Philippians 2:14-16 (ESV)
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
The book of Philippians is a very personal book for Paul. It is no doubt he had a great relationship with the members of the church at Philippi. He talks to them more as father-son than Apostle-Church. Galatians and Corinthians were corrective writings of Paul. Philippians is more like a love letter.
In the above verses he talks about the fact that he wants nothing to disrupt the harmony they have with each other. But he also wants them to see that their grumbling and/or disputing is disruptive not only to their mutual relationship, but it doesn’t honor Christ in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation of the world. Our attitude toward each other matters in our own relationships but also in what others see about us. God wants our harmony to be a calling card to this world. We do this by holding fast to the word of life. In the final days of seeing Christ we can know we served Him well because we also lived in harmony with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
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