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Philippians 2:1-8 (MSG)

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¹ If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care-- ² then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. ³ Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. ⁴ Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. ⁵ Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. ⁶ He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. ⁷ Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! ⁸ Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death--and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Unity - Be one in spirit and purpose
(v. 2) Unity - Be one in spirit and purpose
(v. 3) Selfish Ambition - Do nothing out of selfish ambition
(v. 3) Humility - Consider other better than yourself
(v. 3) Respect - Consider others better than yourselves
(v. 3) Humility - Jesus - humbled himself
(v. 5) Humility - Jesus - humbled himself
(v. 6) Humility - Jesus - humbled himself
(v. 7) Humility - Jesus - humbled himself
(v. 8) Humility - Jesus - humbled himself

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 1) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 1) Day 30 - Joined Together in Love (2012-01-02)
(v. 1) To Live is Christ - Having the Same Love (2010-03-10)
(v. 1) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 2) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 2) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 2) To Live is Christ - Having the Same Love (2010-03-10)
(v. 2) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 2) Day 30 - Joined Together in Love (2012-01-02)
(v. 3) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 3) Selflessness (2015-10-13)
(v. 3) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 3) Day 30 - Joined Together in Love (2012-01-02)
(v. 3) To Live is Christ - Having the Same Love (2010-03-10)
(v. 3) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Disappointed (2008-05-15)
(v. 3) One Another - Reconciling with One Another (part 4) (2010-02-24)
(v. 3) First the Kingdom - Building with Gold (part 1) (2010-02-04)
(v. 3) Followup: Humility I (part I) (2011-09-08)
(v. 3) One Another (part IV) (2011-03-18)
(v. 3) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 4) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 4) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 4) Day 30 - Joined Together in Love (2012-01-02)
(v. 4) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 4) Selflessness (2015-10-13)
(v. 4) Mind Change - Problems (2011-10-27)
(v. 4) One Another - Reconciling with One Another (part 4) (2010-02-24)
(v. 4) One Another - Bearing With Another (part 2) (2010-02-15)
(v. 4) Purpose Driven Life - Restoring Broken Fellowship (2008-06-13)
(v. 4) To Live is Christ - Having the Same Love (2010-03-10)
(v. 4) First the Kingdom - Building with Gold (part 1) (2010-02-04)
(v. 4) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Disappointed (2008-05-15)
(v. 4) Purpose Driven Life - Thinking Like a Servant (part 1) (2008-07-03)
(v. 5) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 5) Followup: Humility I (part II) (2011-09-09)
(v. 5) Mind of Christ - Intro (part II) (2011-06-09)
(v. 5) First the Kingdom - Building with Gold (part 1) (2010-02-04)
(v. 5) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 5) 30 Days at the Cross - Consumed with Reconciliation (2008-08-23)
(v. 5) One Another - Bearing With Another (part 2) (2010-02-15)
(v. 5) Day 30 - Joined Together in Love (2012-01-02)
(v. 5) To Live is Christ - Just Like Christ (2010-03-11)
(v. 5) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 6) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 6) 30 Days at the Cross - Consumed with Reconciliation (2008-08-23)
(v. 6) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 6) To Live is Christ - Just Like Christ (2010-03-11)
(v. 6) Followup: Humility I (part II) (2011-09-09)
(v. 6) Mind of Christ - Servant (part II) (2011-07-26)
(v. 6) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 6) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 6) Jesus with People - Humility in Action (2009-01-17)
(v. 6) Mind of Christ - Servant, Washing Feet (part II) (2011-08-01)
(v. 7) Followup: Humility I (part II) (2011-09-09)
(v. 7) Purpose Driven Life - Thinking Like a Servant (part 1) (2008-07-03)
(v. 7) Mind of Christ - Servant, Washing Feet (part II) (2011-08-01)
(v. 7) To Live is Christ - Just Like Christ (2010-03-11)
(v. 7) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 2) (2010-04-21)
(v. 7) 30 Days at the Cross - Consumed with Reconciliation (2008-08-23)
(v. 7) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 7) Mind of Christ - Servant (part II) (2011-07-26)
(v. 7) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 7) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 8) To Live is Christ - Just Like Christ (2010-03-11)
(v. 8) Followup - Being Discipled: Imitation & Indignation (2011-01-15)
(v. 8) 30 Days at the Cross - Heights of Humility (2008-07-30)
(v. 8) 30 Days at the Cross - If the King is a Servant (2008-08-09)
(v. 8) Followup: Humility I (part II) (2011-09-09)
(v. 8) Servant of God (part I) (2011-02-27)
(v. 8) Mind of Christ - Servant, Washing Feet (part II) (2011-08-01)
(v. 8) 30 Days at the Cross - Consumed with Reconciliation (2008-08-23)
(v. 8) Mind of Christ - Servant (part II) (2011-07-26)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 2) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 3) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 3) Devotional: Servanthood (2008-12-12)
(v. 3) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 4) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 4) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 4) Devotional: Servanthood (2008-12-12)
(v. 5) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 5) Devotional: Servanthood (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Servanthood (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Servanthood (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Servanthood (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Put (Poot):