"Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all." (Philippians 2:17)
Paul saw himself as "poured out" as an offering (Greek spendo) on the "sacrifice and service" of these precious friends. This special word is used only one other time, when Paul was "ready to be offered" at his death.
Paul's ministry among the Philippians resulted in the godly lifestyle of the church. They became sacrifices (Greek thusia) much like the Lord Jesus "hath given himself for us and as we are all told to "present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is |our| reasonable service".
The service that is commended of the Philippians is a public service undertaken at one's own expense (Greek leitourgia). Several men in the church at Antioch were noted for their ministry
Paul saw himself as "poured out" as an offering (Greek spendo) on the "sacrifice and service" of these precious friends. This special word is used only one other time, when Paul was "ready to be offered" at his death.
Paul's ministry among the Philippians resulted in the godly lifestyle of the church. They became sacrifices (Greek thusia) much like the Lord Jesus "hath given himself for us and as we are all told to "present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is |our| reasonable service".
The service that is commended of the Philippians is a public service undertaken at one's own expense (Greek leitourgia). Several men in the church at Antioch were noted for their ministry
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