Philippians: Let's Get Started

This blog is about pages 135-136 in the book The Smart Guide to the Bible: Paul and the Prison Epistles.

When Paul went to Philippi ten years before this book was written, his first three converts were from different levels of society. Lydia was a seller of purple (and extremely expensive dye), and was among the rich. The jailer that Paul converted when God used an earthquake to remove Paul’s chains was among the working, middle class of society. And the demented Greek slave girl that was used by her owners to tell fortunes was among the lowest of society.

The fact that these people were from all levels of society really gets to me. It shows that God and the Good News are not just for those that are poor and needy or for those that are rich. They are for all that can hear about them. Every person around the world needs God just as much as the next person. These very different converts in Philippi demonstrate that.