Verse 1:18 tends to justify all churches:<\/p>\n
\nSo what\u00a0do we do<\/em>\u00a0then?\u00a0Listen<\/em>.\u00a0What matters is<\/em>\u00a0that in every way,\u00a0regardless of the motives<\/em>\u2014whether pure or shady\u2014the great story of the Anointed is a cause for joy. I will continue to rejoice\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
We tend to bash those who preach the Gospel with unsavory tactics. For example we look at prosperity preachers as not preaching the Gospel with pure intentions. See they get people to give based on those givers receiving great wealth. Most never prosper as promised, other than the pastor. If that pastor is preaching the Gospel of salvation correctly, then let them go. Many will be saved because of their dynamic oratory skills.<\/p>\n
Verses 2:3 & 4 remind us not to follow our own agendas:<\/p>\n
\n3\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Don\u2019t let selfishness and prideful agendas take over. Embrace true humility, and lift your heads to extend love to others.\u00a04\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Get beyond yourselves and protecting your own interests;\u00a0be sincere,<\/em>\u00a0and secure your neighbors\u2019 interests first.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Interesting we see Paul almost contradicting himself again. One chapter we read it\u2019s ok if some preach the Gospel do so with selfish motives, yet here is says don\u2019t let those emotions take you over. The point is if someone gets caught up with prideful and selfish ambitions, yet still preaches the Gospel our job is not to condemn. At the same time Paul is warning us not to personally be consumed with those desires. The key is being like Jesus and set aside your ambitions for the ambitions of others.<\/p>\n
Imagine if the world operated this way!!<\/p>\n
Verses 2:14 & 15 command us to stop internal conflicts:<\/p>\n
\n14\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Do all things without complaining or bickering with each other,\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>so you will be found innocent and blameless;\u00a0you are<\/em>\u00a0God\u2019s children called to live without a single stain on your reputations among this perverted and crooked generation. Shine like stars across the land.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
What people see on the outside is very important since the enemy will want many to find something conflicting with the message. If there is internal bickering, this could crush a new believer\u2019s faith. They receive a message of salvation that says one thing and then the body of the Church is doing something different. This is why conflicts need to be addressed, but not childishly handled.<\/p>\n
The second part is key since we are called to have faith like a child, but not get sucked into childish acts of pride and selfishness. Ever watch two children who want the same thing, it can get downright ugly in the struggle for number 1. Think about children as the ultimate narcissist, yet God\u2019s children are different, they share!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Philippians 1 \u2013 2 Verse 1:18 tends to justify all churches: So what\u00a0do we do\u00a0then?\u00a0Listen.\u00a0What matters is\u00a0that in every way,\u00a0regardless of the motives\u2014whether pure or shady\u2014the great story of the Anointed is a cause for joy. I will continue to rejoice\u00a0 We tend to bash those who preach the Gospel with unsavory tactics. For example … Continue reading “Be Like God’s Children, Not The Normal Narcissist Child Born!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}