We Live Christ by being Saturated with the Word of Life through Pray-reading the Word

And receive...the sword of the Spirit, which Spirit is the word of God, by means of all prayer and petition, praying at every time in spirit and watching unto this... Eph. 6:17-18

Philippians 2:12-16 is a definition of living Christ in Phil. 1:19-21, for the God who operates in us (2:13) is the supplying Spirit (1:19), for us to shine as luminaries (2:15) is to magnify Christ (1:20), and to hold forth the word of life (2:16) … [Continue reading]

As Blameless and Guileless Children of God, we Shine forth as Luminaries in the World

That you may be blameless and guileless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation. Phil. 2:15

We need to do all things without murmurings and reasonings in order that we may become blameless and guileless, children of God without blemish, holding forth the word of life so that we may shine forth as luminaries in the world. We may not have … [Continue reading]

God operates in us, so we should do all things without Murmurings and Reasonings

For it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure. Phil. 2:13

We can work out our own salvation because it is God who operates in us both the willing and the working for His good pleasure; therefore, we should do all things without murmurings and reasonings. It's not that we by ourselves carry out our own … [Continue reading]

We need to Obey God to Work out our own Salvation, for it is God who Operates in us

...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who operates in you... Phil. 2:12-13

For us to work out our own salvation is to carry it out, to bring it to the ultimate conclusion, by our constant and absolute obedience with fear and trembling, knowing that it is God who operates in us. As believers in Christ we have all received … [Continue reading]

We Experience a Constant Salvation by taking Christ our Pattern in our Daily Life

Experiencing Christ as Our Constant Salvation

In Phil. 2:12 Paul tells us to work out our own salvation; this is not the eternal salvation from God's condemnation but the daily and constant salvation that is Christ as a living person. After seeing the wonderful pattern of Christ in Phil. 2, … [Continue reading]

When we by the Spirit live the Crucified Life, Christ is Exalted in our daily life

Therefore also God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name. Phil. 2:9

When we live a crucified life, we can experience the power of resurrection; Christ is exalted in our daily life as we, by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, take Him as the crucified life to be the pattern of our life. Our need is … [Continue reading]

When we Live Christ, we live the One who is the Pattern of a Crucified Life

For I did not determine to know anything among you except Jesus Christ, and this One crucified. 1 Cor. 2:2

In Phil. 2 we see Christ crucified as our pattern, and this pattern is the crucified life within us; when we live Christ, we live the One who is the pattern of a crucified life. Christ as our pattern is not something only objective, something that … [Continue reading]