Philippians 3:1-3
THE DANGERS OF JUDAISTIC TEACHING. A joyful admonition changed to a warning:... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DANGERS OF JUDAISTIC TEACHING. A joyful admonition changed to a warning:... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEWARE OF DOGS, BEWARE OF EVIL WORKERS, BEWARE OF THE CONCISION.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WE ARE THE CIRCUMCISION, WHICH WORSHIP GOD IN THE SPIRIT, AND REJOICE IN CHRIST JESUS, AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH. The apostle had made the usual transition toward the close of his letter, in the recommendation of his fellow-workers He probably wanted to add the customary greetings. But... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGH I MIGHT ALSO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH. IF ANY OTHER MAN THINKETH THAT HE HATH WHEREOF HE MIGHT TRUST IN THE FLESH, I MORE:... [ Continue Reading ]
Paul's right to boast:... [ Continue Reading ]
CIRCUMCISED THE EIGHTH DAY, OF THE STOCK OF ISRAEL, OF THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN, AN HEBREW OF THE HEBREWS; AS TOUCHING THE LAW, A PHARISEE;... [ Continue Reading ]
CONCERNING ZEAL, PERSECUTING THE CHURCH; TOUCHING THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS IN THE LAW, BLAMELESS. Somewhat after the manner in which he had spoken 2 Corinthians 11:21, Paul here offers evidence why he might boast with reason, if he should choose to argue from the standpoint of the Judaizing teach... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT WHAT THINGS WERE GAIN TO ME, THOSE I COUNTED LOSS FOR CHRIST.... [ Continue Reading ]
The result of Paul's conversion:... [ Continue Reading ]
YEA, DOUBTLESS, AND I COUNT ALL THINGS BUT LOSS FOR THE EXCELLENCY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS, MY LORD, FOR WHOM I HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF ALL THINGS, AND DO COUNT THEM BUT DUNG THAT I MAY WIN CHRIST,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BE FOUND IN HIM, NOT HAVING MINE OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH IS OF THE LAW, BUT THAT WHICH IS THROUGH THE FAITH OF CHRIST, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF GOD BY FAITH,... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT I MAY KNOW HIM, AND THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS, BEING MADE CONFORMABLE UNTO HIS DEATH;... [ Continue Reading ]
IF BY ANY MEANS I MIGHT ATTAIN UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. All these external advantages of which the apostle might have boasted with much greater right than his opponents, the entire class of things which, including anything and everything, as ground of reliance other than Christ, he now dis... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED, EITHER WERE ALREADY PERFECT; BUT I FOLLOW AFTER IF THAT I MAY APPREHEND THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I AM APPREHENDED OF CHRIST JESUS.... [ Continue Reading ]
SANCTIFICATION FOLLOWING JUSTIFICATION, AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN HOPE. The Christian's eagerness in sanctification:... [ Continue Reading ]
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,... [ Continue Reading ]
I PRESS TOWARD THE MARK FOR THE PRIZE OF THE HIGH CALLING OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET US, THEREFORE, AS MANY AS BE PERFECT, BE THUS MINDED; AND IF IN ANYTHING YE BE OTHERWISE MINDED, GOD SHALL REVEAL EVEN THIS UNTO YOU.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEVERTHELESS, WHERETO WE HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED, LET US WALK BY THE SAME RULE, LET US MIND THE SAME THING. Paul here makes himself a type of all Christians. He shows what gain there is in having Christ and in following Christ. He is in possession of the righteousness of Christ, he has experienced the... [ Continue Reading ]
BRETHREN, BE FOLLOWERS TOGETHER OF ME, AND MARK THEM WHICH WALK SO AS YE HAVE US FOR AN ENSAMPLE.... [ Continue Reading ]
A warning call:... [ Continue Reading ]
(FOR MANY WALK, OF WHOM I HAVE TOLD YOU OFTEN, AND NOW TELL YOU EVEN WEEPING, THAT THEY ARE THE ENEMIES OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHOSE END IS DESTRUCTION, WHOSE GOD IS THEIR BELLY, AND WHOSE GLORY IS IN THEIR SHAME, WHO MIND EARTHLY THINGS.)... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR OUR CONVERSATION IS IN HEAVEN, FROM WHENCE ALSO WE LOOK FOR THE SAVIOR, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO SHALL CHANGE OUR VILE BODY THAT IT MAY BE FASHIONED LIKE UNTO HIS GLORIOUS BODY, ACCORDING TO THE WORKING WHEREBY HE IS ABLE EVEN TO SUBDUE ALL THINGS UNTO HIMSELF. The apostle here again places himself before his readers as an example: Become imitators of me, brethren, and watch diligently tho... [ Continue Reading ]