Greet all God's people in Christ Jesus.
The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings.
All God's people here send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar's household.
Philippians 4:21-22 NIV
Paul's closing notes to the church are just standard closings to a letter...or are they?
They hint at a few things...
1. Be friendly and kind
Nothing new in this but sometimes we just aren't, especially to other churches
2. Paul is clearly working with men and women equally. For all the disparaging things you read about Paul supposedly not treating women equally don't seem to true here.
3. God's people, Christians, were in Caesar's house!
Amazing!
How did that happen?
Ordinary people living out their faith in the world that they lived and worked in.
So don't give up on people, even if they're in places of power or influence...they still need to know the gospel of Jesus. And you or I might be the connection...
#speaklife
#lovepeople