Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

Why is it important for believers to progress? Because not to progress means to regress. Standing
still spiritually is impossible. And regression produces depression. But progress produces happiness,
the joy unspeakable and full of glory. (W. Hendriksen) Faith signifies the truth believed, the object
of one’s trust. What he does look forward to, if he is allowed to remain and minister to them, is their
godly progress in the faith - “pistis” is used absolutely, signifying the body of faith or belief – that is,
their growing in understanding and appreciation of the truth of God that he had taught them, and
their increasing joy, which is an indispensable element, in this faith. (P. O’Brien) “Faith” leans
toward the sense of the body of truth which is the gospel. (J. Robertson) Confidence in the promises
of God overcomes anxiety and fills us with peace and joy. Paul even calls it the joy of faith … I gain
more of Christ in one converted sinner and growing saint than in a hundred ordinary chores. (J.
Piper)
The Christian ideal is to have:
(1) a holy season which extends the whole year round,
(2) a temple confined only by the limits of the habitable world, and
(3) a priesthood coextensive with the human race.
Strict loyalty to this concept was not held incompatible with practical measures of organization. In
fact, holding to this concept in the early days of the church was proof that the period of childhood
had passed, and the Church of God was now arrived at mature age ... the careful student will observe
that this idea has been very imperfectly apprehended. Due to the church's struggling for recognition
and prominence, the universal priesthood of man, the one-on-one worship of God in the Spirit,
gradually gave way to the political and social institutions which we see today. (J.B. Lightfoot)
Philp. 1:25 And (continuative) having this (immediate
demonstrative) confidence (pei,qw, Perf.APtc.NSM, Intensive,
Circumstantial & Causal), I know (oi=da, Perf.AI1S, Intensive)
that (explanatory) I shall remain (me,nw, FAI1S, Predictive;
stay alive) and (connective) shall continue serving (parame,nw,
FAI1S, Iterative) all (Dat. Measure) of you (Dat. Adv) for
the purpose of your (Gen. Poss.) spiritual progress (Acc.
Purpose; advancement), even (ascensive; emphatic:
particularly, especially) your (ellipsis) inner happiness
(Acc. Purpose; joy) from the source of doctrine (Abl.
Source),
WHO
Philippians 1:25 kai. tou/to pepoiqw.j oi=da o[ti menw/ kai. paramenw/ pa/sin u`mi/n eivj th.n
u`mw/n prokoph.n kai. cara.n th/j pi,stewj
VUL
Philippians 1:25 et hoc confidens scio quia manebo et permanebo omnibus vobis ad
profectum vestrum et gaudium fidei
LWB Philp. 1:26 So that your confidence may continue to abound [multiply] in Christ Jesus
by means of myself [as your teacher], by my face-to-face return to you again.