The peace which God has in everything He will communicate to keep you in everything; and not only so, but the heart, being free from care, will enter into what pleases Him. A prisoner he was; and such is all that Scripture tells about him there. "Being confident," he therefore says, "of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work will perform it unto the day of Jesus Christ, even as it is meet for me to think this of you all." The resurrection of the dead. He would have them realize the solemnity of the strife that is going on. Something that I could never purchase for myself, something that I could never do for myself. It is the only place in Scripture where the phrase means, not simply the righteousness of God in point of character, but the righteousness of God in point of source. Thus the difference between reconciliation and subjection is manifest. This is a claim that Paul makes more than once ( Acts 22:3; Acts 23:6; Acts 26:5). 2. And so yes, I want to know the power of the resurrection, but if I am to experience that, I have got to, first of all, experience the fellowship of the suffering, the death on the cross, the death to my old self, my old nature. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. There is a certain indestructibility in Christian joy; and it is so, because Christian joy is in the Lord. He was willing to do any thing, or suffer any thing, that he might attain that resurrection. All who believe shall surely shine in His glory; and the universal creation, which, belonging to Him as His inheritance, He will share with His own, shall be reconciled and delivered in due time. Oh, what a shame. When I have been upset (because that is against my rules, never be upset) and so I am upset, I have to lie to myself and say, "I really wasn't upset, I was just indignant." He has regarded his life on earth, particularly his former life as a Pharisee, as garbage compared to the life he now attains to, the life of knowing Christ. Always, we must be able to translate the past experience into the present relationship if it is to be a valid experience at all. He forgot himself in the gospel. From which we also eagerly wait for the Savior: As Philippians would eagerly await a visit from the emperor in Rome, even more so should Christians eagerly await the coming of their King Jesus Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord ( Philippians 3:8 ): Paul the apostle is on his way to Damascus to persecute the church. Now I do count them, thirty years later, I still count them loss. Another view is that Paul was hoping that he would persevere faithfully in his quest to know Christ until he died. Women may have gifts as well as men. Oh, how honourable, how sweet and precious, to have bonds in Christ! This is proper to give us measures in all our service, and to quicken us every step we take; and it is of God, from whom we are to expect it. Had he occupied himself with the persons that were so preaching the gospel, how disconsolate he must have been! It is perfectly possible for a man to go through an elaborate liturgy and yet have a heart that is far away from God. It is important to note the verb which he uses for to know. "They really did me wrong. Dikaiosune ( G1343) is always difficult to translate in Paul's letters. The use of the preposition ek twice in the phrase, the first usage being in exanastasin, suggests a resurrection out from a group not resurrected. It does not matter how unlike they may be, or how opposed; it does not matter what vessels of shame and misery they may have been now; "He is able to subdue all things unto himself.". Thus the degree to which we are faithful to use our talents, treasures, gifts, abilities, resources, and opportunities in life to please Him is the degree to which we will obtain this out-resurrection abundance of life." "Our conversation is in heaven; from whence we wait for the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour" for this is the true meaning of it. cannot but be conqueror, more than conqueror, where the heart is filled with Christ. It is used to mean mature in mind and therefore means one who is qualified in a subject as opposed to a mere learner. Suddenly upon meeting Christ, all that he counted as important to him up to that point in his life, all of his religious credits, all of the religious background, he said lost for Christ. Paul makes a conscious effort to keep his eyes on the prize promised to him by God. And, therefore, even in circumstances where joy would seem to be impossible and there seem to be nothing but pain and discomfort, Christian joy remains, because not all the threats and terrors and discomforts of life can separate the Christian from the love of God in Christ Jesus his Lord ( Romans 8:35-39). We may request cookies to be set on your device. Oh, it is a blessed thing, that in the midst of the sorrows of this world, the Holy Spirit knows how thus to blend the name of Christ, as the sweetest balm, with the sorrow, however bitter, and to make the very memory of the grief pleasant because of Christ, who deigns to let Himself into it all. There was another way which would best prove it to his heart; it was not something future secured to Paul in his need, which would be the way of nature, not of love or faith. (Compare Ephesians 1:1-23 and Colossians 1:1-29) But all, even these in hell, must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. . Paul describes his impressive 3:1 As for what remains, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. I am crucified with Christ, now I can experience the power of the resurrected life. It is not Paul's aim to know about Christ, but personally to know him. WebPhil 3:12-14 (NIV) These verses flashed through my mind last night as I watched the intense focus of an Olympic competitor in the downhill slalom race compete for the gold. But that power displays itself not in our strength, or wisdom, or any conferred resources. Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things [because their minds are always on earthly things] ( Philippians 3:19 ). And (we pray!) The hope and prospect of it carried him with so much courage and constancy through all the difficulties he met with in his work. 165-77, for refutation of the partial rapture view.] Philippians 3:4b-14. There is no question that there will be differences of rewards at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:12-15). Now she walks back out where all of the girls are waiting, and she said, "Look girls," and as they gasp in amazement at the glory and the beauty of the dress, she said, "This is something that I could have never purchased for myself. Is this your measure of the love of Christ? The Philippians were extremely giving towards Paul, both when he was with them (Acts 16:15, 16:32-34) and when he was apart from them (2 Corinthians 8:1-7, 9:1-4, and 11:9). And is there not evidently a path of unobtrusiveness (for the veil or sign of power on the woman's head is no vain figure) which most befits a woman? But how can this be unless the heart is perfectly at ease as to itself? He desired to win Christ; and an unspeakable gainer he would reckon himself if he had but an interest in Christ and his righteousness, and if Christ became his Lord and his Saviour: That I may win him; as the runner wins the prize, as the sailor makes the port he is bound for. Thus he anticipates the removal of the last trace of the first Adam; he looks for our being brought fully, even as to the body, into the likeness of the Second Man, the last Adam. This will be, no doubt, at the end of the journey: the faithful win Christ where He is. This commonly is apt to give occasion for strife as well as vain-glory. "The noun translated resurrection is an unusual double compound word used only here in the New Testament. I agonizo towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God.Paul said, "Don't you realize that they that run in a race run all, only one receives the prize, so run that you may obtain." All human achievement had to be laid aside, in order that he might accept the free grace of Christ. in this relationship, and it is an easy thing to esteem others better than myself. We shall see the importance of this elsewhere. Paul evidently expected that the Rapture could happen before he died (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). Philippians 3:11 by Grant Richison| Jan 16, 1996| Philippians| 5 comments Read Introduction to Philippians If, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. In English, Paul appears to doubtthat he will rise from the dead. "Let me be found in Christ, that I may attain the resurrection of the dead, be found a believer in him, and interested in him by faith," Observe. It wasnt long after the time of Paul that Christians were martyred for refusing to call Caesar Lord, claiming that Jesus was the only Lord. Nothing less would be in keeping with such a high position. To abound in love is far from declension. Paul said, "One receives the prize, and you run to obtain." I found it no better than skubala ( G4657) ." They turned Christian liberty into unchristian licence and gloried in giving their passions full play. The question is at once settled as a matter of faith. The verb katavtao ("attain") means to come to, to arrive at, or to attain to something. You watch his pen draw out meaning. "The one preach Christ of contention supposing to add affliction to my bonds: but the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. And what did the apostle do with all this roll of fleshly advantages? "That is why God apprehended you; He has a glorious plan and a purpose for your future. Paul did not express doubt by this statement; he asserted a fact. In this we hear of difference; and scripture does not obliterate but contrariwise asserts it, and treats the practical denial of it as a scandal brought in by Corinthian headiness. God was pleased, even whilst the apostle was alive, to set him aside and to prove the power of faith where he was not. Of the two, the converse would be more intelligible; but my conviction is that both the Lord and His apostle used similar and correct phraseology, as did the Holy Spirit elsewhere. The rite of water baptism is really not a physical rite, but a spiritual experience. Not only do we have the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ, but we have the privilege of gathering together and studying the word of God together. Hers is a more delicate place than that which becomes the man, and one which a man attempting it would awkwardly fill. Faithful believers only will obtain this out-resurrection and have abundance of joy forever. This is wholly distinct from His own intrinsic eternal glory. For it is not meant looking to Him now, or having Him as one's life: to win Christ means having Him at the other side. It was not simply something which had happened to Jesus, however important it was for him. This is, accordingly, what flows forth in praise from himself, and in calling out praise from other hearts. This is nothing to be surprised at. Select a Passage. There were tens of thousands of them in Rome; and in Alexandria there were more than a million. The author of Exalting Jesus in Luke is Thabiti M. Anyabwile Philippians - Ryan Kelly 2014-07-31 The book of Philippians challenges Christians to remember their true identity as citizens of Gods kingdom, especially when faced with difficult circumstances and painful trials. There is not one of these things but may in itself become the veriest snare; and so much the more dangerous because each looks fair. He knew well how much they might be tried by the report of his own imprisonment, and no deliverance coming as yet. We may enjoy the "fancy things" at meat times, but it is the basic foods on which we live. WebPhil 3:10-11 (NIV) In our verses for today, the apostle Paul yearns for an experiential knowledge of Christ Jesus. How lovely that this it was that pained him unselfish love! The excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.I think that we have to be the most blessed and privileged people in the world. Let me look at another as he is in Christ. The reason why we can all say it tonight is because we are all here. So these Gnostics taught that gluttony and adultery and homosexuality and drunkenness were of no importance because they affect only the body which is of no importance. You see, someone else already tried that and it just doesn't work." Now, immediately after telling them