The word content ( Php 4:11) comes from a Greek word that means self-sufficient or independent. The Stoics elevated this word, the ability to be free from all want or needs, as the chief of all virtues. But the Stoic philosophy was marked by detachment from one’s emotions and indifference to the vicissitudes of life. Philippians 2:9-11. 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Read Chapter Compare. Buy Now. NIV, KJV, NASB, Amplified Parallel Bible--hardcover. Retail: $69.99. Save: $24.50 (35%) who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire. Life Worthy of the Gospel. 27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit,[ a] striving together as one for the faith of the gospel 28 without being frightened in any way by those who Philippians 2:3-11. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: being made in human likeness. even death on a cross! If indeed our personal truth or spiritual compass aligns with the pages of Scripture, then our response to Philippians 2:1-11 is firm and resolute. In other words, we embrace encouragement, comfort, fellowship, affection and sympathy as Paul describes because they are the byproducts of our union with Jesus. dMEpM.

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