Bible Verses
Phil. 2:15 That you may be blameless and guileless, children
of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and
perverted generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in
the world, (16) Holding forth the word of life, so that I
may have a boast in the day of Christ that I did not run in
vain nor labor in vain.
Words of Ministry
In verse 15 Paul refers to "children of God without blemish
in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation." As
children of God, we have God's life and nature (2 Pet. 1:4).
Being children of God with the divine life and nature, we are
luminaries which reflect the light of the sun (Christ). As
such, we are without blemish in the midst of a crooked and
perverted generation. "Without blemish" is the total quality
of being blameless and guileless. The Greek word translated
perverted means warped or twisted. There can be no doubt that
today's generation is twisted and warped. In this kind of
generation we should shine as lights in the world.
applying, presenting, offering. As God's children, we need to
present the word of life to others. If the Philippian
believers did this, Paul would be able to boast in the day of
Christ that he had not labored in vain. The day of Christ is
the day of the Lord's second coming.… In that day all
believers will appear before the judgment seat of Christ to
receive the reward each deserves (2 Cor. 5:10).
Whether or not his labor was actually in vain would be
determined by the deeds of the believers in Philippi. Suppose
the believers there did all things without murmurings or
reasonings and thus became blameless and guileless, children
of God without blemish in the midst of a warped and twisted
generation. Suppose, moreover, that the saints in Philippi
were shining forth as luminaries in the world and presented
the word of life to those around them. If such were their
situation, Paul would be able to rejoice and even boast at
the time of the Lord's coming back.
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