![]() ![]() At age seventeen you don’t have masses of wisdom, but I had enough to think, “I’m not answering him I might get it wrong!” In fact, the first person to answer got it wrong, and so John Stott put us out of our misery. He began calmly with a question: “What is the secret of Christian unity?” But then (to my horror!) he paused, waiting for one of us to answer. I was seated in an Inter-Varsity meeting listening to the distinguished Anglican preacher John R. ![]() I rarely think about Philippians 2:1–11 without recalling an evening in my first few weeks as a university student. What then does it mean to have the mind of Christ? A Model of Humility But those actions are the expressions of his mindset-and sharing it is fundamental to living in a way that is “worthy of the gospel of Christ.” Paul has the same goal in view when he later writes that those who are “mature” will think the same way he does (Phil. True, these verses describe Christ’s actions. To “be worthy” involves sharing “the mind of Christ Jesus.” Paul proceeds to explain that mindset in Philippians 2:5–11. Theologian Sinclair Ferguson explores what it means to live worthy of the gospel by imitating Christ, and why it matters for believers. ![]()
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