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being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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Confidence in God, Not Self
Paul's confidence wasn't in the Philippians' strength but in God's faithfulness. Commentators stress that the 'good work' of salvation is begun entirely by God, not by human effort. This divine origin is the sole basis for our assurance. As one scholar notes, had the work been started by man, there could be no certainty of its completion.
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Philippians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Being confident. This is strong language. It means to be fully and firmly persuaded or convinced. Participle, Middle voice, from peith…
Being confident (πεποιθως). Second perfect active of πειθω, to persuade.
This very thing (αυτο τουτο). Acc…
19th Century
Anglican
That he who hath begun (or rather, who began) a good work in you will also finish it. The ground of St. …
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Of course, it was God who had produced their transformed lives by the work of regeneration. Even though Paul rejoiced in the Philippians’ generous …
16th Century
Protestant
Persuaded of this very thing. An additional ground of joy is found in his confidence in them for the future. But someone will say, why sho…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Being confident of this very thing The reason of his thanksgiving, and of his making request with joy continually on…
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The highest honour of the most eminent ministers is to be servants of Christ. And those who are not truly saints on earth will never be saints in h…
13th Century
Catholic
This letter is divided into a greeting and a message (). In the greeting, Paul does three things:
