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Meditation — with discussion
A passage of Scripture…
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, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
We have Christians of varying theological bents here. What does it mean to “let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel?”
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Let your manner of life fit the Gospel.
If you take the name of Jesus (on yourself), don’t take it in vain — live His life.
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Live the Christian life 24/7, not just for an hour on Sunday morning. We cannot separate the spiritual from the secular in our lives. In business we are honest. In the social arena we are not the one telling off-color jokes or laughing at them. We are the first to lend aid and the last to accept anything on return. But mostly, we never consider ourselves worthy of anything, because we are no more than worms in the dust who have been elevated by the mercy of God.
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Live out your knowledge and gratitude of what was done for you at the cross.
Have an eternal perspective.
Follow the word. Be led by the Holy Spirit.
Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
And your neighbor as yourself… even if they destroy your hedges and never replace them and it looks like God is being silent in the matter.
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Peter L, could you explain for me what you mean by this? “We are the first to lend aid and the last to accept anything in return.” I agree with you on the first part, but I don’t follow what you mean by the second part (the last to accept anything in return).
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Sylvie- I suppose “accept” is not the word I want, but “expect”. Sorry for the confusion. What I mean is that we don’t ever expect to be paid or recompensed in any way for our service to others, yet are thankful when we are. Too often, someone helping another in need expects to get a reward. Our reward is in heaven, so we should not expect any here.
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My son has been shoveling sidewalks for neighbors this winter. He does this without being asked, so therefore without promise of payment, though he often does receive some cash in the end. I remind him each time that he should be happy to serve the neighbors, whether or not he receives payment. It’s a small picture/type of the Christian life.
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Thanks Peter L! That made it a lot clearer for me, and I agree; we are to give without any thought of repayment.
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“because we are no more than worms in the dust who have been elevated by the mercy of God.”
Ps. 113,
“Who is like unto Jehovah our God, that hath his seat on high,
that humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth?
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
That he may set him with the princes of his people.”
poor-desirous, needy
needy-needy, desiring
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