Charles Spurgeon Commentary Philippians 2:15

"that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world," — Philippians 2:15 (ASV)

The sons of God, without rebuke,

So that men cannot rebuke you, and will have to invent a lie before they can do it; and even then, the falsehood is too palpable to have any force: "without rebuke."

In the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;

You cannot straighten them; but you can shine. They would destroy you if they could; but all you have to do is to shine. If Christian men would give more attention to their shining, and pay less attention to the crooked and perverse generation, much more would come of it.

But now we are advised to "keep abreast of the times," and to "catch the spirit of the age." If I could ever catch that spirit, I would hurl it into the bottomless abyss; for it is a spirit that is antagonistic to Christ in all respects. We are just to keep clear of all that, and shine as lights in the world.

That you may be blameless and harmless,

No one finding fault with you, and you not finding fault with others; neither harming nor harmed: "blameless and harmless."