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Last week we saw in Philippians 1:12-18a some good reasons (that is, God’s purposes) why Christians can rejoice even when life is hard, or especially when life is hard. First, because God uses hardship to expose unbelievers to the faith. Second, God uses hardship to encourage other believers in their faith.
Jun 23, 2022 · By “magnify,” Paul does not mean to take a magnifying glass and make an object appear bigger. Rather, when we magnify Christ, we simply bring Him into focus no matter what circumstances we are in. When Paul wrote his letter to the church in Philippi, he was imprisoned in Rome.
Feb 20, 2020 · In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. The issue is not the magnifying of Christ, but rather the contentment of Paul’s own soul. Verse 11: “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.”.
Aug 24, 2023 · The central purpose of the Christian life is to be the presence of Christ on earth and we fulfill that purpose by magnifying Christ no matter what, by life or by death - that’s a summary of the teaching of this passage, which I have titled: “When dying is gain.”. No matter what, by death or by life, Paul says, we must present Christ so ...
Jan 1, 2008 · In either event, Paul wanted Christ to be magnified. Accordingly he writes the Philippians: “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.”. The mainspring of Paul’s life is summed in the word Christ.
Moreover, Christ would be magnified whether through life or through death. This indicates that no matter what the circumstances were, Paul expected Christ to be magnified in him. Now we must consider what it means to magnify Christ. The word magnify means to make something large to our sight. Perhaps you are wondering how Christ can be ...
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can be a means of magnifying Christ! CONCLUSION. 1. If we are going to be able to say with Paul, "To live is Christ, to. die is gain", we have to magnify Christ both in life and in death! 2. Jesus has certainly given us every motive for doing so! 3. So let's encourage one another in both word and deed to so live, and.
