Many have said that the theme of Paul\u2019s letter to the Philippians is joy. There is a lot of merit to this claim. Paul mentions joy or rejoicing 12 times in this short letter. Warren\u00a0Weirsbe, now with the Lord, wrote the popular \u201cBe\u2026\u201d series and\u00a0the title of his\u00a0Philippians\u00a0study was\u00a0of course, \u201cBe Joyful!\u201d But as I read Philippians\u00a0today\u00a0I wonder if Paul\u00a0(and Warren\u00a0Weirsbe\u00a0now?)\u00a0might say, \u201cJoy,\u00a0yes, important,\u00a0but don\u2019t miss\u00a0unity!\u201d<\/p>\n
We see unity being the source of joy for Paul when he writes,<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,\u00a0complete my joy\u00a0by\u00a0being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others<\/strong>. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many have said that the theme of Paul\u2019s letter to the Philippians is joy. There is a lot of merit to this claim. Paul mentions joy or rejoicing 12 times in this short letter. Warren\u00a0Weirsbe, now with the Lord, wrote the popular \u201cBe\u2026\u201d series and\u00a0the title of his\u00a0Philippians\u00a0study was\u00a0of course,…
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