Philippians was written from confinement and yet returns repeatedly to joy. This volume follows Paul's confidence that God finishes what He begins, his readiness to live or die for Christ's sake, the great passage on Christ emptying Himself and being exalted, the counting of all former advantage as loss, the pursuit of the upward call, the cure for anxiety in prayer and right thinking, and the contentment learned in every circumstance.

Each volume in the MacArthur New Testament Commentary works verse by verse through the Greek text, explains the passage in its context, and presents its theology with precision, in the service of expository preaching rather than academic debate. The series is written for pastors preparing sermons, teachers preparing lessons, and any believer willing to study carefully, and it is the fruit of more than five decades of pulpit ministry at Grace Community Church.