In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he writes the letter with a tone that resembles that of warm and caring, which is why this letter is often referred to as the “friendship letter”. Paul heeds the Philippians with warnings of false missionaries, and implores them to not be deceived by their misleading agenda. Within the the letters Paul reiterates his message of the importance to remain unified under the teachings and beliefs portrayed in the gospel, to stand firm in one spirit and endure opponents, because it will be their destruction and your salvation (1:27-30). This message is seemingly synonymous to the life of Jesus. Paul advises the Philippians to model their own lives off of the life of Jesus Christ, and exemplifies this message through the use of the “Christ Hymn” (2:6-11). In the hymn Paul describes how even though Jesus was in the form of God he never claimed equality to God, he humbled himself, and furthermore took the form as a slave put on the earth to do God’s will. In human form Jesus was obedient and made the ultimate sacrifice, that of death. Paul finishes the hymn by proclaiming ” Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (2:11). Paul is making the claim that we must emulate the life Jesus lived, as servants of God and to perform his will. Paul uses the hymn to urge the Philippians to share the same view of who the Lord is, so that they can remain as one unified church/community. Paul does this specifically to resolve the problems and conflicting views between Euodia and Syntyche, who were two women that were heads of house-churches in the Philippian community. Their disagreement had resulted in destructive factions of the church and was a main concern of Paul’s letter. He writes in 4:3, “my loyal companion,” who is an unknown but most likely influential figure who Paul wants to serve as a mediator between the two in order to reunite the church under one image and understanding of the Lord.