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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