I've never really read about Attitudes in the Bible before...so I thought it was pretty neat when I came across some of these verses! God tells us the kind of attitudes that we should have.
Philippians 2:5-11, 14-15
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in the very nature of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the father.
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.
The very first verse says "Your attitude should be the same as Jesus. Jesus obeyed God, humbled himself, and came down to this earth as a human to DIE on the cross for OUR sins!
We need to be obedient to God and we also need to be humble. God does not want us to have a proud "look what I did" attitude.
Then, a few verses down it says "do everything without complaining or arguing. When your boss, or parent, husband, wife asks you to do something...Just do it, don't complain about it or start an arguement. Yikes, I think we all could probably work on this one.
Follow Christs example and live with the Fruits of the Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and self-control. --Galations 5:22
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