Philippians
About Paul's letter to the Philippians
Paul wrote this letter while he was in a prison in Rome. At that time, Rome's ruler (Caesar) was very powerful and he ruled over many countries. Paul wrote this letter in about the year
Paul first visited Philippi about 12 years before he wrote this letter. He went there to teach the people about Jesus. Some people there became angry about the things that Paul was doing. So they put Paul in prison. See Acts 16:11-40. We think that Paul visited Philippi again after that. He may have gone there several times.
In his letter, Paul tells the Christians that Jesus Christ is much more important to him than anything else. The purpose of Paul's life is to tell people about Christ.
Paul wants the Christians at Philippi to obey God completely as Christ did. Paul is afraid that they might listen to false teachers who were teaching wrong ideas. Paul wants the Christians to do things that make God happy. They must continue to
Paul thanks the Christians at Philippi for the gifts that they had sent to him. He tells them that he will send Timothy and Epaphroditus to Philippi. These men will tell the Christians there the news about Paul.