Today: [Philippians 1:] Faith Under Fire: Have you ever been criticized or persecuted for the cause of Christ? Paul writes the book of Philippians from prison encouraging the believers in that city to stand fast in the face of persecution. Are you a threat to the enemies of the cross? Then you can be sure resistance will come. When those kinds of pressures touch our lives to prison epistles of Paul will hold much comfort for us as this first chapter of Philippians assures us.