Here Paul is trying to convince the Philippians that they are worthy of the gospel. Paul has a great affection for the Philippians. He was thankful to God for them. He prays that they will grow in their love. They were faithful to the call of the gospel to the point of possible persecution and imprisonment. They partook of the same grace as Paul. God who began a good work in them will complete it. But Paul would pray for them. Paul's affection for them is Christ's affection for those believers. Prayer is the means which God uses to bring about the perseverance of the saints. Paul prays for their love to abound more and more.
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John Tobler has been studying good theology and taking Greek online from SBTS in Louisville. He has recently begun to preach and teach for the Reformed Baptist Church of Tama, Iowa, occasionally. He is doing this with a possible view of his becoming a pastor in the future.
