Many people, even Christians, think that God will accept them because of the good things they do, or the bad things they don’t do. But Christianity says God accepts us because of what Jesus has done. That's because he - and he alone - lived the life we should have lived. And then he - and he alone - died the death we deserve to die.
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Discipleship Explored - Transformed i...
Jesus is more valuable to Paul than anything. Paul wants to do whatever it takes to know Jesus better and become more like him (Philippians 3:10-11). Two of the ways we can become more like Christ is by imitating godly believers (Philippians 3:17) and through suffering (Philippians 3:10). Christ ...
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Discipleship Explored - Rejoicing in ...
Euodia and Syntyche were two Philippian believers who were in sharp disagreement with each other. Paul pleads with them to ‚Äúbe of the same mind in the Lord‚Äù (Philippians 4:2). That phrase, ‚Äúin the Lord‚Äù or ‚Äúin Christ,‚Äù is key to understanding how we can be united with each other and ‚...
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Discipleship Explored - Content in Ch...
Paul knew that deep contentment can be experienced regardless of how much we have or how little (Philippians 4:11-12) – because it’s found in Christ (Philippians 4:13). The Philippians understood how “rich” they were in Christ, and this awareness enabled them to support Paul generously an...
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