Philippians 1:11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God
Paul has been talking about sanctification (the process of us becoming more like Jesus) for the last few verses. He describes it as growth in love, knowledge and discernment (v9) so that we can be more like Him (v10 and 11). This sanctification is not effort based self improvement, it comes from Jesus (v11), it is the fruit, the natural product, of righteousness (v11) - not our own righteousness, but Jesus', which has been imputed to us. Whay does all of this happen? To bring glory to God (v11), and so that we (and others) will see that glory and praise Him
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