"Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed ... continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life ..." Philippians 2:12-16 (NIV)
To the Philippian Christians the Apostle Paul here writes to encourage them to continue in their Christian ways so that God can use them according to His purpose. They should not complain about their situation but should continue in a Christ-like manner so that they can be like light and shine like stars in a a dark and depraved world.
We should also behave in such a way as to let the light of Jesus Christ, that is within us, shine. We are the light of the world. (Matthew 5:14-16) When we act according to the will of God, we allow Him to control our lives and to use us according to His good purpose. We need to live so that we may become useful to God to spread the word in this sin sick world in which we live.
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