(2) A Personal disclosure by the apostle, of his inner life, and his attitude toward the church.
(a) His solicitude for its spiritual development, vs. 8-11
(b) His assurance that his bonds have a proven a blessing to
many, vs. 12-19
(c) His expectation and desire that whatever may be the outcome of his imprisonment, Christ may be magnified by
his life or death, vs. 20
(d) His realization of the gain of death for the believer, but feeling that his work is unfinished, he is hoping to visit the Philippian church once more, vs. 21-25
(e) His chief concern is for the faithfulness of the church in the midst of her persecutions, vs. 27-30