In Phil. 2:25, Paul uses three terms to refer to Epaphroditus:
- Brother
- Fellow worker
- Fellow soldier
Epaphroditus and Paul were members of the same family. That's true of all Christians. But they were also co-workers in the gospel. Ideally, all believers will want to be involved in the work of evangelism. Finally, they had fought side-by-side against the adversaries of the gospel. This probably involved both hardship and suffering. In short:
- They had shared the faith.
- They had shared the work.
- They had even shared the danger.
Let's make it our goal to do all three!