is, whose manifestation it is. It is God revealing Himself to the eyes of our flesh. The whole body is as full of soul for our souls, as of glory for our eyes. There is soul in the sun, and the earth is full of the same soul. In the beast world, the bird world, the tree... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Philippians 4:4

Philippians 4:4 Christian Cheerfulness. I. We can hardly appreciate the full instruction to be drawn from these words unless we remember St. Paul's condition when he wrote his epistle to the Philippians. He was a prisoner at Rome, and his life hung on the caprice of the insane tyrant who then occupied the imperial throne; his circumstances were so dreary, so comfortless, so hopeless, that, except for his brethren's sake, he desired earnestly that death might release him from his anxiety and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Philippians 4:4-6

Philippians 4:4-6 A Life of Prayer a Life of Peace. St. Paul in these words bids the Christians of Philippi to carry all their sorrows and fears to the throne of Christ. He specially bids them remember the nearness of our Lord and the freedom we may use in speaking to Him; and in so doing he has taught us a great and blessed truth, needful for all men in all ages; I mean that a life of prayer is a life of peace. I. St. Paul here tells us, first of all, that there is One ever near us who can... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Philippians 4:5

Philippians 4:5 The Great Expectation. I. It has been the expectation of the coming of the Lord which ever since the time of the Apostles has always been the inspiration of the Christian world. The noblest souls always have believed that humanity was capable of containing, and was sure sooner or later to receive, a larger and deeper infusion of Divinity. The power of any life lies in its expectancy. What do you hope for? What do you expect? The answer to these questions is the measure of the... read more

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