Prelude for 'Rejoicing as Redeemed'

Prelude:

Greetings in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!!!

 

First of all, I thank and adore the Almighty God, who has enabled me to prepare this study on the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians, which contains many valuable teachings for all believers. These teachings encourage us to rejoice at all times, even amidst suffering, by being good believers and stewards. It will surely help every believer to enhance faith in Christ, follow the Lord Jesus Christ, and be responsible in our personal and social life, having the same attitude as that of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Paul says to Timothy, “Train yourself to be Godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7, 8). We have a lot of Learning in every area of our lives, but all that learning would be vain without Godly values in life. Educational training, Industrial training, physical training, and all will be of only some value to some extent. Training ourselves to be Godly endures now and forever. Surely the ‘Study of the Epistle to the Philippians’, as that of any book of the Bible, will give new insights to train ourselves to be Godly by stimulating our thinking with knowledge, analysing the facts, and applying the values or teachings by relating them to our own lives.

 

I always remind myself of what I had written about the Bible for myself,  

"Beautiful, Best, and Believable Book for me forever is 'BIBLE'. I believe it's a Big and Bountiful manual for me from Majesty as a manual for the machine from the Manufacturer. It's because Man's Mind always Muddle and Fiddle, but the BIBLE always Manifest all Folding."       


It is always worthwhile and beneficial to spend time in analyzing and studying the scripture to act according to it, as there is nothing else that is more approaching for all of us than to fear God and keep all His commandments. Enjoy the time, treasure, and talents in Immortal God through God’s word and for Fellow humans.

-Paulaiah. D

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