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Philippians 4 - What is being fed into your mind and heart?
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Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
Kent Hughes writes about these verses, "He (Jesus) wants to keep our minds.
We emphasize this because it has direct bearing on Paul’s command about the Philippians’ thought lives in 4:8, 9. As we see from the immediately preceding context, in order to counter the discord between Euodia and Syntyche that was threatening the unity of the Philippian church, Paul gave four brief imperatives that, if obeyed would bring them the peace of God — namely: 1) rejoice, 2) be gentle, 3) do not be anxious, and 4) pray.
If these were implemented, Paul promised, “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (v. 7). Now Paul exhorted the Philippians to embrace exalted thought patterns and practices that would enhance God’s presence and peace, as he promised in verse 9: “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me — practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”
Join me in reading Philippians 4 and be encouraged!
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