Philippians 2
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Insights from Isaiah 7 months, 4 weeks ago · View
INTRODUCTION When I was a baby Christian, a Bible teacher was inquiring which books we would like to study. I chimed in, “Isaiah!” His comment, however, was in the negative, saying it was a lot of dry history and judgments. That was certainly not my take on the prophet. Even as young in the Lord as I [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: What’s In A Name? 1 year, 1 month ago · View
My precious granddaughter’s name is “Hephzibah”. It’s a beautiful name but it isn’t simple and it isn’t convenient. When people first hear it, they want it re-pronounced, spelt, and explained. But the meaning is lovely: “my delight is in her”. Would every child know that their parents delight in them! God placed this name in [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable posted an update: 1 year, 8 months ago · View
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natalie wrote a new blog post: Tunnel Vision 2 years, 5 months ago · View
But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. –Philippians 2:17
God calls us to not just give up a little bit of ourselves for His sake, but to give ALL of ourselves for Him. It [...]
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Richard Venable wrote a new blog post: Audience of Philippians 3 years, 4 months ago · View
Paul seems to feel more confident about the maturity of the Philippians than he seems in other epistles. He doesn’t have much rebuke for them, and he doesn’t spend much time talking about the basics. In chapter 3 he elaborates on what he seemed to consider a mature way of following Christ. He speaks of [...]
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: Obedience 3 years, 4 months ago · View
There are two references to obedience in chapter 2. First, in verse 8, Paul talkes about Christ’s obedience to death. Now, I think there are two implications of this. Christ was obedient to death in that he obeyed death’s wishes (and here death can be thought of as connected with Satan) by allowing himself to [...]
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: Vain Conceit 3 years, 4 months ago · View
In case you need a mental picture for vain conceit, you can think of one of Jane Austen’s characters, Sir Walter Elliot. He is so incredibly vain that he has mirrors on almost every wall in his large house so that he can constantly view his relection with admiration.
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: Philippians Bible Study 3 years, 4 months ago · View
Welcome to the Family Biblefox! I thought we could start by reading Philippians. It is a nice short book. And it will give us some time to get used to Biblefox. As you read a chapter, feel free to write your thoughts down and read other people’s thought as well!
Enjoy, Biblefox!