All are duds compared to the explosive power of Philippians. Philippians 1 has the power of a hydrogen bomb all by itself. Look at just one verse, #27:
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,"Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel"?!?! What depth, what richness. Ask the question; is my life worthy of the gospel?
- is what people see a positive reflection on my savior?
- am i living a life reflective of the price paid for me?
Those are typical questions - but think deeper, think of the gospel truths that should inform our behavior...
What is, how I live, reflecting about what I know about the gospel:
- if I am impatient, it reflects a lack of faith in the God of the gospel
- if I am easily angered, it reflects a me-centered gospel
- if I am fearful...
- if I am ungrateful...
This stuff is dynamite - blowing holes in my sinful heart.
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