Having a Mature Mindset
JB and Maude Chapman's rocking chairs. Scripture: Phil. 3: 15 Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. 16 Only let us hold fast to what we have attained. Observation: In the original language verse 15 begins with “therefore.” This creates a connection to what Paul has just said in the previous section where he has been telling them about his spiritual journey. His own life is laid out in such a way that it follows the pattern of Christ in chapter 2. Now that he has placed before the Philippians the pattern of Christ, and then of his own life, he draws them into the story. He had been speaking in the first-person singular, but now in the first-person plural. He is not pointing any fingers but includes himself in the on-going process of becoming like Christ. Flemming comments: Such a mature Christian mind is both appropriate and available to Christians now. Yet those who are...