Cyrus Ingerson Scofield

“ The theme of Philippians is Christian experience. Soundness of doctrine is assumed. There is nothing in church order to set right. Philippi is a normal New Testament assembly--"saints in Christ Jesus, with the bishops (elders) and deacons." The circumstances of the apostle are in striking contrast with his Christian experience. As to the former, he was Nero's prisoner. As to the latter, there was the shout of victory, the paean of joy. Christian experience, he would teach us, is not something which is going on around the believer, but something which is going on within him. ”

“ A local church is an assembly of professed believers on the Lord Jesus Christ, living for the most part in one locality, who assemble themselves together in His name for the breaking of bread, worship, praise, prayer, testimony, the ministry of the word, discipline, and the furtherance of the Gospel, Hebrews 10:25 ”

“ The key-verse is, "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21) . Right Christian experience, then, is the outworking, whatever one's circumstances may be, of the life, nature, and mind of Christ living in us (Philippians 1:6,11; 2:5,13) .
The divisions are indicated by the chapters:
Christ, the believer's life, rejoicing in suffering, 1:1-30. Christ, the believer's pattern, rejoicing in lowly service, 2:1-30 Christ, the believer's object, rejoicing despite imperfections, 3:1-21. ”