On November 24, 2008 the members of the Fatima Shrine Bible Study under the direction of Father Peter Calabrese, CRSP continued our discussion of St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians. In this meeting we continued our discussion of Chapter II.
Father Peter brought to our attention that St. Paul in this chapter cites the example of Christ in the Christological hymn.
Father Peter noted that the word obey used in Chapter II comes from the Greek word which means to listen and from our listening the end of our obedience is going to be that we will be obedient as Christ is obedient.
Father Peter reminded us that the tone of St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians is much differeent from that of the Letter to the Galatians. St. Paul is very emotional in his Letter to the Philippians.
In this particular letter St. Paul reminds us that we approach the majesty and awesomeness of God. Father Peter brought up the point that as we approach a more intimate relationship with God that our personal awareness of His love and of our own call grows within our spiritual lives.
St. Paul also reminds us of the grumbling characteristic of the Israelites. Father Peter in his astuteness noted that grumbling was the primary sin of the Israelites and that the honest questioning of our faith and our values is OK.
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