‘We Should Not Deceive Ourselves.’
a) Galatians 6:3. If any of us think that we are something when we are nothing, we deceive ourselves.
a) Philippians 2:3. We:-
1- Should not be selfish.
2- Should not try to impress other people.
3- Should be humble.
4- Should think of other people as better than ourselves.
b) Philippians 2:4. We should not look out only for our own interests. We should take an interest in other people too.
(Through this QT I know that I Should Not Deceive Myself)
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‘They Are Enemies Of The Cross Of Christ.’
Philippians 3:18-19.
a) There are many people who are so called “Christians” who are taking the wrong paths.
b) These people are choosing wrong goals.
c) These people try to get other people to go along with them.
d) These people are enemies of the Cross of Christ.
e) The end of these people is destruction.
f) The god of these people is their own appetite.
g) They brag about shameful things.
h) Their minds are set on earthly things.
(This Second one clearly teaches me that They Are Enemies Of The Cross Of Christ)
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Chris.
Our selves do not come first in our lives. We all need to appreciate this fact. I knew a man in Malaysia who named his son Joy so that the son would always have the correct priority in his life: Jesus first, then other people and yourself last. If we put ourselves first inevitably we become selfish people. If we only put other people first then we live as “people pleasers”. If we put the Lord first in our lives then everything else comes into its proper place.
