All that Paul has been contending to this point in his letter, is here applied to a very specific situation in the church in Philippi. Two members of the church who have laboured for the gospel, are not unified. Here is where the “rubber meets the road.” The church is called to stand together for the advance of the gospel. Real practically, that means these two individuals are called to stand together for the gospel. Doing so will require humility and open-handedness for the sake of mission.
