Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

important one is the diamond, which represents a decision that needs to be made; a positive decision
(+) leads to one result, a negative decision (-) leads to a different result. Each of these duties or
phases of the spiritual life is shown graphically (follow the illustrations).
STAGE I: Priesthood of the Believer
Stage I is called Γιvωσκω, "knowing" - a term for the entire process of taking in and metabolizing
Bible doctrine in the soul. Theologically, this is called GAP, or the Grace Apparatus for Perception.
This process must occur internally before you can effectively influence the environment externally.
Thought precedes action; motivation precedes function. Phil. 2:13 is the "power" to realize it
inwardly.
The first thing needed to begin this internal process (represented by a square) is the public teaching
of Bible doctrine. This occurs through the one-to-one, unidirectional teaching (διδασκω) of Bible
doctrine (λoγoς, πιστoς, αλεθεια) in the local church under the authority (μαvθαvω) of the pastorteacher.
Bible doctrine is the same thing as the Word of God, the Mind of Christ, and the Voice of
the Holy Spirit - with the Trinity in view.
The person who hears doctrine taught then reaches his first decision point (diamond): to believe
(πιστευω) or not to believe (απιστευω) in Christ. If he doesn't believe, he is blinded by ignorance
(τυφλoς) and will continue to be under God's disfavor and discipline (ταλαιπoρoς). If he does
believe, he then faces a life of daily decisions on whether to be in or out of fellowship with Christ.
The believer’s status of being in-or-out of fellowship is now determined (diamond). If he chooses
not to acknowledge his sins on a regular basis, he enters one of the Gates of Satan's cosmic system
(κoσμoς διαβoλικoς) and has been disqualified (αδoκιμαζω) from functioning in God's plan for his
life, has swerved from the truth (καταλειπω), and has fallen from grace (παραπιπτω).
If he acknowledges his sins to God the Father on a regular basis (oμoλoγεω), he is filled with the
Holy Spirit (εv πvευμα) and is in God's power sphere or system (εv δυvαμαι). When he hears
doctrine taught, it becomes raw academic knowledge (γvωσις) in the left lobe of his soul (voυς),
ready for metabolization and categorization (represented by a circle).
The believer who refuses to acknowledge his sins continues to live in the flesh (σαρξ), reaping inner
misery and unhappiness (ασελγεια), building callouses or scar tissue on his soul (απαλγεω), being
alienated from God (απoλλoτρια), and wandering about in a state of darkness due to blackout of the
soul (σκoτια).
The believer who acknowledges his sins on a regular basis has the option (diamond) to either think
objectively when he hears further Bible doctrine (φρovεω) or to think subjectively (δoκεω). If he
thinks subjectively, rejecting some doctrines, he ends up living by his emotions (σπλαγχvα), which
ultimately leads to corrupt thinking (voημα), the erasing of previously learned doctrines from his left
lobe (αγvoια), the opening up of a vacuum in which all sorts of demonic and human viewpoint