Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
The Greek word means to pour out, as wine was poured on sacrifices to confirm treaties. Paul calls his death the confirmation of their faith, which it truly would be. He offered them as a spiritual sacrifice to God through the Gospel; their faith is the oblation, for there is no faith without the mortification by which we are consecrated to Him.
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Do your duty without finding fault with it. Mind your work, do not quarrel with it; God's commands were given to be obeyed, not disputed. His service is freedom, His work its own reward. Walk so circumspectly that even the severest censurer may have no occasion to cavil at you.
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Commenting on Philippians 2:14-18
Should Paul pour out his blood as a libation on the sacrifice, their faith, it would confirm them and be acceptable to God. He knew not how soon this might come, yet expected it sooner or later. At his sufferings and death, and all the advantages thereof to Christ, His churches, and himself, he would joy and rejoice.
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