Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — Philippians 2:14
Source Coverage: Philippians 2:14-15
Murmuring is grumbling-complaining under our breath. Disputing is questioning-arguing against what God is doing.
I believe murmuring often leads to disputing. When we grumble about God’s work, it eventually turns into questioning God’s ways.
This is both relational and spiritual-it affects our relationship with God and with others. Instead of fighting God’s work in our life, we are to trust Him.
Paul points back to Deuteronomy 32:5, where Israel became a “crooked and perverse generation” because of their murmuring and questioning. That same spirit leads to distortion and darkness.
But we are called to be different.
In a world that is crooked, perverse, and against God, we are to shine as lights. We are to be blameless and harmless-living in a way that reflects Christ. The church is to provide a straight example in a distorted world.
Source Coverage: Philippians 2:14-15
Moses and Aaron were Israelites; raised up unto them of their brethren, as Christ also should be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the Redeemer and Lawgiver of the people of Israel. Moses returns to his narrative, and repeats the charge God had given him to deliver his message to Pharaoh, and his objection against it. Those who have spoken unadvisedly with their lips ought to reflect upon it with regret, as Moses seems to do here. “Uncircumcised,” is used in Scripture to
note the unsuitableness there may be in any thing to answer its proper purpose; as the carnal heart and depraved nature of fallen man are wholly unsuited to the services of God, and to the purposes of his glory. It is profitable to place no confidence in ourselves, all our sufficiency must be in the Lord. We never can trust ourselves too little, or our God too much. I can do nothing by myself, said the apostle, but I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Murmuring is grumbling-complaining under our breath.
Disputing is questioning-arguing against what God is doing.
I believe murmuring often leads to disputing. When we grumble about God’s work, it eventually turns into questioning God’s ways.
This is both relational and spiritual-it affects our relationship with God and with others. Instead of fighting God’s work in our life, we are to trust Him.
Paul points back to Deuteronomy 32:5, where Israel became a “crooked and perverse generation” because of their murmuring and questioning. That same spirit leads to distortion and darkness.
But we are called to be different.
In a world that is crooked, perverse, and against God, we are to shine as lights. We are to be blameless and harmless-living in a way that reflects Christ. The church is to provide a straight example in a distorted world.
Moses and Aaron were Israelites; raised up unto them of their brethren, as Christ also should be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the Redeemer and Lawgiver of the people of Israel. Moses returns to his narrative, and repeats the charge God had given him to deliver his message to Pharaoh, and his objection against it. Those who have spoken unadvisedly with their lips ought to reflect upon it with regret, as Moses seems to do here. “Uncircumcised,” is used in Scripture to
note the unsuitableness there may be in any thing to answer its proper purpose; as the carnal heart and depraved nature of fallen man are wholly unsuited to the services of God, and to the purposes of his glory. It is profitable to place no confidence in ourselves, all our sufficiency must be in the Lord. We never can trust ourselves too little, or our God too much. I can do nothing by myself, said the apostle, but I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.