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139:5.7 There was little about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s [[personality]] that was impressive. He was often spoken of as " Philip of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], the town where [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] live. " He was almost without [[discerning]] [[vision]]; he was unable to grasp the [[dramatic]] [[possibilities]] of a given situation. He was not [[pessimistic]]; he was simply prosaic. He was also greatly lacking in [[spiritual]] [[insight]]. He would not [[hesitate]] to interrupt [[Jesus]] in the midst of one of [[the Master]]'s most [[profound]] [[discourses]] to ask an apparently foolish question. But [[Jesus]] never reprimanded him for such thoughtlessness; he was [[patient]] with him and [[considerate]] of his inability to grasp the deeper [[meanings]] of the teaching. [[Jesus]] well knew that, if he once [[rebuked]] Philip for asking these annoying questions, he would not only wound this [[honest]] [[soul]], but such a reprimand would so hurt [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] that he would never again feel free to ask questions. [[Jesus]] knew that on his [[worlds of space]] there were untold billions of similar slow-[[thinking]] [[mortals]], and he wanted to [[encourage]] them all to look to him and always to feel [[free]] to come to him with their questions and [[problems]]. After all, [[Jesus]] was really more interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s foolish questions than in the [[sermon]] he might be [[preaching]]. Jesus was [[supremely]] interested in men, all kinds of men.

139:5.7 There was little about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s [[personality]] that was impressive. He was often spoken of as " Philip of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], the town where [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] live. " He was almost without [[discerning]] [[vision]]; he was unable to grasp the [[dramatic]] [[possibilities]] of a given situation. He was not [[pessimistic]]; he was simply prosaic. He was also greatly lacking in [[spiritual]] [[insight]]. He would not [[hesitate]] to interrupt [[Jesus]] in the midst of one of [[the Master]]'s most [[profound]] [[discourses]] to ask an apparently foolish question. But [[Jesus]] never reprimanded him for such thoughtlessness; he was [[patient]] with him and [[considerate]] of his inability to grasp the deeper [[meanings]] of the teaching. [[Jesus]] well knew that, if he once [[rebuked]] Philip for asking these annoying questions, he would not only wound this [[honest]] [[soul]], but such a reprimand would so hurt [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] that he would never again feel free to ask questions. [[Jesus]] knew that on his [[worlds of space]] there were untold billions of similar slow-[[thinking]] [[mortals]], and he wanted to [[encourage]] them all to look to him and always to feel [[free]] to come to him with their questions and [[problems]]. After all, [[Jesus]] was really more interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s foolish questions than in the [[sermon]] he might be [[preaching]]. Jesus was [[supremely]] interested in men, all kinds of men.

139:5.8 The apostolic steward was not a good [[public]] [[speaker]], but he was a very persuasive and successful [[personal]] worker. He was not easily discouraged; he was a plodder and very [[tenacious]] in anything he undertook. He had that great and rare gift of saying, " Come. " When his first [[convert]], [[Nathaniel]], wanted to [[argue]] about the merits and demerits of [[Jesus]] and [[Nazareth]], Philip's [[effective]] reply was, " Come and see. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_1] He was not a [[dogmatic]] [[preacher]] who exhorted his hearers to " Go "—do this and do that. He met all situations as they arose in his [[work]] with " Come "—" come with me; I will show you the way. " And that is always the [[effective]] [[technique]] in all forms and phases of teaching. Even [[parents]] may learn from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] the better way of saying to their [[children]] not " Go do this and go do that, " but rather, " Come with us while we show and share with you the better way. "

139:5.8 The apostolic steward was not a good [[public]] [[speaker]], but he was a very persuasive and successful [[personal]] worker. He was not easily discouraged; he was a plodder and very [[tenacious]] in anything he undertook. He had that great and rare gift of saying, " Come. " When his first [[convert]], [[Nathaniel]], wanted to [[argue]] about the merits and demerits of [[Jesus]] and [[Nazareth]], Philip's [[effective]] reply was, " Come and see. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_1] He was not a [[dogmatic]] [[preacher]] who exhorted his hearers to " Go "—do this and do that. He met all situations as they arose in his [[work]] with " Come "—" come with me; I will show you the way. " And that is always the [[effective]] [[technique]] in all forms and phases of teaching. Even [[parents]] may learn from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] the better way of saying to their [[children]] not " Go do this and go do that, " but rather, " Come with us while we show and share with you the better way. "

