Selfishness will prevent any Christian from having a good reputation among non-Christians and from having pure motives.“Children of God”: Becoming a child of God is just the beginning. (A labouring man, soon after confessing Christ and joining a Church in a rural district, had occasion to leave his home for a few weeks, to obtain work during harvest in an adjoining county. Let us inquire into the nature of the relationship. “Without blemish”: “Means unblemished in reputation and in reality” (Vincent p. 439).

How is that?” The reply was a good one. 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. “Oh, no,” he replied, “I had no persecution at all, for though I was working with them for five weeks, they never found me out.” “So much the worse for you,” they replied, “for if your light had shone before them, and you had borne a witness for Christ, they certainly would have found you out.”Lights have a very cheering influence, and so have Christians. Then they would injure no one. Paul then added the idea of being unblemished (Gr. (1) The sons of God are here clearly distinguished from the world. Close. And what a Church is on a large scale a home should be on a small one. The manifestation of sonship and its fruits. A light really does give great comfort; if you think it does not sit in the dark an hour or two. The word occurs only in Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole BibleHeinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New TestamentJohann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New TestamentMatthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy BibleJohn Eadie's Commentary on Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians and Philippians [Note: See Richard C. Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament, pp354-56.] “In the midst of”: The modern American landscape is filled with “Among whom ye are seen”: It is easy to forget that Christians are “seen”. From the context we learn that being self-assertive, self-centered, bitter, and complaining will frustrate the goal mentioned in this verse. Man universally may be a child of the great Father; but he may be a sensual child, a rebellious child, a sullen, envious child, a prodigal child; and to such God accords not the name of sons. His house is filling fast. Philippians 2 – Humble Living In Light of Jesus’ Humble Example A. “We know that we are perfectly safe, and only think of having our lamps burning brightly, and keeping the reflectors clear, that those in danger may be saved.” Christians are safe in a house built on a Rock, which cannot be moved by the wildest storm, and in a spirit of holy unselfishness they should let their light gleam across the dark waves of sin, that imperilled ones may be guided into the harbour of heaven. Why? Philippians 2:14-15 "Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world" (Phil.

It was to be the sheer force of goodness which should bear the Christian on to the spiritual conquest of mankind. The grammar of I am being poured out is in the present tense. This context already has revealed what will blemish us. Philippians 2:15(NASB) Verse Thoughts Paul was writing to the Philippian Church from a prison cell but he wanted to emphasise that the many misfortunes that had befallen him in his ministry.. and his incarceration and trial before a Roman court of law had resulted in the furtherance of the gospel, which was to be seen as an occasion of joy and great rejoicing.