Did you not read the context:
3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus...
The Good Samaritan is not the only passage of the Bible that instructs us to care for the less fortunate. Consider these:
Hebrews 13:16 “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
Matthew 25:35-40 “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I...
I mean.. you realize there's more than one bible translation right? Proverbs 14:15
Sensible, shrewd and prudent all come up as well as a few other words.
Jehovah's Witness Awake Magazine No. 5 2017
"To survive, we need clean water, food, clothing, and shelter from the weather." 1 Timothy 6:7, 8. The bible says "...with food, clothing, we shall be content.
"I am comforted by my belief that God will soon bring complete justice to the earth and...
The above post is truly a breath of fresh air as all too many tend to try and make Jesus into what they want him to be. Yes, he truly operated out of a socialist paradigm as did the apostles after he was executed. Three times in Acts, if my memory is correct, it says that they shared their...
2 Corinthians 8:13-15
For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. As it is written, “Whoever gathered much...
This doesn't necessarily mean the birth of Jesus as a human being walking the Earth contemporaneously with Paul as an historical entity though, or in the literal sense we are conditioned to read it. This could still be an event revealed to Paul and early Christians through the Hebrew...
Here's another text that I'm thinking about:
A real birth is essential to understanding Paul's teachings about Christ.
Philippians 2.4-11
4Let each of you(I) look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5(J) Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in...
IMAGINE a house that has fallen into a state of disrepair. The paint is peeling, the roof is damaged, and even the lawn lies untended. Obviously, this building has weathered some severe storms over the years, and it has suffered from neglect. Should it be demolished? Not necessarily. If the...