Thursday, 02 July 2009

• Memorizing Scripture: Philippians 2:1-18

  [Edit 7/8:  I have the first six verses memorized so far.  Eight days to memorize the remaining twelve verses.]

  I have to memorize and be able to recite Philippians 2:1-18 by July 15 in preparation for my Toronto missions trip coming up July 18-26.  Time to start working on it.  I've never memorized a whole passage of scripture like this before, so it will be a good challenge.  So this is my post fo rthe day to get it in front of me and start memorizing.

  ¹If  you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, ²then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. ³Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. ⁴Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

   ⁵Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
   ⁶Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
   ⁷but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
   ⁸And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!
   ⁹Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
   ¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
   ¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

   ¹²Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

   ¹⁴Do everything without complaining or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe ¹⁶as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing. ¹⁷But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. ¹⁸So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

  Peace in Christ,

  Jeff

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