A passage that informs ethical reflection round 1

So for the first journaling assignment, we are asked to choose five passages that might inform ethical reflection. I have decided to do one each night until I have the five done (five journal posts; sounds great).

The first passage I have chosen comes from Philippians 2 (NIV):

¹If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, ²then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. ³Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. ⁴Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. I think this passage is a good beginning point for some ethical reflection. Ethics has to do with morality, the correct way of acting in situations. What a better way to act then to be humble, looking out for the interests of others. Paul gives each person the ability to look out for others, without forsaking themselves. The key point for ethical reflection is that we should not be so absorbed with ourselves, so prideful with the way we live. Instead, we should humble ourselves and be willing to take care of each other in one accord, in one fellowship. It speaks highly of the character of Paul, one willing to forsake his own well being for the sake of other's salvation.