139:5.9 The inability of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] to [[adapt]] himself to a new situation was well shown when the [[Greeks]] came to him at [[Jerusalem]], saying: " Sir, we [[desire]] to see [[Jesus]]. " Now Philip would have said to any Jew asking such a question, " Come. " But these men were foreigners, and Philip could [[remember]] no instructions from his superiors regarding such matters; so the only thing he could [[think]] to do was to consult the chief, [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], and then they both escorted the [[inquiring]] Greeks to [[Jesus]]. Likewise, when he went into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria] preaching and [[baptizing]] believers, as he had been instructed by his Master, he refrained from[[Baptism| laying hands]] on his [[converts]] in token of their having received the [[Spirit of Truth]]. This was done by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]], who presently came down from [[Jerusalem]] to [[observe]] his work in behalf of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity mother church].

139:5.9 The inability of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] to [[adapt]] himself to a new situation was well shown when the [[Greeks]] came to him at [[Jerusalem]], saying: " Sir, we [[desire]] to see [[Jesus]]. " Now Philip would have said to any Jew asking such a question, " Come. " But these men were foreigners, and Philip could [[remember]] no instructions from his superiors regarding such matters; so the only thing he could [[think]] to do was to consult the chief, [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], and then they both escorted the [[inquiring]] Greeks to [[Jesus]]. Likewise, when he went into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria] preaching and [[baptizing]] believers, as he had been instructed by his Master, he refrained from[[Baptism| laying hands]] on his [[converts]] in token of their having received the [[Spirit of Truth]]. This was done by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]], who presently came down from [[Jerusalem]] to [[observe]] his work in behalf of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity mother church].

139:5.10 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] went on through the trying times of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 the Master's death], [[participated]] in the reorganization of the twelve, and was the first to go forth to win [[souls]] for [[the kingdom]] outside of the immediate Jewish ranks, being most successful in his work for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaritans] and in all his subsequent labors in behalf of the [[gospel]].

139:5.10 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] went on through the trying times of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 the Master's death], [[participated]] in the reorganization of the twelve, and was the first to go forth to win [[souls]] for [[the kingdom]] outside of the immediate Jewish ranks, being most successful in his work for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaritans] and in all his subsequent labors in behalf of the [[gospel]].

139:5.11 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s [[wife]], who was an [[efficient]] member of the women's corps, became actively associated with her [[husband]] in his [[evangelistic]] work after their flight from the [[Jerusalem]] [[persecutions]]. His [[wife]] was a fearless woman. She stood at the foot of Philip's cross [[encouraging]] him to proclaim the glad tidings even to his [[murder]]ers, and when his [[strength]] failed, she began the [[recital]] of the [[story]] of [[salvation]] by [[faith]] in [[Jesus]] and was silenced only when the irate [[Jews]] rushed upon her and stoned her to [[death]]. Their eldest daughter, Leah, continued their [[work]], later on becoming the renowned prophetess of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis Hierapolis].

139:5.11 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s [[wife]], who was an [[efficient]] member of the women's corps, became actively associated with her [[husband]] in his [[evangelistic]] work after their flight from the [[Jerusalem]] [[persecutions]]. His [[wife]] was a fearless woman. She stood at the foot of Philip's cross [[encouraging]] him to proclaim the glad tidings even to his [[murder]]ers, and when his [[strength]] failed, she began the [[recital]] of the [[story]] of [[salvation]] by [[faith]] in [[Jesus]] and was silenced only when the irate [[Jews]] rushed upon her and stoned her to [[death]]. Their eldest daughter, Leah, continued their [[work]], later on becoming the renowned prophetess of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis Hierapolis].

139:5.12 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip], the onetime steward of the twelve, was a mighty man in [[the kingdom]], winning [[souls]] wherever he went; and he was finally [[crucified]] for his [[faith]] and [[buried]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis#St._Philippe_Martyrion Hierapolis].

139:5.12 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip], the onetime steward of the twelve, was a mighty man in [[the kingdom]], winning [[souls]] wherever he went; and he was finally [[crucified]] for his [[faith]] and [[buried]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis#St._Philippe_Martyrion Hierapolis].

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[[Category:Paper 139 - The Twelve Apostles]]

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