Present Tense Salvation We have been speaking about discernment and about the ability to approve that which is excellent. We have seen that this discernment comes from the Grace. It comes from the supply of the Spirit. There is no growth in love without the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. It is really […]
Philippians – New Paths in God’s Salvation by the Supply of the Spirit (1:19-26) Read More »
Php 2:1-9 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, (2) Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. (3) Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory;
Philippians – Lessons from Undercover Boss and Pinocchio (2:1-9) Read More »
The Starting Point for Fellowship Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: We have been speaking concerning the virtues for the Church and fellowship. We are talking about how fellowship works. Healthy fellowship is based on a certain kind of mindset, the “mind that was in Christ”.
Philippians – How Rich People Work It Out (2:5-12) Read More »
No Comparisons and Demands In the last message we covered what it really means to “Work out your salvation”. Again, Paul is not talking about Eternal Salvation. He is speaking of Christ operating in you through the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ so that Christ is put on display, so that you can
Philippians – Genuinely Concerned for Your Estate (2:17-18) Read More »
Php 3:1-3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. (3) For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and
Philippians – Dogs, Evil Workers and the True Circumcision – (3:1-14) Read More »
Christ vs. the Flesh In my view, this is the best part of Phillippians. This is the “Galatians” of Phillippians, or the “Romans” of Phillippians. This is Paul’s description of a spirituality that is increasingly free from legalism and instead, full of Christ. Christ is versus everything. In the New Testament Christ is presented as
Philippians – Gaining Christ and Being Found in Him (3:12-15) Read More »
Reading the Word in the Light of the Gospel of Christ A number of people I have talked to confess that they have never really gotten into this book. This is because it has been presented in a religious way. “This is how we should be. We should be unrealistically happy and if you are
Philippians Our Heavenly Conversation-(3:15-21) Read More »
Php 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. Notice the words in this address – Brethren, “dearly beloved” and “longed for”. Paul longs to see them but remember in Chapter 1 he said he longed for them in the “inward
Phillippians – the benefits of the present Christ moderating us (4:1-23) Read More »
Jer 31:31-34 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of ISRAEL and with the house of JUDAH: (32) Not according to the covenant that I made with THEIR FATHERS in the day that I took THEM by the hand to bring them out of the
Chapter 1 Important Distinctions Between the New Testament and the New Covenant Read More »
It is really complex, but again, this just has to be distinguished from Israel’s New Covenant. That is a covenant made with them. God didn’t make a covenant with us. There are no terms. By faith we’re baptized into Christ. There’s no obligation on us. We’ve been crucified with Christ, and now it’s no longer
Chapter 2 New Testament Spirituality Read More »
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