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rivalry with Paul did not have the enjoyment of Christ as grace. Their preaching could not bring in Christ as grace for their enjoyment. Grace is nothing less than the Triune God processed for our enjoyment. Some may question this under standing of grace, wondering whether it is true to say that grace is the Triune God processed for our enjoyment. Consider Paul's word in 2 Co rinthians 13:14: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." Here we see the Triune God for our enjoyment. Grace, there fore, is the experience of the indwelling Christ, who is the processed God as our enjoyment. The more we suffer for God's economy on earth, the more we enjoy such a Christ.
According to the book of Philippians, Paul suffered not simply because he preached the gospel, but in particular because he defended the gospel and confirmed it. We have seen that the gospel is related to God's economy, to His move on earth for the fulfillment of His eternal pur pose. When Paul wrote to the Philippians, certain preachers were perverting this gospel of God's economy and distorting it. Paul rose up to declare that in the gospel of God there was no place for Judaism or for Greek philosophy. He was set for