Philippians 4:8 is one of the most famous verses from Paul's letters. We often hear it in the context of discouraging people from consuming entertainment with adult content.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
I took a closer look at it today and realized I hadn't thought much about "what is true". What exactly does this mean in this context? I think I always thought of it of being in a context of learning about the natural world (like watching educational nature programs, and learning about God's creation), but that doesn't seem to do justice to the context (plus you might argue it somewhat conflicts with Paul saying he wanted to know nothing but Christ crucified).
What if this refers to not passing along/spreading rumors/gossip? That seems to make more sense with Paul's general teachings. It's also a takeaway that Christians in an age of conspiracy theories could reflect on, if this interpretation is accurate.
Anybody else have any thoughts?
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
I took a closer look at it today and realized I hadn't thought much about "what is true". What exactly does this mean in this context? I think I always thought of it of being in a context of learning about the natural world (like watching educational nature programs, and learning about God's creation), but that doesn't seem to do justice to the context (plus you might argue it somewhat conflicts with Paul saying he wanted to know nothing but Christ crucified).
What if this refers to not passing along/spreading rumors/gossip? That seems to make more sense with Paul's general teachings. It's also a takeaway that Christians in an age of conspiracy theories could reflect on, if this interpretation is accurate.
Anybody else have any thoughts?
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