Be one spirit
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The previous was adapted from a sermon featured on Dr. I’ll continue to discuss the role of citizenship in my next blog, “Momentum: Be British.” The key is to live your faith out in the world as a citizen of the kingdom of God. It may be big or it may be small, but you must prepare yourself for it daily. You will be called upon, in your life, to take a stand for Christ. If you require assistance with something not included in the FAQs below, please Contact Us and well be happy to help you You can also call Customer Service Monday-Friday from 8:00am-6:00pm (EST) at 1-71, or email us at. Paul wanted his readers to strive together, to fight side by side for the faith that is characterized by the gospel message that we preach. It’s where we get our word “athlete.” Games were often played in preparation for war and battle-that’s why athletic phrases and battle terminology are often similar in Greek and Latin. The word “striving” there can refer to athletic striving, or to military striving. You might paraphrase the end of Philippians 1:27 like this: “I want to hear that you’re standing firm in the sphere of the one Spirit of God which draws His people into unity, striving together as one person.” Strive Together You can see this again in Ephesians 2:18:įor through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. When Paul wrote about “standing firm in one Spirit,” he meant the Holy Spirit. What Paul means here is what he wrote in 1 Corinthians 12:13:įor by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. This is a 52-week devotional with a devotion for every. Collectively, the authors represent 41 nations from around the world, united by the power of Christ and a shared commitment to children in need. That’s very different from what Paul was expressing in this verse. One In Spirit is a collection of devotionals written exclusively by Compassion staff to connect and encourage the global Compassion community. We get it from the French- esprit de corps-the spirit of the body, or a kind of community spirit. Paul had no grammar or syntax for saying “in one spirit” in the way we use it in English. The passage continues, “… so that whether I come to you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit…” The last part of this sentence, “In one spirit,” is normally translated with a small “s.” This is a mistranslation. Paul wrote in Philippians 1:27, “Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” As I pointed out in a previous post in this series, this sentence would be more accurately translated “citizen yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ…” One Spirit