Hey guys,
This passage reminds me of the Christian rap song by Tripp Lee. It is an exposition of Philippians. In the chorus he says, “Our life is nothing but Christ is all so conduct yourself worthy of His righteous call.” It is a great song and very theologically sound. Paul tell his readers in Phil 1:27, “Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
As citizens of earth, we have to obey laws, pay taxes, and things such as these. However, as citizens of heaven, we have a much higher calling and standard. We are obligated to be obedient to God and defend His Kingdom. Paul is encouraging us to stand firm in one spirit, one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. He is rallying the troops so to speak. He tells us to work together and be unified in the faith.
He also tells us not to be alarmed by our opponents. Some of us might say that can be difficult. I can understand why we would think and even say that, but consider this, if you have a proper fear of the Lord then you need not fear anyone else. We know that God is in control and nothing can happen that He does not allow to happen. So, if we are in a situation against an opponent we can know that our God is still in control. Therefore, we have nothing to fear or be alarmed about.
Serving Him,
Bro. Joey
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