Both of these books speak of love. It speaks of the love between Christ and man, believers of Christ and each other, and believers of Christ and those that they spread the gospel to. The books talk about the bond between those who do the Lord's work and carry on his will.
Paul tells how members should be of one accord and one mind. This means that our goals and pursuits should be the same. This goal should be to draw closer to God and do His work on earth.
Paul talks about how he has given up everything for Christ. He says to not look behind at sins and wrongful desires, but to look forward to the finish line. He says that we should strive toward perfection. Paul tells us we should look toward Christ who can make our worldly, sinful bodies perfect. Paul tells us to be honest, true, and chaste and to seek out things that are pure, lovely, of good report and praiseworthy. If we do these things we'll have peace.
Even though these things seem hard, Paul says they are possible. He explains that he has endured many trials. He says that we too will experience trials in our lives. But he gives us hope and encouragement. He says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).
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