Being Like-Souled And Risking Our Soul
BEING LIKE-SOULED AND RISKING OUR SOUL
In this booklet I would like to give a word on the matters of being like-souled and of risk ing our soul. Concerning Timothy, Paul says, "I have no one like-souled who will genuinely care for what concerns you" (Phil. 2:20). Regarding Epaphroditus, he says, "Because for the work of Christ he drew near even unto death, risking his life, that he might fill up your lack of service to ward me" (Phil. 2:30). Without spiritual experi ence, we cannot have an adequate understanding of Paul's thought in these verses. Mere reading without experience is not sufficient. Through our experience in the church life and through ob servation, we have come to understand at least to some extent what Paul means when he speaks of being like-souled and of risking the soul.
THE SOURCE OF DIVISIONS
In order to accomplish something for Christ, we must use our soul. To simply have fellow ship with the Lord it is sufficient to exercise our spirit, but to do something for Him we need to