What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
You might stumble thinking that if this doctrine were truly of God, He would not cast His instrument aside like a broken vessel. But a strange chemistry of Providence extracts great good from great evil: the gospel advances though I am confined, for the word of God cannot be imprisoned as my body is.
AI summary
Commenting on Philippians 1:12-20
Verse 18. What then? What follows from this? What effect does it have on my mind? Does the fact that some preach from a spirit of envy and contention give me pain? Notwithstanding every way. No matter in what way it is done.
What then? notwithstanding every way,.... What follows from hence? what is to be concluded from all this? what is to be thought or said in this case? this, that notwithstanding these brethren acted on those different principles, and with those different views: whether in pretence: of love to Christ, zeal for the Gospel, and concern for the good of souls; though their real views were...