Philippians 2:1
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the spirit, any affection and sympathy...
"If there is.." is not really a question, more like a statement "because there is...". We should be massively encouraged in Christ, the fact that he did not leave us dead in our sin but became a man and went to the cross on our behalf. We can be comforted by His love because we see it demonstrated on the cross, not a feeling but a fact, that will never change. Our participation with the Spirit is that he has opened our hearts to understand the gospel and we are continually being sanctified through His work. He cares for us, has compassion on us, prays for us!
There is massive encouragement in Christ, complete comfort from His love, transforming participation with the Spirit, perfect affection and sympathy. That is the motivation for the exhortation to unity found in the next verse.
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