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139:5.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was the fifth [[apostle]] to be chosen, being called when [[Jesus]] and his first four apostles were on their way from [John the Baptist|John]]'s rendezvous on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana Cana] of [[Galilee]]. Since he lived at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], Philip had for some time known of [[Jesus]], but it had not occurred to him that [[Jesus]] was a really great man until that day in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Valley_(Middle_East) Jordan valley] when he said, " Follow me. " Philip was also somewhat influenced by the fact that [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] had accepted [[Jesus]] as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Deliverer].

139:5.1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was the fifth [[apostle]] to be chosen, being called when [[Jesus]] and his first four apostles were on their way from [John the Baptist|John]]'s rendezvous on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana Cana] of [[Galilee]]. Since he lived at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], Philip had for some time known of [[Jesus]], but it had not occurred to him that [[Jesus]] was a really great man until that day in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Valley_(Middle_East) Jordan valley] when he said, " Follow me. " Philip was also somewhat influenced by the fact that [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] had accepted [[Jesus]] as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Deliverer].

139:5.2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was twenty-seven years of age when he joined the [[apostles]]; he had recently been [[married]], but he had no [[children]] at this time. The nickname which the apostles gave him signified " [[curiosity]]. " Philip was always wanting to be shown. He never seemed to see very far into any [[proposition]]. He was not necessarily dull, but he lacked [[imagination]]. This lack of imagination was the great weakness of his [[character]]. He was a commonplace and matter-of-fact [[individual]].

139:5.2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was twenty-seven years of age when he joined the [[apostles]]; he had recently been [[married]], but he had no [[children]] at this time. The nickname which the apostles gave him signified " [[curiosity]]. " Philip was always wanting to be shown. He never seemed to see very far into any [[proposition]]. He was not necessarily dull, but he lacked [[imagination]]. This lack of imagination was the great weakness of his [[character]]. He was a commonplace and matter-of-fact [[individual]].

139:5.3 When the [[apostles]] were [[organized]] for [[service]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was made steward; it was his [[duty]] to see that they were at all times supplied with [[provisions]]. And he was a good steward. His strongest characteristic was his [[methodical]] thoroughness; he was both [[mathematical]] and [[systematic]].

139:5.3 When the [[apostles]] were [[organized]] for [[service]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was made steward; it was his [[duty]] to see that they were at all times supplied with [[provisions]]. And he was a good steward. His strongest characteristic was his [[methodical]] thoroughness; he was both [[mathematical]] and [[systematic]].

139:5.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] came from a [[family]] of seven, three boys and four girls. He was next to the oldest, and after [[the resurrection]] he [[baptized]] his entire [[family]] into [[the kingdom]]. Philip's people were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherfolk]. His [[father]] was a very able man, a deep [[thinker]], but his [[mother]] was of a very mediocre family. Philip was not a man who could be [[expected]] to do big things, but he was a man who could do little things in a big way, do them well and acceptably. Only a few times in four years did he fail to have [[food]] on hand to [[satisfy]] the needs of all. Even the many [[emergency]] demands attendant upon the life they lived seldom found him unprepared. The commissary department of the apostolic family was [[intelligently]] and [[efficiently]] [[managed]].

139:5.4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] came from a [[family]] of seven, three boys and four girls. He was next to the oldest, and after [[the resurrection]] he [[baptized]] his entire [[family]] into [[the kingdom]]. Philip's people were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherfolk]. His [[father]] was a very able man, a deep [[thinker]], but his [[mother]] was of a very mediocre family. Philip was not a man who could be [[expected]] to do big things, but he was a man who could do little things in a big way, do them well and acceptably. Only a few times in four years did he fail to have [[food]] on hand to [[satisfy]] the needs of all. Even the many [[emergency]] demands attendant upon the life they lived seldom found him unprepared. The commissary department of the apostolic family was [[intelligently]] and [[efficiently]] [[managed]].

139:5.5 The [[strong]] point about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was his [[methodical]] [[reliability]]; the weak point in his make-up was his utter lack of [[imagination]], the [[absence]] of the [[ability]] to put two and two together to obtain four. He was [[mathematical]] in the [[abstract]] but not constructive in his [[imagination]]. He was almost entirely lacking in certain types of [[imagination]]. He was the typical everyday and commonplace [[average]] man. There were a great many such [[men]] and [[women]] among the multitudes who came to hear [[Jesus]] [[teach]] and [[preach]], and they derived great [[comfort]] from [[observing]] one like themselves elevated to an honored position in the [[councils]] of [[the Master]]; they derived [[courage]] from the fact that one like themselves had already found a high place in the affairs of [[the kingdom]]. And [[Jesus]] learned much about the way some [[human]] [[minds]] [[function]] as he so [[patiently]] [[listened]] to Philip's foolish questions and so many times complied with his steward's request to " be shown. "

139:5.5 The [[strong]] point about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] was his [[methodical]] [[reliability]]; the weak point in his make-up was his utter lack of [[imagination]], the [[absence]] of the [[ability]] to put two and two together to obtain four. He was [[mathematical]] in the [[abstract]] but not constructive in his [[imagination]]. He was almost entirely lacking in certain types of [[imagination]]. He was the typical everyday and commonplace [[average]] man. There were a great many such [[men]] and [[women]] among the multitudes who came to hear [[Jesus]] [[teach]] and [[preach]], and they derived great [[comfort]] from [[observing]] one like themselves elevated to an honored position in the [[councils]] of [[the Master]]; they derived [[courage]] from the fact that one like themselves had already found a high place in the affairs of [[the kingdom]]. And [[Jesus]] learned much about the way some [[human]] [[minds]] [[function]] as he so [[patiently]] [[listened]] to Philip's foolish questions and so many times complied with his steward's request to " be shown. "

139:5.6 The one [[quality]] about [[Jesus]] which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] so continuously admired was [[the Master]]'s unfailing [[generosity]]. Never could Philip find anything in [[Jesus]] which was small, niggardly, or stingy, and he [[worshiped]] this ever-present and unfailing liberality.

139:5.6 The one [[quality]] about [[Jesus]] which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip] so continuously admired was [[the Master]]'s unfailing [[generosity]]. Never could Philip find anything in [[Jesus]] which was small, niggardly, or stingy, and he [[worshiped]] this ever-present and unfailing liberality.

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Philip]'s [[personality]] that was impressive. He was often spoken of as " Philip of [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis#St._Philippe_Martyrion Hierapolis].

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