be transformed into a body which is the organ
of that which is spiritual. These things tell us little, but they may
be all fused into the great light of likeness to the body of His glory;
and though that tells us even less, it feeds hope more and satisfies our
hearts even whilst it does not feed our curiosity. We may well be
contented to acknowledge that 'it doth not yet appear what we shall be,'
when we can go on to say, 'We know that when He shall appear we shall be
like Him.' It is enough for the disciple that he be as his Master.

But we must not forget that the Apostle regards even this overwhelming
change as but part of a mightier process, even the universal subjection
of all things unto Christ Himself. The Emperor reduces the whole world
to subjection, and the glorifying of the body as the climax of the
universal subjugation represents it as the end of the process of
assimilation begun in this mortal life. There is no possibility of a
resurrection unto life unless that life has been begun before death.
That ultimate glorious body is needed to bring men into correspondence
with the external universe. As is the locality so is the body. Flesh and
blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. This whole series of thoughts
makes our glorious resurrection the result not of death, but of Christ's
living power on His people. It is only in the measure in which He lives
in us and we in Him, and are partaking by daily participation in the
power of His Resurrection, that we shall be made subjects of the working
whereby He is able even to subject all things unto Himself, and finally
be conformed to the body of His glory.

_EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE_

ALEXANDER MACLAREN, D. D., Litt. D.

PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, FIRST
AND SECOND THESSALONIANS
AND FIRST TIMOTHY

CONTENTS

PHILIPPIANS

A TENDER EXHORTATION (Phil. iv. 1) 1

NAMES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE (Phil. iv. 3) 11

REJOICE EVERMORE (Phil. iv. 4) 21

HOW TO OBEY AN IMPOSSIBLE INJUNCTION (Phil. iv. 6) 31

THE WARRIOR PEACE (Phil. iv. 7) 39

THINK ON THESE THINGS (Phil. iv. 8) 48

HOW TO SAY 'THANK YOU' (Phil. iv. 10-14, R.V.) 58

GIFTS GIVEN, SEED SOWN (Phil. iv. 15-19, R.V.) 66

FAREWELL WORDS (Phil. iv. 20-23, R.V.)