There was victory to his faith by the grace of God. "Not," says he, "that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am," this is the great design of the epistle; it was not truth that was made known simply, but experience that was grown into "I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 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. It is the personal experience of another person. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that account? But in it and beyond it all there was joy. As far as his zeal and according to the righteousness that is in the law, he was blameless. You can get into a right relationship with God only by taking Jesus Christ at his word, and by accepting what God himself offers to you.". Hence he thus opens, "Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown." For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness." And so the rule of the Christian life is: forgetting those things which are behind, and pressing for those things which are before, or reaching for those things which are before, pressing towards the mark. And she saw this young girl, modeling her dress and she said, "Would you mind going with me?" What is right and what is wrong? And, accordingly, why should one be a prey to care, if this be really so? Pastor Mark Schlamann. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection ( Philippians 3:10 ). We must think rather of the conflict of the gospel: there was often for all concerned disgrace, and pain, and scorn. It was such an one, truly the servant of Jesus Christ, and so much the more their servant because His, even their servant for Jesus' sake it was such an one that wrote from Rome to the tried saints at Philippi. To suffer for the faith is not a penalty, it is a privilege, for thereby we share the very work of Christ. He is just about to send Timothy from himself that he might know about them. I would like to know Him in the power of His resurrection. The manner, too, in which these things happened seemed to make all as remote as possible from furthering the gospel; but here again he brings in Christ. It can be a very dangerous thing.On the other hand, I can recognize that I have a problem with sin, with myself, with my flesh. He says that the Lord will circumcise their hearts to make them love him ( Deuteronomy 30:6). The Jew in essence trusted himself ; the Christian in essence trusts God. By calling himself an Israelite, Paul stressed the absolute purity of his descent. We now heard what the apostle renounced; let us now see what he laid hold on, and resolved to cleave to, namely, His yoke is easy, and His burden light. You run until you ache and you think you can't go anymore, but you keep going. I forget those things which are behind.A lot of people make the mistake of trying to live in the past. Oh, is it not awful to think, that the best proof of the love of Christ and of His glory is the very ground which the base heart of man turns into a reason for denying both His love and His glory? I mean, if you can be saved by works, if you can be saved by your own efforts, if you can be saved by keeping the law, then Paul said, "Hey, I am ahead of the pack. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. For such conflict we need the power of the Lord and the whole armour of God. And so, it is an established righteousness. He is encouraged to keep moving towards this goal by his knowledge that final victory over sin, suffering and death is certain (10-11).Paul knows that he will not reach perfection in this life. ( Judges 5:14; Hosea 5:8). Here Paul rounds upon these Jewish teachers who were seeking to undo his work. So tender, so delicate is his sense, that he would not spare what was needful if there had been any want of thought, but at the same time he hastens to make whatever apology love could suggest. They shared the conflict of the gospel; they partook of the reproach that covered those who preached it. It was to Israel that they in the most special sense traced their heritage. You look at a Bible text on the screen. "That" (says he, after he had exhorted the Philippians thus to stand,) "I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 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. Moreover the term "out-resurrection" seems to stress separation from others at the time of resurrection rather than separation from others following resurrection. Their happy and bright state in Christ did not dim their fellowship with the gospel. Peritemnein ( G4059) means to circumcise; katatemnein means to mutilate, as in Leviticus 21:5, which describes forbidden self-mutilation, such as castration. . He pressed towards the mark. With Him you will be right about the gospel, right about the church, right about doctrine, walk, and service. Indeed Paul did. Few preachers would dare to make the appeal with which Paul begins this section. The Philippian congregation was generally a wonderful group of people. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. 's critical, scholastic, and exegetic manner. F and G, by manifest error, read , and this seems to have been corrected (or rather corrupted) in order to make sense into (omitting ) in K and L and the mass of cursives. Jesus had to empty Himself to become a servant. 1. His desire above all was that Christ's name might go forth. The past has been glorious, it has been exciting to see what God has done, but you know, I am more excited about what God is going to do.So. She gave it her best. To know Christ means for him certain things. Such things only prevented him from trusting in Christ (4-7). His being out of sight rather made the remembrance of his words and ways the more distinct, and imparted a chastened earnestness to their desires of pleasing the Lord. This is the great value of Christian experience. "Yea," said he, "and I count all things but loss." Comment: Amazing, transforming grace, is able to change a The apostle does call for "fear and trembling" on the part of the saints in that chapter; but there is not an atom of dread or doubt in it. It is by faith in his blood,Romans 3:25. WebPhilippians 3:1214. Practical Bible study on Philippians 3:1-11. God never can fail; and the very trials that would seem to crush all hope for the glory of Christ on the earth are the precise occasions in which God proves that after all it is He alone who triumphs, while man always fails even if he be an apostle. Such was the apostle's faith. I have no confidence in the flesh. You can have these things of your flesh, you know. This was now among the last outpourings of the apostle's heart, as he himself had almost arrived at the end of his active labours, if indeed it was not absolutely their end. WebSunday, February 26, 2023 Living Hope Christian Church, Inc. will broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube beginning at 11:00 am. Christ is the sovereign balm for every wound; and it was the apostle's joy, whatever men's spirit might be, not only to enjoy Christ himself, but that His name was being proclaimed far and wide by many lips, that souls might hear and live. The fitter we grow for heaven the faster we must press towards it. We may see the depth of this word from a fact of Old Testament usage. It is a blessed and refreshing picture even in thought. