Pros Philippēsious; The Letter to the Philippians

Japanese: ピリピ人への手紙 - ピリピびとへのてがみ（英語表記）Pros Philippēsious; The Letter to the Philippians

Also known as the Epistle to the Philippians. A book in the New Testament, it is a prison letter from Paul to the church of the Philippians. Philippi in Macedonia was the first city in Europe where Paul established a church, and Paul felt a particular affinity with the Christians of this city. He "emptied himself, took the form of a servant, and was made in human likeness" (2:7) and "was obedient even to the death of the cross" (chap. 8). He rejoiced with them in their faith in Christ, and, thanking them for sharing the gospel together, he exhorted them to fight for the gospel faith with one heart. Although it was a prison letter, it is called the "Epistle of Joy" because it is filled with the joy of faith in the hope of Christ's second coming and his own resurrection, and because it expresses a stronger conviction in righteousness through faith.

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Japanese:

『ピリピ書』ともいう。新約聖書中の一書，ピリピ人の教会にあてたパウロの獄中書簡。マケドニアのピリピはヨーロッパにおいてパウロが教会を建設した最初の町で，パウロは特にこの町のキリスト教徒に親近感をもち，「おのれをむなしうして僕 (しもべ) のかたちをとり人間の姿となり」 (2・7) ，「十字架の死にいたるまで従順であった」 (8章) キリストへの信仰を彼らとともに喜び，ともに福音にあずかっていることを感謝しつつ，一つの心となって福音信仰のために戦うように説いている。獄中書簡であるにもかかわらず信仰による義への確信が一層強く，キリストの再臨とみずから復活を願う信仰の喜びにあふれているところから『喜びの書簡』と呼ばれる。

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