Lori A.

“This theological concern—God's essential character on display in Christ, who redeems us to share that likeness—also underlies the other well-known themes in this letter: suffering, joy, unity, pressing on toward the prize. The proper response to hardship is, as in the Psalter, to "rejoice in the Lord always," for "the Lord is near" (4:4-5). The Lord is”
― Gordon D. Fee, Philippians