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Jul 30, 2013 · What Paul IS teaching: the Christian’s thought life should be focused on the great truths of scripture. Even though Scripture is not specifically mentioned, it is assumed, because it is the only source for knowing what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and of good repute.
Feb 10, 2021 · But God Gives Us the Opportunity to Control Our Thoughts and Feelings. As the apostle Paul puts it in the book of 1 Corinthians 13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought...
And so we can see that when Paul says, “to live is Christ,” he means that he has the privilege of walking in the earthly footsteps of his Lord. He, like Christ, is committed to preaching the good news of the gospel.
Nov 18, 2022 · In Philippians 4:8 Paul exhorts us to develop a Christian thought life. His words should not be divorced from the context. Practicing verse 8 is essential if we want to develop and maintain healthy relationships (Phil 4:2, 3, 5).
Jan 4, 2022 · In Romans 1, Paul says that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the power that saves us, the gospel being the good news that all who believe in Him will have eternal life. When we enter into the Christian life by faith in this good news, we see our faith grow as we come to know more and more about the God who saved us.
Jun 29, 2004 · When Paul says to live is Christ he is picking up the mention of “life” in 1:20 and thus referring to his earthly existence and not to spiritual life per se. This is true since “life” in v. 20 is contrasted with physical “death.”
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“Life,” answers Paul, “is to reproduce Jesus Christ in character, by thought, word and deed. Life is to preach Christ; to cross mountains and seas, to magnify Christ in a prison. In a word, life to me is Christ—Christ equals life, and life equals Christ.”1 [Note: J. S. Rees.]
