Oleksandr Zhabenko

🇬🇧 Glory be to Jesus Christ! 🌞 Dedicated to Emma Kok.

(Philippians I, 12-20)

A continuation of yesterday’s reading, with which it has 3 verses in common (12-14), which is referred to here:
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Philippians I, 20 – ‘παρρησια’ – ‘parresia’ – ‘boldness, courage, confidence, freedom’ (with all boldness, freedom, courage, confidence).

Philippians I, 17 – ‘θλιψιν εγειρειν τοις δεσμοις μου’ – ‘thlipsin egeirein tois desmois mou’ – literally ‘persecution to raise my chains’. I think that Paul is saying here that insincere preachers try to preach out of their own ambition, without taking into account the fact that by their insincere preaching they can increase (cause additional) persecution and intensify Paul’s own suffering for Christ.

The apostle Paul says that by his example he inspired others to preach Christ boldly, and this would serve to save Paul himself through the prayers of the faithful for him and the work of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

It is also important to note that if a person acts in the Holy Spirit, rightly, then if someone else tries to use this to their advantage for different purposes, this will not negate the rightness and holiness of the first person’s actions, nor will it bring them to nothing, but the rightness and holiness will be preserved by the Holy Spirit Himself.

It all depends on the Holy Spirit – whether He really leads the person to those actions or not. If He does, then such actions are holy and right, as described above. But if the actions look good, but it is not the Holy Spirit Who leads to them, then such apparently good actions are most likely not really good, and the first person needs to act with great care and prudence, wisdom, and consideration of the possibility that someone else may use them for another purpose – all in order not to become a victim of their own imprudence, shortsightedness, and naivety. Most importantly, one must seek what is truly God’s will.

In the case of Paul’s preaching, he testifies that it is the Holy Spirit working through him, and that is why he rejoices.

(Luke VIII, 22-25)

Luke VIII, 22 – ‘ημερων’ – ‘emeron’ – days (of the day).

For the parallel passages in Mark (Mark IV, 35-41) and Matthew (Matthew VIII, 18, 23-27), see the links:
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To the Apostle Philip, one of the first 7 deacons:
(Acts VIII, 26-39; Luke X, 1-21)
For the readings from the Apostle, see the link about the ministry of the Apostle and the first deacon Philip:
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Luke X, 1 – ‘ημελλεν’ – ‘emellen’ – ‘was about to’.

Luke X, 11, 17 – ‘ημιν’ – ‘emin’ – (to) ‘us’.

Luke X, 12 – ‘ημερα’ – ‘emera’ – (of the) ‘day’.

Luke X, 16 – ‘εμου’ – ‘emou’ – ‘Me’. ‘εμε’ – ‘eme’ – ‘Me’.

Luke X, 21 – ‘εμπροσθεν’ – ‘emprosthen’ – ‘before; in front of the face’.

For parallel passages (from the Gospel of Matthew) to the reading of the first verses of the Gospel (1-15), see the links:
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For the verses of Luke X, 16-21, see here:
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Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!

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