As we take Philippians 1:12–18a out of the Philippians’ hands and put it in the modern church, we should be careful to preserve Paul’s perspective on the way God works. We are not likely to find the greatest advances of the gospel within the circles of prestige, power, and wealth so pervasive in the West. We should expect instead that the gospel will make the greatest strides in places where no doubt exists that God is the agent of the work.
Frank Thielman