PHILIPPIANS
Introduction Many have been the apt and captive descriptions of the book of Philippians. F. B. Meyer describes it as "an epistle of the heart." James Stocker calls it "the most beautiful of all Paul's letters." While it is not a doctrinal treatise as such, some of the strongest meat of the Word is found in it. To me it is a heart warming love letter of four brief chapters showing us how joy and contentment can be our lot in life as we trust Christ in all our circum stances. Arthur T. Pierson looks at it, particularly chapter three, as "the disciple's balance sheet." His re nunciations are skillfully and graph ically contrasted with his inestim able compensations. Paul had a two fold objective in writing this letter. He wanted to thank these warm-hearted souls for their unflagging and sacrificial gen erosity. Perhaps even more impor tantly, however, he desired to re pair tactfully the damage that had ruptured the little assembly due to some discord among two women who experienced a falling out. One cannot help but be immediately impressed with the humility of this
Dr. Boemer has traveled widely as a missionary statesman and is pres ently President of Ontario Bible College, Ontario, Canada.
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