Members of the congregation in Philippi had greater reason for being proud. Paul reminded them that as anointed Christians their citizenship existed “in the heavens. ”
وَقَدْ أَمَّنَتْ هذِهِ ٱلْجِنْسِيَّةُ ٱمْتِيَازَاتٍ عَدِيدَةً لِحَامِلِهَا وَمَنَحَتْهُ ٱلْحِمَايَةَ ٱلَّتِي تَكْفَلُهَا ٱلتَّشْرِيعَاتُ ٱلرُّومَانِيَّةُ .‏