Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Paul's confidence rests not on the Philippians' strength but on God's love manifested to them. God does not grow weary in doing good, nor does His treasure diminish. From past mercies we must derive bold hope for the future, since He will not abandon the work His own hands have begun.
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Though scourged and imprisoned at Philippi, Paul remembers that place with joy, not shame. The best remembrance of absent friends is to bring them before God's throne in prayer, naming them and their particular needs, which is the surest comfort we can give them and ourselves.
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Commenting on Philippians 1:3-6
By this good work I mean the work of grace wrought in their hearts, not the preaching of the Gospel among them, nor a church state, nor their almsgiving. It is internal transformation by God's hand, not external works done by men; this is what God will complete until Christ's day.
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