All things done through christ3/22/2023 I can 'do all this' because of who Jesus is. "I can fail to achieve my goals and still trust my Savior's love. Yawn suggests that a more accurate application of Philippians 4:13 is for one to believe in the benefits of Christ's life, death and resurrection despite the outcome of personal goals. It robs countless hurting and weak people of the truth here. "What if you can't 'do' it? What if things don't work out - no matter how much you believe? Your failure might call into question the goodness of God, or the sufficiency of Christ. Yawn goes on to point out the danger of wrongly applying Philippians 4:13, especially in situations that are not guaranteed to turn out favorably. It's about Christ's achievement and a constant dependence on him regardless of one's station in life - good, or bad." But, the verse has little (or nothing) to do with our personal achievement in the face of severe odds. We normally take it to mean something like, 'I can do anything I set my mind to if I simply believe.' That is… I can achieve any personal goal by faith. "The actual point is even more glorious than the suburban legend," he adds. Tennessee pastor Bryan Yawn writes that the "true meaning of 'all things' (in Philippians 4:13) might disappoint contemporary Christians," although it shouldn't. So even if you don't have a penny to your name, you can be content." "The purpose of this verse is to tell you you are rich in Christ. "The purpose of this verse is not to tell you you can be rich," adds Chan, a former megachurch pastor and bestselling author. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want," Paul writes in verse 12, before revealing the source of his contentment in verse 13: his trust in Christ. "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. However, Philippians 4 shows that the apostle Paul, writing as a prisoner to Christians in the ancient city of Philippi, was speaking of "the secret of being content in any and every situation" - not necessarily about God giving him favorable circumstances. "I can do all this through him who gives me strength" has become a catchall phrase to mean "I can do anything, whatever I feel like doing God is going to give me the power to do it right there," suggests preacher Francis Chan in a sermon excerpt. Philippians 4:13 is one of the most quoted Bible verses and apparently a favorite among athletes, but is the popular passage about doing "all things through Christ" affirming a desire for God to provide favorable outcomes, or a desire to be content even when things seem at their worst? Yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.Īnd to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ Īnd now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.Christian preacher John Piper tweeted about Philippians 4:13 on July 8, 2009. You send forth Your Spirit, they are created You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in His own image in the image of God He created him male and female He created them. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. All things were created through Him and for Him. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.įor by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Playlist: Go to the Jesus Christ, Creator of All Things (topic) playlist
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