Philippians 1:17

15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:

16 ¹The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;

17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

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19 For I know that ^athis will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but ^awith all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life ^bor by death.

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Notice how Paul, an apostle of God, reacts toward those "out there," others who were apparently not part of "Paul's group" or were Paul's converts, those whom Paul was serving as an apostle of God. However, these others were "out there" preaching the gospel. They had the truth. Paul acknowledges that they were there, and he does not say they were false apostles or false ministers. He does disagree with the way that they were doing what they did. Yet God does not condemn them through the apostle Paul. Paul finds fault with the way they were approaching things, but not with the fact that they existed.

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