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By Kayode Crown Philippians 2:6 who, though he existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, ANNOUNCEMENT 1: Please check the new weekly segment following the bible commentary: From Addiction to Freedom by Favour Oyinloye. Or you can scroll immediately to it, I won't mind. ANNOUNCEMENT 2: Going forward, beginning from Sept 1, I will add a segment to my thrice weekly newsletter. I call it weekly chant. You will get to hear the Weekly Chant (not music,...

By Kayode Crown Philippians 2:4 Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well. ANNOUNCEMENT: Please check the new weekly segment following the bible commentary: From Addiction to Freedom by Favour Oyinloye. Or you can scroll immediately to it, I won't mind. Paul is not saying do not be concerned about your own interests, but that you should not just be concerned only about that, just as Jesus said love your neighbor as yourself...

By Kayode Crown Philippians 2:2 complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose. Paul says what will bring him joy is the church being of the same mind, having the same love, united spirit, and having one purpose. That seems like a tall order. I mean different people having the same mind, love, united in spirit (attitude), and one purpose! Same mind In the next verses, Paul will tell us that the basis of our being united, being...

By Kayode Crown Philippians 1:30 since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing. The topic here is about suffering for Christ, and Paul is telling the people that they are not alone. He used the word conflict. That means whatever he stands for is creating friction between him and some people who would interact with him. But the option is not to shut up, but to plough ahead at the risk of death. That only makes sense in the context of the...

By Kayode Crown Philippians 1:28 and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation—a sign which is from God. If there is a sign that God is working in you, it is when you do not fear those who oppose you. But what if there is someone who is your opponent at heart but appears to be with you. That is Judas. Those are the people that Paul called false brothers (2 Corinthians 11:26), and said they are dangerous. These are people...