Citizens worthy of the Gospel

Stand firm together

Dual Citizenship

Striving and not being intimidated

By the power of the Holy Spirit

Stand firm together in suffering

Citizens worthy of the Gospel stand firm together in suffering

Rightly interpreting the sign of suffering

As the citizens of heaven lived out their citizenship in Philippi in a way that proclaimed and reflected the truth of the gospel, they experienced suffering on behalf of Christ. G. Walter Hansen, The Letter to the Philippians, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, England: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2009), 102.

Humbly accepting the gift of suffering