Philippians 2:12-16 is a definition of living Christ in Phil. 1:19-21, for the God who operates in us (2:13) is the supplying Spirit (1:19), for us to shine as luminaries (2:15) is to magnify Christ (1:20), and to hold forth the word of life (2:16) is to live Christ (1:21). Paul had a burden in […]
As Blameless and Guileless Children of God, we Shine forth as Luminaries in the World
We need to do all things without murmurings and reasonings in order that we may become blameless and guileless, children of God without blemish, holding forth the word of life so that we may shine forth as luminaries in the world. We may not have big problems with other people, neither do we cause any […]
God operates in us, so we should do all things without Murmurings and Reasonings
We can work out our own salvation because it is God who operates in us both the willing and the working for His good pleasure; therefore, we should do all things without murmurings and reasonings. It’s not that we by ourselves carry out our own salvation; we can’t do it, and many times we’re not […]
We need to Obey God to Work out our own Salvation, for it is God who Operates in us
For us to work out our own salvation is to carry it out, to bring it to the ultimate conclusion, by our constant and absolute obedience with fear and trembling, knowing that it is God who operates in us. As believers in Christ we have all received the salvation of God, and we didn’t have […]
We Experience a Constant Salvation by taking Christ our Pattern in our Daily Life
In Phil. 2:12 Paul tells us to work out our own salvation; this is not the eternal salvation from God’s condemnation but the daily and constant salvation that is Christ as a living person. After seeing the wonderful pattern of Christ in Phil. 2, Paul tells us, as beloved ones, to work out our own […]
When we by the Spirit live the Crucified Life, Christ is Exalted in our daily life
When we live a crucified life, we can experience the power of resurrection; Christ is exalted in our daily life as we, by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, take Him as the crucified life to be the pattern of our life. Our need is to experience Christ; on one hand we […]
When we Live Christ, we live the One who is the Pattern of a Crucified Life
In Phil. 2 we see Christ crucified as our pattern, and this pattern is the crucified life within us; when we live Christ, we live the One who is the pattern of a crucified life. Christ as our pattern is not something only objective, something that we should follow outwardly, but also something subjective and […]