Philippians is among the group called the prison epistles. The Prison
Epistles are a group of letters (Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, and
Philippians) written during Paul’s first captivity in Rome in AD. 61-63.
Philippians was a letter sent to a church in Europe. It is like a personal
letter to a church that was Paul’s biggest supporters, and a church he was
most thankful for. In this letter Paul reveals his character and the character
of the church at Philippi and reveals the mind for inner happiness.
The Spiritual life is a Christlike life. It is joyful, devout, powerful, unique,
restful, steadfast, peaceful, and energetic because of the energizer, the
Holy Spirit.

Joy and humility are the product of being control by the Holy Spirit of God
and thinking like Christ (Gal. 5:22). Thinking like Jesus Christ gives
contentment and gratitude in suffering as the believer trust in the
faithfulness of God. It this epistle Christ mind had become Paul’s mind, so
Christ joy seems to be Paul’s joy, and he encourages these believers to
share in that joy.

Joy is a normal condition when the believer is under the control of the Holy
Spirit, and Christ mind is their mind.
If there is such a thing as a perfect church, it is said that the Phillians
church was that church. Please Join us down the road to inner happiness
as we do a verse-by-verse study of Paul’s epistle to the Philippians.