Likewise, if the believers were not in fellowship

Likewise, if the believers were not in fellowship with the apostle, their experience of Christ would not be normal. This indicates that whether or not our experience of Christ is normal depends on our attitude toward the apostle. Concerning this, we shall be tested. If our attitude toward the apostle is not proper, our experience of Christ will be abnormal. In the same principle, if the apos tle is out of line concerning his attitude toward the believers, his experience of Christ will be abnormal.

In the book of Philippians we have a picture of the proper fellowship between the believers and the apostle for the normal experience of Christ. Although the Philippian believers loved the Lord and were in the church, their experi ence of Christ was abnormal. One reason for this abnormality was that there was dissension among themselves. Another reason was that their attitude toward the apostle might not have been absolute. If their attitude toward Paul was abso lute, they would receive his word to think the same thing, to have the same love, to be joined in soul, to think the one thing, not to do any thing by way of rivalry or vainglory, to count others more excellent than themselves, and to regard the virtues and qualities of others. If the

believers took Paul's word and acted on it, they would become balanced and normal in experi encing Christ.

We have pointed out that in Philippians we see Paul's attitude and spirit toward the believers. Paul's appeal was that the believers would show a proper attitude and spirit toward him so that the fellowship between them would be normal. The proper fellowship between the believers and the apostle is a safeguard to the normal experi ence of Christ. If our attitude toward the apostle is proper and our fellowship with him is right, we shall know that we are experiencing Christ in a normal way.

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