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"Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.…"
Paul is driving this home (I a re-minder pershaps0 to the Philippians.
What does Paul mean " fellowship with the spirit"? How can Paul say," Consider others more important than yourself?" This is so not jewish in his time. The "chosen people" the jews, were to make themselves a people apart-- to guard themselves from others who could contaminate.
Where and how do you think Paul learned this 180 turn... from looking down on others, and totally without humility, to total humility and considering others more important than yourself.
What happened that Paul changed in this way? Ideas?
Paul is driving this home (I a re-minder pershaps0 to the Philippians.
What does Paul mean " fellowship with the spirit"? How can Paul say," Consider others more important than yourself?" This is so not jewish in his time. The "chosen people" the jews, were to make themselves a people apart-- to guard themselves from others who could contaminate.
Where and how do you think Paul learned this 180 turn... from looking down on others, and totally without humility, to total humility and considering others more important than yourself.
What happened that Paul changed in this way? Ideas?