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The church at Philippi evidently had a lot going for it. Paul was full of joy because of what was happening there; they were energetic in evangelism and demonstrated the power of the gospel through their lives. However, like all churches and indeed all Christians, it was not perfect—needing among other things to be challenged, warned, and prayed for. For Christians today, there is a lot to be...

verses, he approaches them from the side, as it were, in verse 1, infiltrating their minds, whereas in verse 3 (and verse 4) he makes an all out frontal assault. The attitudes which are vetoed are selfish ambition and vain conceit (verse 3) and self pre-occupation (verse 4) They are an unbecoming trio indeed and perhaps the last mentioned is the root of the other two. Selfish ambition has already been mentioned (cf. 1:17). It is a seeking of influence and position for oneself which shows no compunction
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