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Selected Topics from Philippians

10/21/2012 Selected Topics from Philippians' overview10/28/2012 Topic 1 Christian attitude/mindedness 111/4/2012 Topic 1 Christian attitude/mindedness 2

11/11/2012 Topic 2 Joy & Rejoicing in the Christian life 1

11/18/2012 Topic 2 Joy & Rejoicing in the Christian life 211/25/2012 Topic 3 Heavenly citizenship 112/2/2012 Topic 3 Heavenly citizenship 212/9/2012 Topic 4 Paul & the Gospel 1

12/16/2012 Topic 4 Paul & the Gospel 212/23/2012 Topic 5 Humiliation & Exaltation of Christ 112/30/2012 Topic 5 Humiliation & Exaltation of Christ 2

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Topic 3 Heavenly Citizenship 1

NT verses that talk about:

• Citizenship in general

• Strangers and aliens

• Heavenly citizenship

• Verses in Philippians

• Verses in other NT books (next week)

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• Original Word GK 4177: politēs (noun) – citizen Usage Notes: "a member of a city or state, or the inhabitant of a country or district," Luke 15:15, is used elsewhere in Luke 19:14; Acts 21:39, and in Heb. 8:11

• Original Word GK 4847: sympolitēs (noun) – fellow citizen

Usage Notes: syn, "with," and polites, denotes "a fellow-citizen," i.e., possessing the same "citizenship,"

see Eph. 2:19

Citizenship in general

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•Original Word GK 4174: politeia (noun) - citizenship

Usage Notes: signifies (a) "the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition of a citizen, citizenship," Acts 22:28, "with a great sum obtained I this citizenship" (KJV - "freedom").

(b) the condition of a state, a commonwealth, said of Israel, Eph 2:12

• Original Word GK 4175: politeuma (noun) – citizenship

Usage Notes: signifies "the condition, or life, of a citizen, citizenship;" it is said of the heavenly status of believers, Phil. 3:20

•Original Word GK 4176: politeumai (verb) – conduct yourself as a citizenUsage Notes: to be a citizen (politēs), to live as a citizen, Phil. 1:27

Citizenship in general

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Strangers and Aliens• Original Word Gk 3581: xenos (adj) - stranger

strange, foreign, not of one's family. Used metaphorically with the meaning of not belonging to

• Original Word Gk 3941: paroikos (adj) – alien

sojourner, one who dwells in a foreign country, a temporarydweller not having a settled habitation in the place where he currently resides

• Original Word Gk 3927: parepidēmos (adj) – exile, stranger

an adjective signifying "sojourning in a strange place, away from one's own people" (para, "from," expressing a contrary condition, and epidēmeō, "to sojourn;" dēmos, "a people"),

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Strangers and Aliens

Important verses:

• separate from Christ -- Eph 2:11-12

• no longer strangers and aliens – Eph 2:19

• abstain from fleshly lusts – 1 Peter 2:19

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Heavenly citizenship

Verse in Philippians• heavenly citizenship occurs 3 times in Philippians

Philippians 1:27, “…conduct yourselves…” Greek politeuōmai

conduct yourselves - politeuma - to live or conduct yourself as a citizen (politēs)

Philippians 3:20, “…citizenship is [fixed] in heaven…” Greek politeuma

Philippians 4:3, “…names are in the book of life.” Greek biblos zōe

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Phil 1:27a Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,

conduct yourselves - politeuma - to live or conduct yourself as a citizen (politēs)

see Luke 15:15, Acts 21:39, Acts 23:1

Where is our citizenship at ?

in a manner worthy – the idea here is suitably, or properly

gospel of Christ – Paul uses this term 8 times in his writings

see Rom 15:19, 1 Cor 9:12 & 1 Thess 3:2

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Phil 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

For our citizenship is in heaven

subject: our citizenship

verb: is - exits or has its fixed location (present, indicative, active)

prep. phrase: in heaven lit: in the heavens

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Phil 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior

subject: we

verb: eagerly wait - expect eagerly (present, indicative, middle/passive)

prep. phrase: from which or out from where

direct object: a Savior

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Heavenly citizenship

• Verse in other NT books

to be covered next week !