Section 7
today. But whether or not we are such factors of progress and joy depends on whether or not we magnify Christ by living Him. If we live Christ, He will surely be magnified in us. Then we will become factors to enable the saints to grow in life and enjoy the Lord.
BOASTING IN CHRIST IN PAUL
In Philippians 1:26 Paul says, "That your boast ing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence again with you." This verse is not easy to understand. What does boasting refer to? The Greek word has a threefold meaning: boast ing, rejoicing, and glorying. When we boast, we are glorying, and when we are glorying, we are rejoicing. Here Paul says that the saints' "boast ing may abound in Christ Jesus in me." It may be better to place "in me" before "in Christ Jesus," since this arrangement corresponds more closely to Paul's thought. Here Paul is saying that the believers may boast, rejoice, glory in Paul in Christ. Their boasting in Paul must be in Christ. It is rather easy to boast in Christ, but it is not so easy to boast in someone in Christ.
In this difficult verse lies a deep secret con cerning the experience of Christ. If we would experience Christ, we, the believers, must be able