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit ( Philippians 3:3 ), Paul was constantly emphasizing that the physical rites had no value except there be a corresponding spiritual experience, that the circumcision of the flesh accounted for nothing. Eternal life is the gift of God (Romans 6:23), but it is in Christ Jesus; through his hand it must come to us, as it is procured for us by him. Who have had more mournful proofs of the danger of putting saints practically in the place of Christ? For there are many who behave in such a way--I have often spoken to you about them, and I do so now with tears--that they are enemies of the Cross of Christ. Hence he says, "We look for the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour: who shall change our vile. But it is better for you to lose your character, than for Christ through you to lose His; for you are responsible to display the character of Christ. And he said, "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus." At the same time, God's word is to me plain as to the manner in which the gifts are to be exercised. And as to Romans 4:17 (which was probably meant rather than 16), it has no bearing on the matter, as it is there merely a question of God's power displayed in quickening the dead, and calling things that are not in being as in being, and in no way distinguishing the resurrection of life from that of judgment. Here, accordingly, it is not the outgoings of love, but the zeal that burns indignantly as to what dishonours the Lord. Yet these shall bow, no less than those in heaven, or on earth. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. Notwithstanding, it has been already explained that the man has a relative place as the image and glory of God, being set in a remarkable position between God and the woman in matters of outward decorum. Another, less likely, possibility is that Paul meant faithful Christians will experience a better resurrection than unfaithful believers. Roman dress was worn; Roman magistrates governed; the Latin tongue was spoken; Roman justice was administered; Roman morals were observed. The writer of Exodus speaks of uncircumcised lips ( Exodus 6:12). "The out-resurrection is a special reward which only faithful believers will receive. (c) It is the guarantee that in life and in death and beyond death the presence of the Risen Lord is always with us. advert as at Romans 4:16, and elsewhere to the state of the persons in question, that state or kind of resurrection unto life of those who have died in the Lord, and whose resurrection will be a resurrection unto life and glory, their bodies being raised incorruptible, and both body and soul united for ever with the Lord. We need to draw from God, the spring and the only supplier of power that can resist the devil; but, at the same time, that we have the devil to resist in His power is a conviction that may well demand "fear and trembling;" and this, lest in such a conflict we should let in anything of self, which would at once give a handle to the devil. Why did the Lord apprehend you? No; it is practical. It is important to note the verb which he uses for to know. the scope of the context) is as decidedly for as the weightiest external witnesses. Probably Paul meant that he hoped he would live to experience the Rapture, the "out-resurrection from among the dead," before he died. "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of 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." Then he turns to what had drawn out the epistle. (ii) It means to know the fellowship of his sufferings. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. The critical reading he owns has force and propriety; but he does "not see why . Like the song said, "Mercy drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead." The particular, electing love of God from before the foundation of the world is the reason why anyone becomes a Christian. It is perfectly possible for a man to go through an elaborate liturgy and yet have a heart that is far away from God. What then are the signs of that real circumcision? The apostle takes up, no doubt, the sweet affections of chapter 2, but then they are strengthened by the energy that Christ seen in glory imparts, as in chapter 3. Why, it was gain. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Impossible that anything done by other saints should turn to one's acceptance any more than what is done by himself The apostle uses salvation throughout his letter to the Philippians (nor is it confined to this scripture only) in the sense of the complete and final triumph over all the power of Satan. in sorrow? It is something that I could have never made for myself, but it was given to me by Lady Bountiful. In Leviticus the sacred law-giver says that the uncircumcised hearts of Israel must be humbled to accept the punishment of God ( Leviticus 26:41). all that God is for you in Christ explodes with faith, and joy, and love. In fact, I think sometimes it is impossible to rejoice in circumstances. 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. Was this all the apostle had to say? Webpresents an easy reading, practical and friendly commentary. This filled Paul with sunshine; and he would have others to enjoy the same bright light which the name of Christ cast on every object. The Greek phrase is ten exanastasin ten ek nekron. Who have had more palpable witness that service may become the object rather than Christ? She couldn't buy a dress, but she really didn't have much money to buy very good material. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. And this ground is one which always brings in the strength of the Holy Ghost, as it is based on God's mighty work of redemption. the love of Christ everywhere! Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. But Paul forgot the things which were behind so as not to be content with present measures of grace: he was still for having more and more. No wonder the apostle was grieved to think of differences among such women as these. And whereas these judaizing teachers were for drawing them off from Christ, and weakening their joy and glorying in him, he exhorts them in the first place to rejoice in Christ, Php 3:1, and to beware of them, whom he describes as dogs, as evil workers, as the concision, Php 3:2, and opposes to them the characters of real saints, who are truly what they vainly boasted of, really circumcised persons in a Gospel sense, spiritual worshippers of God, joyful believers in Christ, and such as placed no confidence in outward things, Php 3:3, This the apostle illustrates in his own case, who had as much reason for trusting in such things as any man whatever, Php 3:4, of which he gives an enumeration in several particulars, Php 3:5,6, upon which he passes his judgment, and shows of what account, and in what esteem they were with him before, and now; that formerly they were reckoned gain, but now loss, Php 3:7, and which he explains as referring to every thing short of Christ, and in comparison of the knowledge of him, and which he preferred to everything; and this he confirms by his willingness to suffer the loss of all things for him; his ends in which were, that he might win him, and be found in him, without his own righteousness, that legal one the false teachers extolled, and with the righteousness of God which faith receives, and is the only justifying one; and that he might know more of him, feel more of his power, have more fellowship with him, and conformity to him, Php 3:8-10. But still, that is not enough to bring a man an entrance into the kingdom of heaven.Now, here they were going around and trying to tell the Gentile believers that you had to keep the law to be righteous. shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. He had papers from the high priest that empowered him to throw in prison those who believed in Jesus Christ. In the days of the early Church it is quite often used to describe martyrs. And what is this but the unfolding of the truth in the heart and in the ways of the Christian? Forgive me, Lord. To know Christ is not to be skilled in any theoretical or theological knowledge; it is to know him with such intimacy that in the end we are as united with him as we are with those whom we love on earth and that, as we share their experiences, so we also share his. "Well, where did you place?" Press On! Next follow various exhortations, as to be of the same mind with the apostle in pressing after spiritual and heavenly things, to which he exhorts those that had a greater knowledge of them than others; and who, though otherwise minded, the apostle was persuaded would have, the same revealed to them, Php 3:15, and both he exhorts, according to their different attainments, to walk by the same rule and mind the same thing, Php 3:16, and to be followers of him, and of them that walked after his example, Php 3:17, giving this as a reason, because there were men who walked otherwise, to the grief of him, to the dishonour of Christ, and to their own shame and destruction, whom he describes as sensual and earthly minded men, Php 3:18,19, and to engage them to follow him, and others, and not such persons, he draws a character of them opposite unto them; that whereas the minds of those others were carnal and earthly, their minds were spiritual and heavenly; their conversation was in heaven, and they were waiting for Christ from hence, Php 3:20, and the blessedness they expect from him then, is the resurrection of their bodies, which is illustrated by the efficient cause of it, Christ; the subject of it, their vile bodies, as in this lifts, and in the grave; the exemplar and pattern of it, the glorious body of Christ; and the means by which it will be effected, the energy and power of Christ, who is omnipotent, Php 3:21. When Christ laid hold of us, it was to bring us to heaven; and to apprehend that for which he apprehended us is to attain the perfection of our bliss. ". The logical progression in Pauls thought in Philippians 3:10-11 was from suffering to death to resurrection. The hope of the Christian is that the day will come when his humanity will be changed into nothing less than the divinity of Christ, and when the necessary lowliness of mortality will be changed into the essential splendour of deathless life. I just did a dumb thing, I ran through a red light and hit somebody and I am being sued for a million dollars. But with the Philippians there was increased jealousy for Christ. Now here we have what is present; so that the passage presents some difficulty to souls because of intermingling the present with the future. Epaphroditus was his fellow-servant, and indeed more than that "my brother, and companion in labour, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. "Now, the fact that we are sitting here tonight, we can all say the same thing, "I am not yet apprehended that for which I was apprehended." Looking to the Lord, as it is the life-breath of love, so it adds to the value of brotherly kindness in its season. He gave him time to repent; and not only so, but a heart to repent." ", And now there is the most lovely picture of Christ again; for it is always Christ here, and this again practically. Paul does not want his readers to misunderstand what he has just said. Would God in this case let His servant be so long kept away from the gospel or the church? But then Paul updates his experience. Yet there is not one of these things that has not become the ruin of souls; and there are none that ought to know this better than those I am addressing this night. This he must wish for them, if he wished them well. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Now, when the Lord apprehended us, He had in His mind a plan and a purpose for each of our lives. Better not make them known to men; it is a dangerous snare. 661.] He "became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. "I make this judgment of the case; I thus reason with myself." 