Thematic Bible: To be rendered to Christ

[This letter is from] Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, [and is being sent] to all the saints [i.e., God's holy people] who are at Philippi [Note: This is a town in present-day northeastern Greece, and the first place in Europe where Paul established Christianity], along with the overseers [Note: These men were also called elders, shepherds or pastors] and deacons. Verse Concepts

If any person wants to serve me, he should become my follower; and wherever I am, my servant will be there also. If any person serves me, the Father will honor him. Verse Concepts

Do not serve them only when you are being watched, just to gain their approval, but as slaves of Christ, doing what God wants from your heart. Verse Concepts

knowing that you will receive from the Lord a [spiritual] inheritance as a reward, [for] you are [really] serving the Lord. Verse Concepts

For the person who was a slave when called by the Lord is [now] the Lord's freed person. In the same way, the person who was free when he was called [by the Lord] is [now] Christ's slave. Verse Concepts

Thematic Bible: To be rendered to Christ

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