to rejoice in the Lord, he is warning them about the false teachers. But, it might be argued, that was a snap decision, perhaps later to be regretted and reversed. This is the object set before us inPhilippians 3:1-21; Philippians 3:1-21. For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness." This is where at least some of the Jews made the mistake. To "abound yet more and more," to have that love tempered by divinely given wisdom and divinely exercised judgment, is the very reverse of going back. Not seldom do they begin to question whether it can be possible that such a one is really of value to the church of God. "I can do all things," as he says elsewhere, "through him that strengtheneth me." Timothy was very dear to him, and was then with him; but he is going to part with the one that was so much the more valued by him in his solitariness and sorrow because of his circumstances at Rome. DWELLER ON EARTH BUT CITIZEN OF HEAVEN ( Php_3:17-21 ). There is really no reason to suppose that they preached at all. This joyful resurrection the apostle pressed towards. There is no more common device of Satan than to seek the destruction of the power of testimony by the allowance of evil insinuations against him who renders it. When God entered into his special covenant with Abraham, circumcision was laid down as its eternal sign. As far as the Law goes, I was a Pharisee: as for zeal, I was a persecutor of the Churches: as for the righteousness which is in the Law, I was beyond blame. Thus easily do we fall into error, because the human mind likes to have either one thing or another, and thus avoid all difficulty in Scripture, having each squared according to our notions. Paul felt that when Christ stopped him on the Damascus Road, he had a vision and a purpose for Paul; and Paul felt that all his life he was bound to press on, lest he fail Jesus and frustrate his dream. i. He knew what it was to be a Jew in the highest sense of the term, and had deliberately abandoned it all for the sake of Jesus Christ. To suffer for the faith is not a penalty, it is a privilege, for thereby we share the very work of Christ. The Resurrection of Christ is the guarantee that this life is worth living and that the physical body is sacred; it is the guarantee that death is not the end of life and that there is a world beyond; it is the guarantee that nothing in life or in death can separate us from him. John Piper @JohnPiper. It is still going on. He had got a better righteousness, and he desired nothing so much as to be found in Christ, having that which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.". In the Bible the dog always stands for that than which nothing can be lower. body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself." Oh that the Lord might make it true of His own! "Again I say, Rejoice." Paul suffered much for the cross of Christ at the hands of As citizens of heaven we keep in communication with our native home. They contributed to his. Wednesday of Fifth Sunday in Lent Our Savior/Redeemer Pettibone/Woodworth, ND: Wed, Mar 31, 2004 cold and nakednessbesides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches" (2 Cor. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. He must have a certain kind of mind and heart and character. But while a man is quite unfit to do a woman's work, can it be doubted that a woman brings no honour to herself, or to the Lord, by attempting to do a man's task? "I make this judgment of the case; I thus reason with myself." WebOther Commentaries. And to be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but the righteousness which is of God, through faith. To rise with the saints; to enter with them into the blessedness of the heavenly inheritance, was an object that the apostle thought was worth every effort which could he made. Differences there may be among the saints, and especially when we come to the question of experience. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect [would be complete], be thus minded [let this be in your mind] ( Philippians 3:14-15 ): Let this be the same rule for your life. and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. They are out there, there are many of them. It was a dynamic power which operated in the life of the individual Christian. There is no epistle that so abounds in joy. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more [If anyone might have something to boast in the flesh. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous ( Philippians 3:1 ). admits that the external testimony is quite in its favour, though it is hard to see what he means by the internal evidence being in this case denied; for he suggests himself that may have been a correction proceeding from those who thought that the sense which the context requires, "the resurrection from the dead," could not be extracted from . But having deigned to become a servant, He goes down lower still. But Paul said. The apostle drops entirely his official status in addressing the saints at Philippi. "* Clearly we here look out of the world and into a state to come, when we have the consummation of our hopes and the end of the journey. The apostle had his heart upon Christ as his righteousness. ", He loves, we see, to couple with the relationship to himself what was related to them. Therefore, do what you like with it; since it is evil anyhow it makes no difference what you do with it. (i) He had been circumcised when he was eight days old. They may have been Gnostics. The Lord knew exactly what He intended for you to do. 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." [Note: Saucy, p. Because of that, righteousness nearly always for Paul has the meaning of a right relationship with God. If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. What he means by forgetting the things that are behind is, that we should not think of any progress we may have made in following Christ, that we should lose sight of everything calculated to give us self-satisfaction. He is at Rome, where he desired to be, no doubt, but which he had never expected to visit as one in bonds. b. It is because the world was created out of this flawed matter that sin and evil are in it. He says that they had happened rather for the furtherance of the gospel, "so that my bonds in Christ are manifest;" for this is the way in which he looks at it "my bonds in Christ." But now the apostle turns to the use that he makes of so blessed a pattern, "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence." Far from it. With Him you will be right about the gospel, right about the church, right about doctrine, walk, and service. Paul said. