I do not count myself. That is, I do not suppose that vain security is sufficient to put my salvation out of doubt, and that Christ having died, nothing remains for me to do. No; I consider myself as a wrestler at the games, uncertain of success. (Calmet)
PHILIPPIANS 3:13 ouv {B} The reading ouv, which is amply supported by î46 B Dc G K Y 88 1739 most Old Latin vg syrp, h copsa arm, appears to have been changed to ou;pw...
Verse 13. _I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED_] Whatever gifts, graces, or honours I may have received from Jesus Christ, I consider every thing as incomplete till I have finished my course, got t...
BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED - That is, to have obtained that for which I have been called into the service of the Redeemer. There is something which I strive after which I have no...
III. CHRIST, THE OBJECT AND THE GOAL CHAPTER 3 __ 1. The true circumcision (Philippians 3:1) 2. Paul's past experience (Philippians 3:4) 3. The one passion (Philippians 3:8)...
PHP_3:10-16. AIM AND ASPIRATION. In exchange for the proud Jewish privileges that he has renounced, Paul has a new pursuit. His aim is to know Christ and the power that comes from His resurrection, th...
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE JOY (Php_3:1) _ 3:1 As for what remains, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble to me to write the same things to you, and for you it is safe._ Paul sets down two very...
Not that I have already obtained this, or that I am already all complete but I press on to try to grasp that for which I have been grasped by Jesus Christ. Brothers, I do not count myself to have obta...
NOT. Many texts read "not yet". REACHING FORTH. Greek. _epekteinomai._ Only here....
_Brethren_ A direct loving appeal, to restate and enforce what he has just said. _I count not myself_ "I" and "myself" are both emphatic in the Greek. Whatever others may think of _themselves_, this...
HIS SPIRITUAL CONDITION IS ONE OF PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION...
ΟΥ̓́ΠΩ. So אAD2*, 17 47 73 80 and many other cursives, copt syr (harkl*) æth, Clem Bas. BD2cG2, 37 and most other cursives, vulg syr (pesh and philox text) goth arm, Orig Tert read οὐ. Tisch WH [text:...
ΚΑΤΕΙΛΗΦΈΝΑΙ _perf. act. inf. от_ КАΤΑΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2638) удерживать. Предложное сочетание перфектно: "даровать полностью" (RWP). ΕΝ ΔΈ но одна вещь. гл. ΛΈΓΩ может быть дополнен (Lohmeyer) или же подраз...
DISCOURSE: 2155 HOLY AMBITION ENCOURAGED Philippians 3:13. _Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unt...
BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF, &C.— _No, my brethren, I do not imagine that I am yet arrived at the goal; but this one thing I do: regardless of what is behind, and intent only to reach what is before,...
13. BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF YET TO HAVE LAID HOLD: BUT ONE THING _I DO,_ FORGETTING THE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND STRETCHING FORWARD TO THE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE, 14. I PRESS ON TOWARD THE G...
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I COUNT NOT MYSELF - what...
_ THE LIVING EXAMPLES_ 19 The word soul has lost its significance in English, especially in its compounds, hence we render idiomatically "good cheer," for "well souled" and "equally sensitive" for "e...
DANGERS AND HOPES OF THE PRESENT SITUATION _V. Interjected Warnings (Philippians 3:1)_ § 11. PHILIPPIANS 3:1. FINALLY (lit. 'For the rest'), MY BRETHREN, brings the close of the letter in sight (see...
LETTER OF JOY Paul’s Letter to the Philippians _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 3 PAUL WARNS THEM AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS 3:1-3 V1 Finally, my friends, *rejoice in the *Lord. To write the same things to yo...
I COUNT NOT MYSELF... — The “I” is emphatic, evidently in contrast with some of those who thought themselves “perfect.” (See Philippians 3:15.) Not only does St. Paul refuse to count that he has ever...
[7. Words of Warning (Philippians 3:1 to Philippians 4:3). (1) AGAINST THE JUDAISERS. (_a_) _Warning against confidence_ “_in the flesh,”_ illustrated by his own renunciation of all Jewish privileg...
CHAPTER 11 THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST. Philippians 3:8 (R.V.) MR. ALEXANDER KNOX, in a letter to a friend, makes the following remark: "Religion contains two sets of truths, which I may venture to deno...
CHAPTER 14 CHRISTIAN LIFE A RACE. Philippians 3:12 (R.V.) VARIOUS passages in this Epistle suggest that the Apostle's Philippian friends or some of them were relaxing in diligence; they were failing...
ἀδελφοί. This direct appeal to them shows that he is approaching a matter which is of serious concern both to him and them. ἐγὼ ἐμαυτόν. Why such strong personal emphasis? Is it not a clear hint that...
THE MARK OF THE MATURE CHRISTIAN, TO PRESS FORWARD....
PRESSING ON “UNTO THE PRIZE” Philippians 3:13 The nearer the saint comes to the perfect life, the farther he feels from it. It is only when we have climbed the foothills that we realize how lofty the...
This is the great chapter of the autobiography of Paul. First, he emphasized the story of his past in a most remarkable way. Then referring to these things as gains (the word in the original is plural...
FORGETTING THE PAST Prior to the time he faced death, Paul always had a single-minded purpose. To achieve his purpose, Paul put the past out of his mind. Wiersbe says to forget in the Bible means "no...
(1) В¶ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the conci...
There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...
_CONCENTRATION_ ‘One thing I do.’ Php_3:13 The words ‘I do’ are not found in the original, they are scarcely needed. The Apostle wishes to lay stress not so much on doing as being. One thing absorb...
_THE DEAD PAST_ ‘Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.’ Php_3:13 What had the Apostle in mind when he spoke of forgetting the things which...
