LIFE

This morning the message at my church was really good. Learned a lot. I love it when you go back to certain words and see their meaning in greek, and the context, it gives you so much more insight. Anyways, just to post a few notes from it- it was on Philippians 4:4-9,

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

⁵Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ⁷and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Meditate on These Things

⁸Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. ⁹The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
We talked mostly about v. 8 and 9. Here's some cool stuff:

True- made of 2 words in greek, means beginning of mystery
noble- (or honorable) in Greek means God-fearing, Paul was the only one to use it, and used it a lot even though he was persecuted so often.
Just-(or right) following the divine laws, to teach by evidence
Pure- Exciting reverence (that's one you wouldn't really think of together : )
Lovely- in regard to love (philadelphia)
Good report - (or admirable) Known for being good
Virtue- morally excellent- Gr. to lift up
Praiseworthy-about or at praises to God,
Meditate- ( involves something that is known as truth, not just thinking about something.)

Doesn't that shed a lot more on that passage? A really cool point was made- that's life- Real Life- LIFE as it should be and was meant to be lived.