On Philippians · Lecture 015
On Philippians 15
A lecture by Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Fr Athanasios Mytilinaios opens with Paul’s grief over Christians who live as enemies of the Cross, setting their minds on earthly things, then expounds the phrase that the Christian politeuma is in heaven (Philippians 3:18-21) as a contrast between the temporary earthly commonwealth governed by human laws and the eternal heavenly commonwealth governed by God. He warns against confusing heavenly citizenship with earthly political projects, especially attempts to found Christian political parties in the name of the Gospel, and argues from early persecution and the Church in Russia that it is strongest free from state protection. Citing the Epistle to Diognetus, he shows Christians as strangers whose true homeland is heaven, awaiting a Savior from heaven rather than an earthly ruler. Christ will transform the body of humiliation, raising the same body into incorruption (1 Corinthians 15).
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