CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP

#3 in the Unbreakable Joy series
Tim Cartwright

Key Passage: Philippians 1:27-30

Our actions, speech, and behavior should point others to the truth of the gospel and the goodness of God’s reign.

Worthy of the Gospel

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ. – Philippians 1:27a

“Live in the Roman colony of Philippi as worthy citizens of your heavenly homeland.” – Gordon Fee

Signs of Walking Worthy

So that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel. – Philippians 1:27b

“Nothing is more incongruous in a Christian, and foreign to his character, as to seek ease and rest.” – John Chrysostom

Suffering is Guaranteed

For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ, you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. – Philippians 1:29-30

“Individual Christian” = Oxymoron

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