The Christ Index

Christ in Philippians

Joy and unity in Christ amid suffering.

4 of 4 chapters with a Christ summary.

  1. Philippians 1Curated

    Christ Connection - The Source of Peace

    Grace and peace flow "from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ." This is not poetic parallelism - it is a theological claim. Christ is not merely a messenger of grace and peace. He is a co-source. The same grace that comes from the Father comes from the Son. Peace is mediated through both. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you" (John 14:27). The peace Paul greets the Philippians with is Christ’s own peace.

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  2. Philippians 2Curated

    Christ Connection - The Divine Descent

    John opens his Gospel with the same truth: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...And the Word was made flesh" (John 1:1, 14). Philippians 2:6 is the doctrinal center of the incarnation. The divine nature did not change. But the divine person entered human life - finite, vulnerable, mortal. Hebrews says He "made himself of no reputation" and "took part of flesh and blood" (Heb. 2:14), "though he were a Son, yet learned obedience b…

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  3. Philippians 3Curated

    Christ Connection - The Surpassing Treasure

    Paul echoes Jesus’ parable of the treasure in the field: "The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field" (Matthew 13:44). The discovery of Christ is like finding hidden treasure. The response is not reluctant sacrifice but joyful surrender. "For joy thereof" the man sells all. Paul sold all. He counted everything loss. Not grudgingly, but…

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  4. Philippians 4Curated

    Christ Connection - The Prince of Peace

    Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you” (John 14:27). He did not promise a trouble-free life. He promised a kind of peace that operates inside trouble, that does not depend on circumstances. Paul writes that this peace, Christ’s peace, will guard your hearts and minds. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, Paul learns that Christ’s grace is sufficient in weakness. Here, Christ’s peace is sufficient in anxiety.

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