In the church at Philippi there was a division. This was headed up by two women—the worst sort of split any church can have! There’s always the possibility that it can become a real shin-kicker and hair puller!
Their names might easily have been Odious and Soon-touchy, if they were anything like what we find in churches today. Their actual names are found in Philippians 4:2.
Before Paul mentions any names, he makes clear two principles that must be at work when bringing unity to a divided church. In Philippians 2:3, 4, he sets these forth:
Get rid of selfishness or vane thinking about your own worth, while at the same time considering others better than your self. Instead of being all—fired concerned with your own interests, for once in your life begin to put the interests of other before your own!
You can always find some way in which others are better than you—if you’re willing to prayerfully take an honest look (of course, as his words indicate, Paul would have you to look away from yourself in order to do so).
And, if you are concerned about furthering others’ concerns rather than your own, again, you’ll
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