Notice the way Paul speaks to those in the church of Philippi. He speaks with such warmth, such love, such a personal kind of feelings and greetings.Therefore, my brethren (brothers) dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, I love that! Paul�s intimacy with the church and the love that he had. It�s so far from much of what we see today as far as the ministry is concerned, where they sort of get set in an ivory tower, on a pedestal and are more or less untouchable. But Paul as he thinks of those in the church in Philippi, my brothers, dearly beloved. I long for you. You are my joy. You are my crown.so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.Then he begins to turn to some of the personal issues. And he said, 2I beseech (beg) Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. Now evidently and of course we have no Biblical insights in this, further than what Paul is saying is, �Get along.� And they were probably a couple of ladies, perhaps they were deaconesses in the church in Philippi. There were things going on between them. Paul is urging for a unity that they have the same mind in the Lord. But set aside the differences, just have the same mind in the Lord.
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