Section 3
salvation here consists of not being put to shame in anything, but of magnifying Christ in every thing.
Salvation here certainly does not mean re lease from prison. Instead, it means that, no matter how difficult Paul's situation was and no matter how insulting, he would not be put to shame in anything. Rather, Christ would be magnified in his body. Not even being chained to a guard would hinder Paul from magnifying Christ. This is what we mean by constant sal vation.
Actually, the word constant is not adequate to describe the salvation in 1:19. All our words are related to our culture. If a certain matter does not exist in our culture, we shall not have a word for it. The salvation here is altogether wonder ful and marvelous, and no word is sufficient to describe it fully. Not even in prison would Paul be put to shame. Instead of being put to shame, he knew that he would magnify Christ. This was Paul's salvation.
Suppose instead of rejoicing in the Lord, Paul wept about his situation and complained, saying, "I'm an educated Jew and also an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, called, commissioned, and sent by Him. Now I'm in prison chained to