Study4 HIS MIND......what's HIS mind?
@Livingwater Study 4 How do I have HIS mind? (Scripture Portion: Philippians 2: 1-13) There was evidently one weak spot in the church at Philippi, for three times in his letter the apostle Paul reproves the Christians, not for doctrinal error, but for careless and undisciplined living –- look up 1:27, 2:1-5 and 4:1-5. They were sound in doctrine, but they were not manifesting “the unity of the Spirit” (Ephesians 4:3). Instead of concord there was discord; instead of harmony there was disharmony; their believing was all right, but their behaving was all wrong. It is very easy for those who are sound in doctrine to fail to “make the teaching about God our Saviour attractive” (Titus 2:10). What is the reason for the presence of these hindering things in the church? What causes them? S-E-L-F every time –- and self in its ugliest manifestation –- P-R-I-D-E! It was because some of the Philippian Christians were self-centred and proud that Paul appealed to them (in the words of 1 Peter 5