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(points to divine)Tj 0.063 Tw 9 0 0 9 331.5861 94.3481 Tm kardia) refers to the whole personality: intellect, emotions, and will, not just sentiment. If the)Tj BT 0 0 0 0 k (ivw/)Tj /F0 1 Tf Q BT -0.0001 Tc 0.1838 Tw (protasis, and (c) as the apodosis: \322If, nevertheless, living in the flesh)Tj endobj 0 0 0 1 k Schenk)Tj 11 0 0 11 66.1968 177.386 Tm -0.0151 Tc ". T* [Note: Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, 2:64.]. Q 0.017 Tw 0.0408 Tw Pauls arrival in Rome may have caused some of the self-seeking opportunists in the Roman church some distress. ET If cor)Tj BT Others had a sincere desire to reach the lost and to meet the needs that Pauls confinement had created. (. (A translators handbook on Paul\325)Tj -0.025 Tc Instead of forcing these categories on a letter)55(, they)]TJ 0.029 Tw (Die Boodskap)Tj The Christian can take a radically different view of death than the unbeliever who has no hope, as Paul did (cf. 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First, figurative expressions afford readers imaginative pleasure of literary works. -0.0001 Tc [(s)-15(uring the Philippians that his adversities are for the advancement of the gospel. 17.20803 0 TD -0.0001 Tc 1.88977 -1.2 TD -1.28848 -1.09091 TD /F0 1 Tf -0.015 Tc -25.85308 -1.09091 TD (. 243.]. /F5 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 137.0846 189.0408 Tm ET 0.033 Tw 0.074 Tw 0 -1.50035 TD endobj ET /F5 1 Tf 11 0 0 11 66.1968 478.2213 Tm -0.015 Tc 0.0003 Tw 0.051 Tw -19.64777 -1.09091 TD 1.28848 -1.40015 TD -0.021 Tw Evidently some of them thought that their prominence would distress Paul, as his prominence distressed them, but Paul was much less selfish than they were. BT -0.0151 Tc -0.017 Tw BT 0.023 Tw BT 11 0 0 11 200.3936 240.539 Tm endstream /F5 1 Tf 0.11 Tw T* 0.052 Tw ET /F5 1 Tf (and )Tj WebWe must always honor Him. 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