13_I reckon not myself to have as yet apprehended _He does not here call in question the certainty of his salvation, as though he were still in suspense, but repeats what he had said before — that he...
In Chapter 3 Paul resumes his exhortation; but it was not burdensome to him, and it was safe for them (danger being present and his tender love watchful), to renew his warnings and instructions respec...
BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED,.... That for which he was apprehended of Christ: he had not attained to perfect knowledge, was not come to the mark, had not received the prize, or la...
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but _this_ one thing _I do_, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Ver. 13. _I count not m...
_Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended_ To have already attained those high degrees of holiness, internal and external, of usefulness and conformity to my blessed Master, which I have in vi...
TO HAVE APPREHENDED; the fulness of that to which he was appointed, and which he most earnestly desired. REACHING FORTH; as a racer, who never looks back, but always bends forward in his race....
SANCTIFICATION FOLLOWING JUSTIFICATION, AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN HOPE. The Christian's eagerness in sanctification:...
BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED; BUT THIS ONE THING I DO, FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND REACHING FORTH UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE,...
It is far from irksome to the apostle to turn again to speak of "rejoicing in the Lord." Simple and elementary as is his exhortation, he is not wearied in repeating "the same things..... For you it is...
Let's Win the Race! 1 Peter 3:12-16 1. KEY WORDS 12 Attained, perfect, apprehend 13 Count, forgetting, reaching, before 14 Press, mark, prize, calling 15 Perfect, minded, reveal 16 Walk, rule,...
BRETHREN,. COUNT NOT MYSELF YET TO HAVE LAID HOLD: BUT ONE THING. DO, FORGETTING THE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND STRETCHING FORWARD TO THE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE. “I count not myself yet to have lai...
12-21 This simple dependence and earnestness of soul, were not mentioned as if the apostle had gained the prize, or were already made perfect in the Saviour's likeness. He forgot the things which wer...
BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED; he repeats, in somewhat a different manner of expression, what he had written in the former verse, with a friendly compellation, gently and kindly to...
Tertullian To His Wife Book I But if we listen to the apostle, forgetting what is behind, let us both strain after what is before,[29] Tertullian On Modesty according to Jeremiah; and "forgetful of...
Php_3:13 Brethren G80 I G1473 not G3756 count G3049 (G5736) myself G1683 apprehended G2638 (G5760) but G1161 thing G1520 forgetti
‘Brothers, I count not myself yet to have laid hold, but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal unto...
HIS KNOWING OF CHRIST INVOLVES PARTICIPATION WITH HIM IN THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION, AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION WITH HIM IN HIS SUFFERINGS, BY HIMSELF RECOGNISING THAT HE HAS DIED WITH CHRIST. AND HIS...
Philippians 3:13. BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF YET TO HAVE APPREHENDED. So anxious is the apostle to avoid any seeming of confidence, that he repeats in substance the statement of the previous verse....
_Preparation to conclude, interrupted by a digression on false teaching,_ 3-16. St. Paul has now touched on all the topics on which he is about to write to the Philippians as their special concern, an...
NOT YET (ουπω). But some MSS. read ου (not).TO HAVE APPREHENDED (κατειληφενα). Perfect active infinitive of same verb καταλαμβανω (perfective use of κατα, to grasp completely). Surely denial enou...
Philippians 3:13 Living in the Future. I. First, we may take this as the advice commended to us in the example here taught us: Live in the future. Our highest condition in this world is not the attai...
Philippians 3:13 I. The past has its uses. Not for nothing did God bestow upon us memory; not for nothing do His servants recollect themselves, look back, call to mind, remember. (1) We want the past...
Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._ Let this be the end of everything; before you get to the end of it, and when you do get to the end of it, «rejoice in the Lord.» It is in...
The Holy Ghost incited this Epistle by the pen of his servant Paul. May he also write it on our hearts! Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._ When you get to «finally,» when...
Philippians 3:1. _Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord._ As much as to say, «If this were the last sentence that I should write to you, I would say, Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord.' I...
CONTENTS: Christ, the object of the believer's faith, desire and expectation. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: Let those reckon themselves unspeakable losers, who by adhering t...
Philippians 3:2. _Beware of dogs,_ judaizing teachers and false apostles, which bite and devour the flock; dogs which bark in ignorance against the person of Christ, and the gospel of God our Saviour....
OF COURSE, BROTHERS. "I was a better Jew than these false teachers, but I do not think I am as good a Christian as they _claim_ to be. That is, I do not claim to have already won the prize." THE ONE T...
THE NEW LEAF Forgetting the things which are behind. Philippians 3:13. A Happy New Year, boys and girls! I had almost said “A Happy New Leaf,” because the other day I read a poem about new leaves w...
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 3:1 Opponents of the Gospel: Where Does Righteousness Come From? Paul calls on the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord (v. Philippi
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 3:12. NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED.—The word for “attained” may possibly refer to the turning-point in St. Paul’s history, and so the phrase would...
EXPOSITION PHILIPPIANS 3:1 FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, REJOICE IN THE LORD. This word "finally" (τὸ λοιπόν is frequently used by St. Paul to introduce a practical conclusion after the doctrinal portion...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Philippians 3. Again, remember that the background of this epistle, Paul is chained to a Roman soldier in Rome, in prison, writing to the Philippians. The keynote of...
1 Corinthians 9:24; 2 Corinthians 5:16; 2 Peter 3:8; Hebrews 12:1;...
Myself. As others count themselves....
SEVEN PAIRS OF THINGS A Message of Contrasts Philippians 3:4 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is much said in the Bible by way of contrast. Heaven is contrasted with hell; life is contrasted with death; r...
I do not account myself to have apprehended this already; to be already possessed of perfect holiness....