Imitating Christ’s Humility (Philippians 2:1-18)
2 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, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
12 Therefore, 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, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. 17 But 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. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
2. L-umiltà ta' Kristu u dik tagħna
[Fil:2:1] Jekk hemm
fikom xi faraġ fi Kristu; jekk hemm xi kelma ta' ħlewwa fl-imħabba; jekk hemm
xi xirka fl-Ispirtu; jekk hemm xi ħniena u mogħdrija; kunu fehma waħda [Fil:2:2]
u imlewni bil-ferħ! Ħa jkollkom l-istess
imħabba, u ruħ waħda u ħsieb wieħed. [Fil:2:3] Tagħmlu xejn b'pika ta'
partit, anqas għall-ftaħir fieragħ; imma kunu umli u kull wieħed minnkom iqis
lill-ieħor aħjar minnu. [Fil:2:4] Ħadd minnkom ma għandu jfittex li
jaqbillu, imma li jaqbel lil ħaddieħor. [Fil:2:5] Aħsbu bħalma kien
jaħseb Kristu Ġesù:
[Fil:2:6] hu li għad li kellu n-natura ta' Alla, ma qagħadx
ifittex tiegħu
li hu daqs Alla, [Fil:2:7] iżda xejjen lilu nnifsu
billi
ħa n-natura ta' lsir; sar jixbah lill-bnedmin, u deher
minn barra
bħala bniedem;
[Fil:2:8] ċekken lilu nnifsu, billi obda sal-mewt, anzi sal-
mewt
tas-salib.
[Fil:2:9] Għalhekk Alla għollieh sas-smewwiet u żejjnu
bl-Isem li hu fuq kull isem,
[Fil:2:10] biex fl-isem ta' Ġesù
- fis-sema, fl-art u f'qiegħ l-art –
il-ħlejjaq
kollha jinżlu għarrkubbtejhom,
[Fil:2:11] u kull ilsien jistqarr:
"Ġesù Kristu hu l-Mulej,
għall-glorja ta' Alla l-Missier."
Aħna d-dawl tad-dinja
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The High Standard
THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD (that nothing is considered sinful) HAS PENETRATED THE CHURCH AND OUR CULTURE SO DEEPLY THAT WE MIGHT HAVE FALLEN VICTIMS TO SITUATIONS, IN OUR UPBRINGING, STAINED WITH THE
CONNOTATION OF SHAME …
...Do not go to Dances...
...Do not go to Dances...
NEVER GIVE UP ON JESUS's WISDON, MERCY AND POWER ! HE IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP YOU TO STAND UP AGAINST YOUR NATURAL WEAKNESSES ! HUMBLE YOURSELF AND ASK HIM TO HELP YOU.
