sus, sincerely and without fault." The Philippian

(Philippians 1:7-11) Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. In the letters written by the apostle Paul, he wrote, "I, the apostle of God through Jesus Christ, and I am the apostle of God...", revealed how he was given the apostleship, and then continued with text and counsel. However, Philippians alone did not. This is because Philippi Church has never had any negative or unbelief against the apostle Paul. In Acts 16:14-15『And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 』 Through the meeting of a woman named Lydia, God made the family evangelized and planted the church, thus creating the Philippi Church. The Philippian church recognized the apostle Paul as the messenger of God and was obedient and followed under his guidance. The Philippi Church was founded by the apostle Paul under the direction of God. When Paul left for Macedonia after serving as a pastor in the church for some time, the church continued to be actively supported by prayer and provided tremendous funding to go to Macedonia and establish a church in the barren land. So, the relationship between the Philippi Church and the Apostle Paul is that Paul was together or away, and always actively participated and cooperated as a family. The Philippi Church believed in the words of the apostle Paul, obeyed and practiced them, grew spiritually, and became more mature and discerned what God was pleased with. Philippi Church actively devoted all its heart, will, and devotion to everything. This is the people who have the heart of Jesus. Every believer in the Philippi Church received the Holy Spirit in every heart. Philippians 1:6『Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: 』 The Holy Spirit awakened, guided, and sustained them in the hearts of the saints of Philippi Church. Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. Paul was convinced that the faith of the Philippi Church was hopeful enough to boast before God, and that the role of the church was a church full of the performance God expected. The Philippi Church continued to pray even when Paul was imprisoned, and the Philippian Church helped with uninterrupted ministry of witnessing the gospel to the world through missionary contributions delivered through Eva Brodido. 『For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. This is because the Philippian church believed what was taught and spared all of this time, prayer and material for the world mission that God is most pleased with. All the devotion of the love that the Philippi Church supports with prayer and material will be a fragrant offering before God, but what the apostle Paul expects is that God's good will is to save souls in thoughts, words, and actions. Paul said, "The Saints must discern what this good will means, and continue to mature in that faith until the day of the Second Coming of Jesus, sincerely and without fault." The Philippian church receives the following praise from Philippians 4:15-20.『Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 』

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