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Paul takes the next critical step which follows faith in Christ: вЂњLet each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of othersвЂќ (v. Doctrinal tests and signed creeds can never substitute for personal faith in the Savior. Notice Paul did not begin by addressing any divisive false doctrine or personality clash, but by calling them to a oneness in Christ, a common bond that will hold the church together.

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He needs their love and prayers, but he tells them what will вЂњmake my joy completeвЂќ: вЂњBe of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mindвЂќ (v.

The affection Paul expresses in this letter is much more than sentimentality. Additional evidence of the close bond between Paul and this church is his gratitude for a financial gift they had sent to him in prison (Philippians 4:18-19). Paul loved these people and they loved him, so he steps outside his own dark circumstance to encourage them. We know what it is like to feel alone or betrayed. We all can imagine what it is like for a doctor to say, вЂњItвЂ™s cancer, and sadly we cannot cure it.вЂќ We know how deeply it hurts when someone trashes our reputation with a lie. Like anyone facing suffering, those embattled Christians needed a reminder of their hope, written by their beloved teacher who was facing death every day.

Paul, a prisoner in Rome, understood that the greatest threat to Christians was not a pagan government but internal factions resulting from personality conflicts, false theological teachings, and the daily pressures of a corrupt society.Д¬haracteristic of Paul, he puts his own perilous situation aside and encourages his fellow believers: вЂњIf there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from (his) love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy вЂ¦ make my joy completeвЂќ (vv. Probably written close to the end of PaulвЂ™s life in the late 50s A.D., we are reading a letter of encouragement to the first church Paul established in Europe.