Category: Bible Comments
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Figure It Out!: Philippians 4:2
“I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.” – Philippians 4:2 NIV Paul shows here even if not directly speaking into the issue and picking sides, that saying pretty much “Please figure it out because you guys should be of the same mind in Christ”…
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Don’t Be an Enemy of the Cross: Philippians 3:18-21
“For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And…
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Follow Me as I Follow Christ: Philippians 3:17 and 1 John 2:6
“Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.” – Philippians 3:17 NIV A part of our commands is to live as Jesus did. Refer to 1 John 2:6, which says this: “Whoever claims to live…
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Maintain Unity: Philippians 3:15 and Ephesians 4:2-3
“All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.” – Philippians 3:15 NIV Paul talks about all mature Christians agreeing on the points previously discussed. An important aspect of the interaction of the body…
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Press On: Philippians 3:13-14
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:13-14 NIV Here…
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Better From the Source: Philippians 3:8
“What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ” – Philippians 3:8 NIV Paul is saying that having a relationship Christ is far more valuable than having a…
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The Law Can’t Save Us: Philippians 3:3-6 and Romans 3:22-24
“For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the…
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