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- 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 (4:2-3, 5). A Christian thought life is also integral to a life of joy (4:4) and peace (4:6-7) in every situation.
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Jul 30, 2013 · 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 (4:2-3, 5).
- Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. Paul the Apostle. Bible, Heart, Colossians.
- Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own [will], is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- For when I am powerless, it is then that I am strong. Paul the Apostle. Inspirational, Motivational, Strong.
- There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Paul the Apostle.
Sep 17, 2024 · The goal we press on to receive is the heavenly reward God has planned for us (see 1 Corinthians 3:11–15; Romans 8:17–18; Colossians 3:23–24). With the words, “I press on,” Paul declares, “I will never give up.”. He knows the Christian journey is best understood as a marathon, not a sprint.
- “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — GALATIANS 6: 7” ― Paul the Apostle.
- “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”
- “Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not eny anyone or anything. Love never boasts and it's never proud. Love is not rude, it's not self serving, self absorbed or conceited.
- “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” ― Paul the Apostle, Ephesians (Bible #49), ESV.
Paul Describes Himself. 10 Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!
Have you worked with these things in your life? Have you seen your life change because of it? Pick a couple of these exhortations from Paul’s letters to focus on over the days and weeks ahead, and see what transformative results they bring.
“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.]
