Sunday, March 22, 2015

Whose mind do you have?

Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.

Christ's mind.

Php 2:4  Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Christ's mind- NOT looking on his own things, but the things of other.  Christ obviously deemed OTHERS more important than Himself.  His entire ministry all the way to His ultimate death and resurrection was filled with His putting OTHERS before Himself.

Php 2:7  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men

Christ did NOT make of Himself any reputation at all. He didn't want any GLORY. He did not tell people to give Him their best seats, their best food, their best clothes, to pay Him for all He did for them. Christ didn't want to be made their earthly king, Christ was their heavenly king!  We are NOT supposed to want glory, not ANY glory! We are to put others FIRST in all things. To do these things, this is what it means for us to have the mind of Christ.  Christ was a servant, Christ had the MIND of a SERVANT! We need to be servants, true servants!

The things Christ did, the things Christ would do, these are the things WE ARE TO DO.

Mat 11:29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Meek and lowly in heart.

Mat 20:26  But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Mat 20:27  And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Mat 20:28  Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Minister to others.

Luk 22:27  For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

Serve.

Joh 13:14  If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
Joh 13:15  For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

Serve.

Act 10:38  How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Do good.

Rom 15:3  For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

Please NOT ourselves.

1Co 10:33  Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

The profit of others.

Eph 5:2  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Walk in love. Give of ourselves- all of ourselves.

1Pe 2:21  For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps

Suffer, as Christ suffered.

1Pe 4:1  Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
1Pe 4:2  That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

Suffer in our flesh.
No longer live to the lusts of our flesh.
Live to the will of God.


All, by the grace of GOD.

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