The Discernment of Things Excellent
J. Aldis. Philippians 1:10 That you may approve things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ. A housekeeper very rarely buys a supply of food without going through the process of noting different kinds so as to get that which is good. The man who works effectively on the Stock Exchange is the man who discerns the little differences which make one stock preferable to another, and who first observes the indications that a stock is about to take a more excellent place in the mart. I believe it is a habit of religions people, when they come into a new neighbourhood, to go from one place of worship to another, making comparisons amongst them, so as to prove that one which will best suit their temperaments — perhaps they would say, so as to approve that which is excellent. (J. Aldis.) Parallel Verses KJV: That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; WEB: so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;