Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

momentum until they attain spiritual maturity. These magnificent Christians represent a special
group. Once they understand the objective of the Christian way of life, they do not waver. Instead,
they organize their lives and priorities for the purpose of glorifying God to the maximum. As a result
of passing that portion of momentum testing classified as thought testing, the mature believer has
fulfilled the biblical mandates related to divine viewpoint mental attitude. “Let us keep on thinking”
refers to an action that began in the past and continues into the present … Paul is urging readers, at
every stage of spiritual growth, to join him in the system of thinking that leads to spiritual maturity.
A dynamic and powerful mental attitude is required for the believer who is facing evidence testing
… By acknowledging that the mature believer might “think differently on some point,” Paul
assumes that spiritual maturity has its vulnerabilities which could result in failure to pass evidence
testing. The believer cannot approach evidence testing with a cocky attitude or with a propensity
toward self-pity and bitterness. Indulgence in some form of arrogance causes even the mature
believer to fail under pressure. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.)
Philp. 3:15 Therefore (inferential), as many as (Adv.
Quantity; pronominal indefinite pronoun) are (ellipsis)
mature ones (Pred. Nom.; the relative state of maturity,
those in supergrace A or supergrace B), let us continue
objective thinking (frone,w, PASubj., Durative, Hortatory;
divine viewpoint). In fact (emphatic), if (protasis, 1st
class condition, “yes ... and it's true”) you are thinking
(frone,w, PAI2P, Descriptive) differently (Adv.; things of a
different kind, subjectivity, human viewpoint, negative
attitude; failing a test), God (Subj. Nom.) will reveal
(avpokalu,ptw, FAI3S, Predictive) even (ascensive) that (Acc.
Dir. Obj.; your bad attitude or human viewpoint thinking) to
you (Dat. Adv.),
WHO
Philippians 3:15 {Osoi ou=n te,leioi tou/to fronw/men\ kai. ei; ti e`te,rwj fronei/te kai. tou/to
o` qeo.j u`mi/n avpokalu,yei\
VUL
Philippians 3:15 quicumque ergo perfecti hoc sentiamus et si quid aliter sapitis et hoc vobis
Deus revelabit
LWB Philp. 3:16 By means of which [objective thinking & convicting ministry of the Spirit]
we attain the objective [ultra-supergrace status]. In any case, keep advancing in rank
[following Paul’s teaching] towards it [ultra-supergrace].
KW Philp. 3:16 Only one thing, so far as we have come, let us keep our lives in the same path.
KJV
Philippians 3:16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same
rule, let us mind the same thing.
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