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Using Paul’s radical letter to the Philippians as his road map, Matt Chandler forsakes the trendy to invite readers into authentic Christian maturity. The short book of Philippians is one of the most quoted in the Bible, yet Paul wrote it not for the popular sound bites, but to paint a picture of a mature Christian faith. While many give their lives to Jesus, few then go on to live a life of...

the rest of the Roman legion there in Philippi. But it’s not true. Paul says to the Philippians that to live a life worthy of the gospel means standing together as one, striving in one mind for what’s ahead. Implicitly, we see that the Philippian church was not a perfect church; in fact, the gospel is commended when we can admit we aren’t perfect, even after we’re saved. This is purely speculation, but do you suppose there is a chance that as the church at Philippi grew, Lydia starts to stuggle with
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