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Discover not only the original meaning of Philippians, but also how Paul's message speaks powerfully today. This commentary is part of the NIV Application Commentary Series.

Written from prison it serves as Paul's missionary report and thanks you to a faithful church, as well as a warm pastoral exhortation to make the advancement of the gospel their top priority. Paul models and calls for joy in the midst of suffering, warns against dangerous false teaching, and calls for Christian unity grounded in the example of the Lord Jesus.

In a day often marked by selfish ambition, spiritual laziness, disunity, and joyless living, Philippians contains an eminently practical message for contemporary Chrisitian. Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Frank Thielman skillfuly draws out the timeless truths of this loving letter in a lucid and powerful way.