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Considering that he had not already attained, and had not apprehended, he pressed forward: "I follow after (Philippians 3:12; Philippians 3:12), dioko--I pursue with vigour, as one following after the game. All of this background that put me in a high standing as far as the law is concerned I counted loss for Christ. Is there the struggle of the old with the appearance sometimes of the new? Yet these shall bow, no less than those in heaven, or on earth. And there is not now merely His riches of grace, but he looks forward into the glory where he was going, and can say, "My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.". 661.] To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament. It is worth noting in the passing that Bengel, one of the greatest interpreters of scripture who ever lived, translates this in a different way: "Become fellow-imitators with me in imitating Jesus Christ," but it is far more likely--as nearly all other interpreters are agreed--that Paul was able to invite his friends, not simply to listen to him, but also to imitate him. Their mind isn't after the Spirit and after the things of the Spirit, they are more concerned and interested in the types of cars they drive and the things of the flesh and the earthly things, than they are the things of the Spirit. Thus we know how on approaching Rome Paul was lifted up and comforted, as he saw those who came to greet him. II. Christ was so truly before his heart, that in fact there was no self left unjudged to warp the choice. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. No, the righteousness which I depend upon is that which is through the faith of Christ, not a legal, but evangelical righteousness: The righteousness which is of God by faith, ordained and appointed of God." "Let your moderation be known unto all men," strengthened by this consolatory truth, "the Lord is at hand. When first he tasted it, he found it so sweet that he cared for none other. It is not sentiment, but a genuine feeling, thus "looking not each at his own things, but each also at the things of others." Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Paul says, "You Jews think that you are circumcised; in point of fact, you are only mutilated.". WebPhilippians - (NIV Application Commentary) by Frank S Thielman (Hardcover) $26.99When purchased online Out of Stock About this item Specifications Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up Number of Pages: 256 Genre: Religion + Beliefs Sub-Genre: Biblical Commentary Series Title: NIV Application Commentary Format: Hardcover Publisher: Zondervan Academic And it is an interesting period in church history where those who are indulging their flesh look upon it as spiritual superiority. To me," may each say truly, "to live is Christ.". How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. This is not the same as to say that he was a true Israelite. Witnesses, prosecutors, judges, emperor, everybody, became, in point of fact, nothing to him. Much akin to Pauls straining toward what is ahead; this racers concentration on Paul was writing letters from A.D. 48 to A.D. 64, sixteen years, but we possess only thirteen. No saints are outside the danger. a. But there he was soon to experience the faltering of brethren; there he was to see not one standing by him in the hour of his shame and need. He is not condemning Judaism from the outside. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Better not make them known to men; it is a dangerous snare. And do count them but dung [as refuse], that I may win Christ, 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 ( Philippians 3:8-9 ): Now, Paul had excelled in the righteousness in the law. "I have attained, I have achieved. And so, she put it on and she walked out in the dorm where the other girls were and she said, "Look girls, this is my new dress for the prom. All believers will be resurrected and have joy forever. "Now, if Paul believed in one general resurrection at the end in which all people, the saved and lost, would participate, it is difficult to understand his use of this language in relation to his personal participation. (1.) I would like to know Him in the power of His resurrection. Furthermore the resurrection he said he hoped to attain was still future whereas he had already experienced spiritual resurrection with Christ to newness of life (Romans 6:1-11; Galatians 2:20). Paul said, "No, I came out of that. Thus, in both parts of the history of Christ, presented to us in no obscure contrast with the first Adam, we have first of all His own glory, who humbled Himself to become a servant. And did feel rather sorry for her. The idea is that a man's Christian maturity cannot go beyond martyrdom. And having determined then what is right and what is wrong, I may then seek to always do that which is right. Hey, wait a minute, Paul; I want to get off at the last stop. or are there mingled ways and mixed motives? This glorious resurrection, and perhaps peculiarly glorious in the case of martyrs, is that to which St. Paul aspired. THE WORTHLESSNESS OF THE LAW AND THE VALUE OF CHRIST ( Php_3:8-9 ). The one thing that suits is to pursue the glory before him, till he is in the same glory along with Christ. There is nothing so unaffectedly humble as real faith, and, above all, that character of faith which lives on Christ, and which consequently lives Christ. He associates Timothy with himself, not merely, as elsewhere, himself apostle and Timothy in some other relation, but here conjointly "Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ." Jesus wasn't resurrected until he first went to the cross. And they are not really going ahead in life at all, because they are so involved in the past. 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