Philippians 1-4. Find Solutions in the Scriptures to Life’s Challenges:
For each of the following common challenges, write the counsel from Philippians that you would use to resolve it:
People sometimes argue and complain over petty matter in church meetings or throughout the week (See Philippians 2:1-8, 14-15).
1-“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of bone accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
Think of others better than yourself, not yourself better than others
2-“[Christ] made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Be humble and serve others.
3-“Do all things without murmurings and disputings:That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;”
Be kind to one another. Stop murmuring and bickering.
Many youth feel that their parents’ testimony is sufficient for them. Since they have good parents, they rely on them for all the spiritual strength (see Philippians 2:12-15 and institute student manual commentary for Philippians 2:12,”Work out Your Own Salvation with Fear and Trembling” [pp.361-62].
We are each individually responsible for working out our salvation. My parents favorite response to our childhood complaints of “he/she made me do it” was, “No one can make you do anything”. They were teaching us from a very young age that we have agency and no one will make us do anything. We can not rely on other people to do things for us and gain salvation for us, that is an individual matter. There is nothing our parents nor anyone else can do save us, that is up to us.
An investigator is considering joining the church, but his family will no longer associate with him if he does (see Philippians 3:7-16; 4:13).
I am so grateful that I got to read these. I have a friend at home that is going through this exact same situation.
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ”
We have to make sacrifices so that we can obtain truth. This Gospel is true but it is not easy. We will lose things on the way, things that are important to us, but in the end it will be worth it.
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”
I think this is saying that yes, family is important but the things of God are more important,” The Gospel is the future and we need to look ahead and not behind. I can not even imagine what a rough situation this would be and I love Philippians 4:13 “ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” There is nothing we can not do with Christ on our side.d
How is this writing assignment as example of the principle taught in 2 Nephi 32:3?
“Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”
There is an answer for all of our questions found in the scriptures. Modern and ancient scripture are vital to our Earthy journey. IN them we can find council and answers to all of our questions!
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