Philippians 1:18

Rejoicing in the Preaching of Christ

While some preached Christ hoping to gain a personal following, Paul was still thankful Christ was being preached (1 Peter 1:18). This lets us know they were not false teachers; but preached strictly out of a wrong motive. Notice, Paul was able to rejoice even though they were politicking against him.

Remember, when Paul was blind, he waited in a house on a Straight street for someone to come give him his sight and tell him what he must do. Jesus told Ananias to "Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel" (Acts 9:15). That goal dominated the rest of his life. It did not matter to him how it was accomplished. He did not worry about men getting the credit because he knew God was the source of any fruit which was born (1 Corinthians 3:5-7).