What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Let each person not look only to his own, but also to that of others."
Answer
The biblical call to look not only to one's own, but also to the welfare of one's neighbor, urges us to adopt the self‑less disposition of Jesus Christ. It is about humbly valuing others higher than oneself and avoiding discord or ambition, in order to preserve unity in spirit. True Christian love is shown in not selfishly seeking personal gain, but actively considering the needs and well‑being of fellow humans.
The Disposition of Christ and Care for Others
He also wrote to his Philippian brothers: “If there is now among you admonition in Christ, there is comfort of love, there is fellowship of the Spirit, there is heartfelt kindness and mercy, then my joy is made complete by the fact that you are of one mind, have the same love, are of one accord and think the same thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or for vain glory, but in humility let each one regard the other higher than himself. Let each person not look only to his own, but also to that of others. Be of the same mind as Christ Jesus was.”
“Let each person not look only to his own, but also to that of others. Be of the same mind as Christ Jesus was: who, when He was in the form of God, did not consider it a robbery to be equal to God, but emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant, becoming like a man; and when He was manifested in the form of a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even unto death on the cross.”
Some actually deprived themselves of means that were necessary for the comfort of their families, and some even of life‑sustaining necessities, to help you, and you accepted it. Paul writes to his Philippian brothers: “Be of the same mind as Christ Jesus was.” “Let each person not look only to his own, but also to that of others.” He also writes to his Corinthian brothers: “No one should seek his own, but what benefits the other.” Again he says sadly: “For they all seek their own, not what belongs to Christ Jesus.”
Every person who strives to overcome will have to contend with his own weaknesses; but it is so much easier for people to see the faults of their brothers than their own, that they should be much more diligent and critical of themselves than of others.
Although Lot owed his prosperity to his association with Abraham, he showed no gratitude toward his benefactor. Courtesy would have required that he leave the choice to Abraham, but instead he selfishly tried to seize all the advantages for himself. ... He chose for himself the entire plain of the Jordan ... How little did he foresee the terrible consequences of this selfish choice!
- Disposition of Jesus Christ
- Selflessness and humility
- Christian fellowship and unity
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