out respect of persons, according to every man's work. The all-im portant aspect is one's relationship to Cod. Certainly, in the midst of the persecution that these people were enduring, the Fatherhood of God was an important topic. This guaranteed them that there was Someone who really cared. God next appears as Judge. He will scrutinize each Christian. Are we ready to give an account of what we do in the flesh? Remem ber, God will judge, without re spect of persons, according to the work of every man. With the Phil- ippians we are reminded that our citizenship is in heaven. It is from that wonderful place to which we look for the coming again of Jesus Christ. He is going to change our bodies of humiliation into a glori ous body made likened unto His. The character of this walk, then, is to be one of sojourning. We are simply pilgrims in this world with no permanent or continuing city. Cod does not expect us to walk in blindness. We should have the knowledge that something has happened in our lives. The basis of this confidence is the blood of Je sus Christ. Redemption did not come from a corruptible substance. God foreknew that Christ would be crucified for the sake of all saints (vrs. 20, 21). Likewise, at the time of His own divine appoint ment God will raise us up and glorify us with Christ. Our hope rests perfectly upon the grace which is yet to be revealed in the future. Next we consider the im portance of an effective witness (vrs. 22-25). This is one dimension which all too frequently is over looked. We are exhorted to purify our
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