In Bondage or Chains

And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

Philippians 1:14-16

It appears as such a strange thing here this really. Just maybe you've seen a lot of strange things in your life. It seems at times like these it's all a part of the natural human condition. Some are just borne into tragic situations or issues and others find themselves running into them later. Perhaps if man hadn't fallen from his own original condition, the earth too wouldn't be half hardly broken engaged in it's own perpetual struggle, a fight against people. Then again, in case you haven't heard it just yet, all creation groans also for it's own release from bondage though hopefully not as long as supposed. It's had to wait an awful long time in the being it seems. Adam too by his disorder did quite a number here on the earth and Eve with the serpent with their differing levels of spiritual growth hadn't helped matters hardly from here. There's reasons though for my telling you aside from ascribing some original fault in condition. Paul here had faced a similar issue. Sometimes it helps when you're going through something like this to know of others also who've had to struggle as well. Then too, it doesn't help some people half as much, not when it's become a contest and stuff. In times like these, you're better off it seems making plans of a sort for the running out of the issue. Paul here though as we'd been speaking hadn't any sort of these options open and ready, available too at disposal. It seems then he'd a bounty on his head, for those who'd hunt him much later, all in the name of seeking the Lord. Nor did he want above all else to be heard very much really, for everyone to follow him, or even in starting his own personal religion. I'd understand very much the authorities wanting to shut all that stuff down. Then at times such as these you're tempted in finding fault with the Lord as a person. That's where the issue comes into being as some are out there preaching Christ as a person. Some have seen him very much as being the Lord. Still others know he's good of a sort no matter what comes it's supposed, regardless of Paul's bonds on him rather whether or not they're plainly so visible. Then again, more as well were in the habit of seeing the situatino turn out for good in the hands of the Lord. Others though had grown bitter and missing, as they blamed Christ and his people as though some fault were there in the issue. Still others though wishes to find fault with Paul also, using his absence as merely an excuse for running the church. Still others though knew that even this would turn out for some benefit to be had in affliction though not seeing any just yet of this stuff. Given all this abundant perspective, it's any wonder the little church there wasn't just left for the wolves but that's what happens when you behold Christ as a person. Then again, it's about time you were seeing his glory as ones who'd eventually be meeting up with him later. Small wonder then the issue wasn't to be found with Christ and his clothes nor even the putting on of immortality as much as supposed. Probably then a good thing really this seeing Christ as a Savior and also his people.