CONNECTING POINT: A Tarnished Light

Submitting to God and following His purposes daily is the primary goal of a Christian. There are days when doing so is not easy, and this is the message that Paul conveys in Philippians, chapters one and two. Here, we find the conjunction “therefore.” Our Bible College interpretation professor always said, “When you see a therefore in Scripture, be sure to see what it is there for.”

Paul writes, “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in yo...