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Unity Through Humility

1 Therefore if there is any1 consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any aaffection and mercy,  
2 afulfill my joy bby being like-minded, having the same love, being of cone accord, of one mind.  
3 aLet nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but bin lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.  
4 aLet each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of bothers.  

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

5 aLet this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,  
6 who, abeing in the form of God, did not consider it1 robbery to be equal with God,  
7 abut1 made Himself of no reputation, taking the form bof a bondservant, and ccoming in the likeness of men.  
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and abecame bobedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.  
9 aTherefore God also bhas highly exalted Him and cgiven Him the name which is above every name,  
10 athat at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,  
11 and athat every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  

Light Bearers

12 Therefore, my beloved, aas you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, bwork out your own salvation with cfear and trembling;  
13 for ait is God who works in you both to will and to do bfor His good pleasure.  
14 Do all things awithout complaining and bdisputing,  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Philippians 2:3

Let nothing be done through strife - Never be opposed to each other; never act from separate interests; ye are all brethren, and of one body; therefore let every member feel and labor for the welfare of the whole. And, in the exercise of your different functions, and in the use of your various gifts, do nothing so as to promote your own reputation, separately considered from the comfort, honor, and advantage of all.

But in lowliness of mind - Have always an humbling view of yourselves, and this will lead you to prefer others to yourselves; for, as you know your own secret defects, charity will lead you to suppose that your brethren are more holy, and more devoted to God than you are; and they will think the same of you, their secret defects also being known only to themselves.


 
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