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1 post published by stevenkopp during September 2025| The Slasher Pastor
1 post published by stevenkopp during September 2025| The Slasher Pastor
My pastor sends the text for the message out before Sunday. To keep my Greek fresh, I like to translate it. I often find little nuggets that I don’t see when I just read it in English. I’m going to…| The Slasher Pastor
1 post published by stevenkopp during June 2025| The Slasher Pastor
When Paul tells us to be “like-minded” (Philippians 2:2), is he telling us that we should all think the same? My gut says no, but is that just my Western bias towards individualism speaking? Contex…| The Slasher Pastor
In Philippians 1:29-30 Paul states: “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the same struggle y…| The Slasher Pastor
A fuller exegesis of the passage is available in the video below, but I also want to offer a brief expansion on the phrase translated in the NIV as “conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ” The Greek (politeuomai) behind “conduct yourselves” literally means “live as citizens” and this is more […]| The Slasher Pastor
Here are some of Paul’s most sublime and encouraging words!| The Slasher Pastor
For a video commentary on the passage, see the bottom of this post: In Philippians 1:19 Paul says, “For I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” What “deliverance” does Paul expect to happen? Here are three […]| The Slasher Pastor
See below for a video walkthrough of Philippians 1:15-18a. The main interpretative question we face from this text is this: Who are those people preaching Christ out of selfish ambition? First, they have some sort of rivalry with Paul. They seem to think they can take advantage of Paul’s imprisonment to get a leg up […]| The Slasher Pastor
Paul’s opponents hoped that they could shut him down and the proclamation of the gospel by putting him in jail. They were wrong. In fact, his imprisonment gave him opportunities to preach the…| The Slasher Pastor
Philippians 1:9-11 Bible Study Outline| The Slasher Pastor
Philippians 1:7-8 Bible Study Outline Paul shares his deep affection for the Philippians He has this affection because they also share in God’s grace and support him as he defends the gospel during…| The Slasher Pastor
Introduction Colossians 1:15-20 is one of the most beautiful, and challenging, passages in Colossians. At its highest level, Paul makes his point clearly: The Son is supreme over all of creation! H…| The Slasher Pastor
