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Puritan Board Freshman
Good Afternoon,
I am scheduled to preach Nov 6, the third of three sermons on membership, and what is so important about the local church. The passage that i will be preaching is Phil 1:27-30 and the title will be "Like-Minded Citizens: Striving Side by Side."
My question is about the phrase "...for the faith of the gospel" at the end of verse 27. Paul's plea to the Philippians is that they will only let their manner of life, their heavenly citizenship, be worthy of the gospel of Christ. Do you think that this phrase is more pointed toward the outside non-believers, or for the members of the church? In other words are they to conduct themselves as worthy of the gospel for the faith of the gospel to the unbelievers, or for themselves?
Thanks
I am scheduled to preach Nov 6, the third of three sermons on membership, and what is so important about the local church. The passage that i will be preaching is Phil 1:27-30 and the title will be "Like-Minded Citizens: Striving Side by Side."
My question is about the phrase "...for the faith of the gospel" at the end of verse 27. Paul's plea to the Philippians is that they will only let their manner of life, their heavenly citizenship, be worthy of the gospel of Christ. Do you think that this phrase is more pointed toward the outside non-believers, or for the members of the church? In other words are they to conduct themselves as worthy of the gospel for the faith of the gospel to the unbelievers, or for themselves?
Thanks