Have The Attitude Of Christ

"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with The Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.  Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus..." Philippians 2:1-5 (NIV)

The Apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Philippi to encourage them to be Christ-like, and to be guided by The Holy Spirit, and demonstrate the love of God towards one another.  He told them not to be selfish, but to think of, and to value others more than self, just as Christ did.

Those of us who have been encouraged by being in Christ, who have received comfort from His love, who have received the indwelling of The Holy Spirit, who have been shown the loving kindness and mercy of God, should have and display that same love towards one another.  We should do nothing with selfish ambition or conceit, but we should humble ourselves, and place the interest of others before our own.  We should think, act, and behave as Christ did and follow His example.  To be Christian is to be "Christ-like."  We cannot be perfect like He was and is, but we can strive for the perfect example which He set before us.  

At One Time We Too Were Foolish

"Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures ... He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy... so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life." Titus 3:1-7 (NIV)

The Apostle Paul told Titus to remind the people to do good and slander no one. He said, at one time we all were just as bad as they are now. God saved them because of His mercy, not because of anything that they had done.

The same is true for us today. We really should no talk about the sins that anyone else is committing, for at one time we were just as sinful, if not worse. We should not act "holier that thou" because of where we are now in our Christian walk, we too have a sinful past. We are where we are now by the grace of God and by His mercy. We should remember that when we deal with those that are lost or recently converted.