-0.015 Tc q -0.017 Tw 4.02191 0 TD (is then trans-)Tj Q -0.0002 Tc This review examines some figures of speech found in scripture. Others had a sincere desire to reach the lost and to meet the needs that Pauls confinement had created. Thus it is God who perseveres in the work of salvation, not necessarily man. 0.026 Tw It was an honor to be one of these guards. [(Silva (1988:73) is of the opinion that a semantic distinction b)15(e)15(t)15(w)15(e)15(e)15(n)]TJ 0.0627 Tw [(aijsc)20(unqhvsomai)]TJ BT 0.025 Tw BT /F5 1 Tf (\))Tj (question. [Note: See Swindoll, p. 24.24771 0 TD BT 11 0 0 11 115.0554 503.119 Tm -0.0159 Tc 1. 0 Tc Q 0 Tc ( )Tj Broadly speaking, we need to be aware of three factors that are relevant to whether specific words, expressions, or narratives in the Bible are to be interpreted figuratively: genre, subject, and usage. 1. Genre: A passages literary form or type guides our reading of its language. (ment was for the advancement of the gospel\); and 1:18-26 \(informin)' 9 0 0 9 114.5802 167.7877 Tm 0.0411 Tw 0 Tc A commentary of Paul\325)55(s Letter to the churches in Galatia. 0 Tc 0.025 Tw BT A rhetorical analysis of the letter to the Galatians. BT ET (and )' /F0 1 Tf 0.014 Tw 0 Tc 14 0 0 14 159.0507 519.8985 Tm 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re -15.66344 -1.11111 TD Paul believed that Jesus possesses full authority with the Father. (to proclaim the gospel with unfailing courage. 1 g 9 0 0 9 328.997 148.9524 Tm << -0.015 Tw -15.07515 -1.40015 TD 0.0588 Tw /F0 1 Tf [Note: J. N. D. Kelly, A Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, p. 1.28848 -1.40015 TD 9 0 0 9 205.2638 55.8736 Tm -18.54948 -1 TD 0 Tc BT 0 Tw T* 0.045 Tw 0.033 Tw ((\322goodwill\323, 1:15). -0.015 Tc (\) and the progress of the gospel. 0.056 Tw (, 1:19\). 9 0 0 9 229.0146 402.1256 Tm (letter)' 11 0 0 11 275.8161 144.8579 Tm BT << BT [(a broad sense, in that it includes Paul\325)55(s ultimate salvation a)15(n)15(d)15( )15(h)15(i)15(s)]TJ 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re BT /F0 1 Tf /F0 1 Tf BT 0.0527 Tw WebPhilippians 1:12-18 Introduction There is an old joke about four men in England that were all seated in the same booth on a train. -0.015 Tc These soldiers were also responsible to guard prisoners who had appealed to Caesar, such as Paul. BT (issue introduced here is that the things that have happened to him,)Tj (Before commencing with a detailed analysis of the two phases, it)Tj 1.28848 -1.40015 TD Q -0.015 Tc If the Emperors verdict were death, Paul would be better off than if he continued to live. 0 Tc (and )Tj (Christ, whether I live or die.)' 0.025 Tw 0.082 Tw (A typical rhetorical analysis with its focus on external rhetorical cate-)Tj /F0 1 Tf kardia) refers to the whole personality: intellect, emotions, and will, not just sentiment. T* ET -0.0002 Tc ET BT parousia) is the same word Paul used to describe the Lords return (1 Thessalonians 3:13). 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