Tuesday, March 26, 2013

JOY Philippians 2:1-4

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 

if any common sharing in the Spirit 
2 Corinthians 13:14  May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

if any tenderness and compassion 
Colossians 3:12  Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

then make my joy complete 
John 3:29  "The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete."

by being like-minded 
Philippians 4:2  I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.

being one in spirit and of one mind 
Romans 15:5-6  May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit 
Galatians 5:26  Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Rather in humility value others above yourselves 
Romans 12:10  Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
1 Peter 5:5  In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." (Proverbs 3:34)

not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others 
1 Corinthians 10:24  No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.

(parentheses are mine)

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