Section 5
been tested. We have seen that in verse 20 Paul speaks of Timothy as one who was like-souled. Timothy's being like-souled with the Apostle Paul was the secret of his experience of Christ.
THE NEED TO BE ONE IN SOUL
The book of Philippians deals very much with the soul of the believers. We must strive together with one soul in the faith of the gospel (1:27); we must be joined in soul, thinking the one thing (2:2); and we must be like-souled, genuinely caring for the things of the Lord (2:20-21). In the gospel work, in the fellowship among the believers, and in the Lord's interests, our soul is always a problem. Hence, it must be trans formed, especially in its leading part, the mind (Rom. 12:2), that we may be of one soul, joined in soul, and like-souled in the Body life.
In the book of Philippians the experience of Christ is the key point, and the secret of the ex perience of Christ is to be one in soul or joined in soul. According to this book, we cannot go on in the experience of Christ unless we are joined in soul. If we are one only in spirit but are not joined in soul, we cannot go on in the experience of Christ.