Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XI. It is no sign that affections are right, or that they are wrong, that they make persons that have them exceeding confident that what they experience is divine, and that they are in a good estate cites Phil. 1:21
…the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me;" Phil. 1:21, "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain;" 2 Tim. 1:12, "I know whom I have believe…
- Tukutendereza ·
Yona Kanamuzeyi — “We Are Going to Heaven” cites Philippians 1:21
…wn. Most were not. The text underneath it “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). Paul wrote it from prison, weighing the two and finding he could not lose. It is a sent…
- Watchman Nee ·
A Life Given to Christ cites Philippians 1:21
…lves. Nee's life directs the reader back to Paul's center: “For to me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21, ASV). That sentence is more radical than “Christ helps me live.” It says Christ defines …
- Watchman Nee ·
The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites Philippians 1:21
…hrist is the believer's life. Paul's language is absolute: “For to me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21, ASV). Not ministry. Not ecclesiology. Not reputation. Christ. This became one of Nee's m…
- Watchman Nee ·
The Normal Christian Life cites Philippians 1:21
…vice. Paul's great statement is neither theatrical nor vague: “For me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21, ASV). Nee's lasting contribution is to ask whether Christians have reduced the gospel to…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
D.L. Moody — The Shoe Salesman Who Moved Nations cites Philippians 1:21
…was now stepping into its fulfillment: “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21, NIV). His gain had come. He had done what the shoe salesman from Northfield had been sen…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Principal Wheat cites Philippians 1:21
…el, "For me to live is Christ. I cannot live without Christ, or for anything but Christ" (Philippians 1:21, ESV). Let your whole nature yield itself to Jesus, and to none else. We should give to t…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Philippians 1:21
…aringly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” Philippians 1:21 — “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Chapter 5 — Pandita Ramabai James 1:…
- Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites Philippians 1:21
…aul does not say, “For me to live is brokenness.” He says, “For to me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21, ASV). The cross serves resurrection. A seed is not buried in order to celebrate burial. …
- Watchman Nee ·
Twenty Years in Chains cites Philippians 1:21
…ogy had an answer before circumstances asked the question. “For to me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21, ASV). The verse does not say, To me to live is successful ministry. This distinction is …
- Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Philippians 1:21
…edom, ministry, health, reputation, and desired outcomes disappear. Scriptures to revisit Philippians 1:21; 2 Timothy 2:9; Hebrews 10:36; Romans 8:38-39; Psalm 31:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14. Refl…
- Morning by Morning ·
January cites Philippians 1:21
…ve all thy concerns in the hand of a gracious God. January 7 “For me to live is Christ.” (Philippians 1:21) The believer did not always live to Christ. He began to do so when God the Holy Spirit c…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
March cites Phil. i. 21
…Lord Jesus Christ.”—S. A. Blackwood. March 6 To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phil. i. 21. Live in Christ, and you are in the suburbs of heaven. There is but a thin wall between y…