Philippians 1:20-21 reveals that to experience Christ we need to live Him that we may magnify Him. The fifteen free eBooklets in this “Magnifying Christ by Living Him” set present what it means to live Christ and magnify Him, and the expression of a life that does this—a life that is full of forbearance but without anxiety.
“In Philippians Paul says not only that Christ lives in us; he goes on to reveal that to live is Christ. To live Christ surpasses simply having Christ live in us. Living Christ means that we have a life full of forbearance but without anxiety.” Witness Lee, Life-study of Philippians, p. 528
“As an elderly person, I have passed through a great many experiences in human life...I can testify that in all the circumstances of human life anxiety is present. Anxiety is a word that can sum up human life… Paul speaks of anxiety in 4:6 because he realizes that it is the totality of man’s life. Paul also realized that forbearance is the totality of a proper Christian life. Paul knew that human life is constituted of anxiety and that the Christian life is constituted of forbearance. Thus, to live Christ is to have forbearance without anxiety.” Witness Lee, Life-study of Philippians, p. 527
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In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the matter of magnifying Christ by living Him (Phil. 1:19-21). In Philippians 1:20 the apostle Paul says, “According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be put to shame, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.” In Paul’s bodily sufferings, Christ was magnified, exalted, and extolled. His sufferings afforded him opportunity to express Christ in His unlimited greatness. Philippians is concerned with the experience of Christ. To magnify Christ under any circumstances is to experience Him with the topmost enjoyment.
In the first three chapters of Philippians, the apostle Paul refers to the inner reality of the experience of Christ, and in chapter 4 we find the expression of this reality. In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee delves into Philippians 4:5-9 and considers the full expression of a life which lives Christ.
In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee continues his study of Philippians 4:5-9 and considers six governing aspects of a life that lives Christ. The apostle Paul gives us these governing aspects in verse 8: “For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is righteous, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is well-spoken of, if there is any virtue and if any praise, take account of these things.”
In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the secret of sufficiency in Christ that the apostle Paul refers to in Philippians 4:12. “Paul had learned the secret of sufficiency, of satisfaction, of contentment. This secret is actually Christ Himself. In chapter one of Philippians, Christ is the life for us to live; in chapter two, Christ is the pattern for us to follow; and in chapter three, Christ is the goal and the prize for us to pursue. Now in chapter four, Christ is the secret and also the power for us to enjoy.”
In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee uses verses throughout the New Testament to help us see what it means to live Christ and how we can do it. “Just as we must breathe in order to live physically, we must breathe spiritually in order to live Christ. The way to breathe spiritually is to call on the name of the Lord…All day long, no matter where we are or what we are doing, we need to call on the Lord. Whatever we are doing, we should call on the Lord Jesus…By calling on the Lord, you will live Christ.”
In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the difference between outward behavior and living Christ. By letting the Word of Christ dwell in us richly, by singing it and pray-reading it, the riches of the Word fill us and make us one with the Lord. This is the way to live Christ.
In Philippians 1:21 the apostle Paul says “To me to live is Christ,” and in this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee fellowships concerning what this means and what it issues in. The central thought of the Bible is not only the objective Christ but also the subjective Christ, experienced by us day by day.
“If we sincerely desire to be saturated with the living Word so that we may live Christ, we need to follow the practice advocated by Paul in Colossians 3:16.” In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee provides a thorough and practical explanation of what it means to have the word of Christ dwelling in us. “We must let the word of Christ inhabit us in a rich way, not by mere knowledge from the mind, but by every kind of wisdom from our spirit, including singing and psalming.”
In this booklet taken from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the significance of the apostle Paul’s word forbearance in Philippians 4:5 and helps us to appreciate its importance in our Christian life.
The apostle Paul uses the word forbearance in Philippians 4:5, in the final chapter of an Epistle “which emphasizes the experience of Christ.” Thus, this booklet, compiled from Life-study of Philippians by Witness Lee, considers how the virtue of forbearance relates to a Christian’s experience of Christ.
In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers forbearance, the all-inclusive virtue found in Philippians 4:5. “Based on the analysis of the Greek word, our spiritual experience, God’s activities in His economy, and the Lord’s living on earth, we can realize that to have adequate forbearance requires that we also have many other virtues.”
In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the apostle Paul’s word forbearance in Philippians 4:5 and the need to exercise this virtue specifically in our married and family life.
We may read Philippians and ask why the apostle Paul would mention forbearance and anxiety at the conclusion of such a profound book. In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers this question and the relationship among forbearance, anxiety, and the experience of Christ.
In this booklet taken from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee fellowships concerning the source of forbearance, the source of anxiety, and the way to have a life full of forbearance but without anxiety.
In this booklet taken from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee contrasts forbearance with anxiety and presents the secret of satisfaction, the importance of prayer and petition with thanksgiving, the proper realization we must have in order to exercise forbearance, and six points for our practice.
The eBooklets in this set are taken from Life-study of Philippians by Witness Lee.
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