Paul's Joy in Christ: Studies in Philippians
Overview
Many modern critics fail to understand Paul because they fail to understand Jesus, and therefore do not know Jesus as Paul knew him—a critical error. In Paul’s Joy in Christ: Studies in the Philippians, Robertson asserts that “nowhere is the tender side of Paul’s nature better shown than here: his delicacy, his courtesy, his elevation of feeling, his independence, his mysticism, and his spiritual passion.” This volume is derived from a series of lectures delivered at the Northfield Conference for Christian workers in August, 1913.
Top Highlights
“Joy is not mere excitement, not mere noise, but serenity of spirit that overcomes circumstance.” (Page 60)
“Paul’s joy is not grounded in earthly conditions, but in Christ. No one can rob Paul of Christ or of his joy in Christ. Christ satisfies Paul’s soul. Christ is his all and in all. He needs naught else to make his soul sing aloud for sheer joy, to sing aloud and to sing long.” (Page 232)
“Christ is the only cure for anxiety of heart. He can calm the fluttering heart that palpitates with worry and dread (cf. John 14:1, ‘Let not your heart be troubled’).” (Page 235)
“I live only to serve Christ and have no conception of life apart from Christ” (Page 94)
“The word is not negative1 restraint simply, but positive giving up to the reasonable desires of others. It is the mildness of disposition that leads one to be fair and to go beyond the letter of the law.” (Page 233)
- Title: Paul's Joy in Christ: Studies in Philippians
- Author: A. T. Robertson
- Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
- Publication Date: 1917
- Pages: 267
A. T. Robertson (1863–1934) was a renowned scholar and a terrific preacher. He was educated at Wake Forest University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1892, Robertson was appointed professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught until 1934.
Robertson was a founding member of the Baptist World Congress, now known as the Baptist World Alliance. Throughout his incredible life, Archibald Thomas Robertson wrote 41 books ranging from grammars to simple character studies.
His books are still used today and his publications available in Logos include Practical and Social Aspects of Christianity: The Wisdom of James, Studies in Mark's Gospel, The Divinity of Christ in the Gospel of John, and A Harmony of the Gospels. Also available from Logos is the A. T. Robertson Collection (15 vols.), which includes a number of Robertson’s grammars, commentaries, lectures, and sermons.