A Life Full Of Forbearance But Without Anxiety
A LIFE FULL OF FORBEARANCE
BUT WITHOUT ANXIETY
In this booklet we shall consider many of the details and fine points regarding a life full of forbearance but without anxiety. In particular we shall consider the way to fulfill Paul's word in Philippians 4:6, "In nothing be anxious."
The subject of the book of Philippians is the experience of Christ. In the first three chapters of this Epistle, the standard of Paul's writing is very high. However, in chapter four, the conclud ing portion of this book, Paul seems to descend to a lower level in emphasizing forbearance and anxiety.
More than fifty years ago, I was troubled by Philippians 4. I appreciated Paul's words in the first three chapters. In chapter one we see that we should magnify Christ by living Him; in chap ter two, that we should take Christ as the pattern of the Christian life; and in chapter three, that Christ is far superior to all things of religion and culture and that we must count all things loss in order to pursue Him and gain Him. Then in chap ter four Paul suddenly talks about forbearance