The Bond We Share

1. The key to this passage is Paul's declaration in Philippians 1:21: "For me to live is Christ..." See also Mark 8:35–36, 2 Corinthians 5:15, and Galatians 2:20. What does it mean to say that Christ is my life?
   
2. Read 1:12–14, 19. How did Christ as Paul's life change the way Paul viewed his suffering?
   
3. Read 1:15–18. How did Christ as Paul's life affect the way Paul handled opposition and criticism from others claiming to be Christians?
   
4. Read 1:20–26. How did Christ as Paul's life enable Paul to be open to whatever the future might hold?
   
5. What is the most important lesson you hope to apply from this great passage of God's Word?
   

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