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. He is God equally with the Father. Television would cause you to think that that is all retired baseball and football players do is just hang around the bars drinking lite beer, talking about the past. Hers is a more delicate place than that which becomes the man, and one which a man attempting it would awkwardly fill. When he received Jesus Christ, as far as they were concerned, he was dead. From one point of view it looked as if Christianity was a grim job. WebMatthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 3:9-14. 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. "Your joy," said Jesus, "no one will take from you" ( John 16:22). His worship is love of God and service of men. "That is why God apprehended you; He has a glorious plan and a purpose for your future. I blew it. 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." In the Christian life there is no room for a person who desires to rest upon his laurels. He says that he proposes to write things to them that he has written before. "Be anxious [or be careful] for nothing; but in everything" this is the resource "in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God." Far from it. 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." "For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ." All rights reserved. How the text got gradually changed from the most correct form (not correction) in the early Uncials has been explained. He forgot himself in the gospel. What the apostle's actings were under this conviction. For what believer would deny that, however close the conformity, there is always that dignity and perfection which is proper to Christ, and exclusively His? 3:10-11 My object is to know him, and I mean by that, to know the power of his Resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, while I continue to be made like him in his death, if by any chance I may attain to the resurrection of the dead. Already knowing Jesus as his Savior, he now desires to know Christ held it forth; nay, more, He was it. The one thing that suits is to pursue the glory before him, till he is in the same glory along with Christ. This is not the same as to say that he was a true Israelite. Whatever the motives, whatever the manner, the Lord would surely deal with these in His own day; but, at any rate, Christ was now preached, and God would use this both for His own glory and for the salvation of souls. As far as the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, Paul had it. Why? "Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation" (he would turn it again to practical profit as to others): "because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.". The power of the resurrection follows the fellowship of the suffering and the cross. He knew that the only way to peace was to abandon the way of human achievement and accept the way of grace. I just can't do it. Our citizenship isn't here. Elsewhere it is God's or divine righteousness. This commonly is apt to give occasion for strife as well as vain-glory. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. He breaks it completely, becomes conqueror for ever, wins the title for God's grace to deliver righteously every creature, save only those who, far from receiving Christ, dare to reject Him because of that very nature which He took on Him, and that infinite work on the cross which had caused Him suffering to the utmost in working all out for the glory of God. The great characteristic of these colonies was that, wherever they were, they remained fragments of Rome. Such did, such was, Christ. and here I am in my little pompous righteous throne, judging everybody else who isn't living by my standards. We do not speak of standing in Christ now, but of their allotted services. [Note: E.g., Hawthorne, pp. 3:8-9 Yes, and I still count all things loss, because of the all-surpassing value of what it means to know Jesus Christ, my Lord. In Philippians 3:1-21 there is no coming down from glory in the power of divine love, resulting in His exaltation by and for the glory of God the Father after a new sort. The word signifies the resurrection in general, both of the just and unjust; may signify that of the blessed only. Vital to the understanding of this passage is the correct interpretation of the Greek word teleios ( G5046) which occurs twice, rendered by the Revised Standard Version as Perfect in Php_3:12 and as mature in Php_3:15 . The point Paul is making here is similar to that in Romans 8:17, which says, "we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him." I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. "It pleased God," wrote the father, "not to cut him off in his sins. Now we all know that when a man is carried on the top of the wave, when the winds fill the sails and all goes prosperously, when hearts are gladdened in sorrow, when one witnesses the joy of fresh deliverance from day to day, it is a comparatively easy thing. He may perhaps think differently, but, if he is an honest man, God will make it plain to him that he must never relax his effort or lower his standards but must press towards the goal, until the end. Though he wist not to choose what between the two before, when the need of souls rises before him, he says that he shall live, and is not yet going to die. He is not condemning Judaism from the outside. He is referring to it, "The things which were gain to me, I counted loss for Christ, thirty years ago, on the road to Damascus." "Beware of evil workers; beware of the concision. This was very dear to him, let God use whom he would. This is the more important, because such fear is the main weapon of Satan. They contributed to his. Strange way of God! There is no doubt that Paul is here speaking to the antinomians. The new body, the building of God not made with human hands, the eternal house that God has created for my spirit. WebPhilippians 3:611 The New International Version (NIV) 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless. Modern editors of value, however differing in their system of recension agree in the ancient as against the received reading; so Scholz, Lachmann, Tischendorf, Ellicott, Alford, Tregelles, Wordsworth, etc. A holy fear of coming short is an excellent means of perseverance. In God there is ample supply. There was another party of Gnostics who held a different kind of doctrine. But this Christian joy enables a man to accept even them with a smile. Because I may blow my horn and shake my fist, but the Spirit will say, "Hey, don't you remember you have got a fish emblem on the back of your car? 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