Philippians 1:6: God Who Began a Good Work
Paul's confidence in Philippians 1:6 rests on God's action, not the Philippians' resolve. The same God who started the work promises to finish it, and he fixes the finishing point at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6: God Finishes What He Begins
Paul's confidence rests on the God who began a good work, not on the steadiness of the people he is writing to. That makes a hard marriage a midpoint rather than a verdict, while leaving the timing and the outcome with God.