“This is what I continue praying, that your love may abound still more and more.”​—PHIL. 1:9.

“I am longing for all of you with such tender affection as Christ Jesus has,” he wrote. (Phil. 1:8)

11. What quality discussed at Philippians 1:9, 10 will help you to weigh your options?

¹¹ Once you have considered the Bible principles involved in your decision, you need to evaluate your options. (Read Philippians 1:9, 10; see study note on “full discernment.”)

(Phil. 1:1–4:23)

“Make sure of the more important things.”​—PHIL. 1:10.

They have been put in place to enable us to give careful attention to “the more important things.” (Phil. 1:10)

Galatians 1-6; Ephesians 1-6; Philippians 1-4; Colossians 1-4; 1 Thessalonians 1-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-3; 1 Timothy 1-6–2 Timothy 1-4

​—Based on Acts, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, 1 John, Revelation.

“Make sure of the more important things.”​—PHIL. 1:10.

The apostle Paul saw the need for praying that those in Philippi would “make sure of the more important things.” (Read Philippians 1:9-11.)

In any case, he had lost sight of the more important things, those having spiritual value. (Phil. 1:10)

Whatever you decide as to how much secular education you will obtain, have you ‘made sure of the more important things’?​—Phil. 1:9, 10.

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