“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;”
So that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ — dokimadzō (test, approve) implies active discrimination between good and better, not passive acceptance. 'What is excellent' (ta diapheronta) are the things that excel, the superlatives of Christian conduct. 'Pure and blameless' (eilikrineis kai aproskopoi) recalls purity language from Greek ethics but applies it to the resurrection day. The eschatological horizon ('day of Christ') transforms present ethics into preparations for final judgment.
Church Fathers on Philippians 1:10
He calls not God to witness as though he should be doubted, but does this from his great affection, and his exceeding persuasion and confidence; for after saying that they had fellowship with him, he adds this also, “in the tender mercies of Christ,” lest they should think that his longing for them was for this cause, and not simply for their own sake. And what mean these words, “in the tender mercies of Christ”? They stand for “according to Christ.” Because you are…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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