Christ was Son of God in a sole and supreme sense. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. should not of itself have the same sense as that conveyed, with more propriety of expression (and for that reason likely to be adopted in the early Uncial MSS. To the saints it will be indeed a resurrection, a return to bliss, and life, and glory; while the resurrection of the wicked is a rising from the grave, but a return to a second death. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, [and] let us mind the same thing ( Philippians 3:15-16 ). Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. It is not one who cherished a trust in the Lord's fidelity spite of what was visible. We are not to suppose that, because we are men, we monopolise all the gifts of Christ. Through the wonderful sight of the love of Christ, this answered the question to his faith, leaving all circumstances entirely aside. This verb indicates the most intimate knowledge of another person. He passionately longs to reach the final destination and, in no way presuming upon the grace of God, presses on towards that goal (OBrien 413). This is not the same as to say that he was a true Israelite. The apostle's aim in these actings: I press towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus,Philippians 3:14; Philippians 3:14. Press On! So Paul sets out his credentials, not in order to boast but to show that he had enjoyed every privilege which a Jew could enjoy and had risen to every attainment to which a Jew could rise. Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. Resurrection -- If "raised" with Christ in baptism, we have a picture of also being "raised" at the resurrection. "My joy and crown," "my dearly beloved." I can be honest with myself. DWELLER ON EARTH BUT CITIZEN OF HEAVEN ( Php_3:17-21 ). Observe, Those who think they have grace enough give proof that they have little enough, or rather that they have none at all; because, wherever there is true grace, there is a desire of more grace, and a pressing towards the perfection of grace. 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." This is a claim that Paul makes more than once ( Acts 22:3; Acts 23:6; Acts 26:5). There were tens of thousands of them in Rome; and in Alexandria there were more than a million. 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? This disperses all clouds from the soul. What he means is: "Anyone who has come to be mature in the faith and knows what Christianity is must recognize the discipline and the effort and the agony of the Christian life." This is the righteousness whose source is in God; it is also by faith of Christ, and not through the law, which, of course, would have man's righteousness if it could. The hope and prospect of it carried him with so much courage and constancy through all the difficulties he met with in his work. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Timothy shared the unselfishness of the apostle's heart. 661.] Hence he says, "We look for the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour: who shall change our vile. 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. This place throughout is one of promoting, enlarging, deepening, and purifying the experience of the saints themselves in that which filled his own heart with joy in the Lord. It was from the tribe of Benjamin that the first king of Israel had come ( 1 Samuel 9:1-2), and it was no doubt from that very king that Paul had been given his original name of Saul. I am rejoicing here, in the Lord." [Note: E.g., Hawthorne, pp. Had he not been God, he could not have been our righteousness; the transcendent excellence of the divine nature put such a value upon, and such a virtue into, his sufferings, that they became sufficient to satisfy for the sins of the world, and to bring in a righteousness which will be effectual to all that believe. The Lord has laid down their places respectively with distinctness. Salem Media Group. "The out-resurrection is a special reward which only faithful believers will receive. And one day when I am sitting, looking up in Jesus' face, just overwhelmed by His glory and love, I will turn to the fellow next to me, and I will say, "I finally have apprehended that for which I was apprehended. He had to divest himself of every human claim of honour that he might accept in complete humility the mercy of God in Jesus Christ. I tried to find it by strict adherence to the Jewish Law; but I found the Law and all its ways worse than useless to achieve that end. How rich and full he was of the goodness of the God he had proved so long and could recommend so well! Paul said. All Commentaries Videos Images Devotionals Other Translations Sermons Related Scriptures Podcasts Blogs. Now, circumcision is only a sign in the flesh, something done to a man's body. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Far from him was the vanity of being the man first to preach Christ in the great metropolis. 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. exanastasin, lit. And what is the true divine rule? 26 December 2021 AM Philippians 3:13-14 Scott Childs. Hence he says, "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. You see for yourself whether the meaning is really there. But now he adds, "That I may know him" (speaking of entrance by faith into communion with Christ)" that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection." So Paul says that in the Christian life we must forget every past achievement and remember only the goal which lies ahead. And all of my good record down the tube and the righteousness is erased. He will reach it only on the day when Christ returns and raises the righteous from death. The particular, electing love of God from before the foundation of the world is the reason why anyone becomes a Christian. "For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. WebPhilippians 3:14 Once a man or woman has trusted the Lord Jesus as Saviour, he embarks on a race through life to the finishing post. We do not tire of the foods which are the essentials of life. Comment: Amazing, transforming grace, is able to change a If any other" carrying on the same thought of the flesh "if any other man thinketh that he hath matter of trust in the flesh, I more. They declared that they were within the grace of God and that, therefore, it did not matter what they did; God would forgive. 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.". Therefore, says Paul, it is the Christians who are the truly circumcised. 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." As we are just now, our bodies are subject to change and decay, illness and death, the bodies of a state of humiliation compared with the glorious state of the Risen Christ; but the day will come when we will lay aside this mortal body which we now possess and become like Jesus Christ himself. Strange way of God! 10-11 I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. (iv) As for the righteousness which the Law could produce, he was blameless. He was made Lord and Christ. If then, matter is essentially evil, the body is essentially evil and will remain evil whatever you do with it. However exanastasis seems to be a very unusual word to use to describe the attainment of Christ-like character. Does not our love fervently flame towards heaven? (Spurgeon). The Philippian congregation was generally a wonderful group of people. c. The Lord Jesus Christ: The title Lord was also applied to the Roman Caesar. It had been the commandment of God to Abraham: "He that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you" ( Genesis 17:12); and that commandment had been repeated as a permanent law of Israel ( Leviticus 12:3). He like other Christians lives in the overlap of the ages; he, too, stands between the "already" and the "not yet", and consummated salvation is not yet his. But then this monumental statement. So unbelief interprets, but most assuredly it is wrong. b. The very fact, or way of putting it, supposes Him to be a divine person. "All that time, Mr. Wesley and I lay on the floor: he had my greatcoat for a pillow, and I had Burkitt's notes on the New Testament for mine. It was the natural cry of man, "Spare yourself from suffering." Paul suffered much for the cross of Christ at the hands of "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." They were coupled with the gospel in all its conflict and progress. He is regarded as the true adversary, working, of course, by human means; but none the less is it his power. It cannot be till the Christ is risen according to the pattern of Christ Himself. WebIt is consciousness contemplating its riches, counting its gains. And now he would have them looking to Christ, that no damp should gather round their hearts from anything that might befall him, that nothing which happened, whether to themselves, to other saints, or even to the apostle, should interfere for a moment with their unclouded and abounding confidence in the Lord. It seems strange that if Paul wanted to distinguish between faithful and unfaithful believers here he would use the resurrection to do so. But if a man is to be in special relationship with God, something far more is needed than a mark in his body. When he received Jesus Christ, as far as they were concerned, he was dead. The word if can be translated as since: Since I will attain to the resurrection from the dead is the The idea is that a man's Christian maturity cannot go beyond martyrdom. In other words, "Here I am, I am chained in prison, but I don't find it hard to write this to you. 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. I am sure he wasn't rejoicing in the circumstances themselves. The more one enjoys Christ here, the more one wants to be with Him there. Beware of dogs ( Philippians 3:1-2 ). I like the power, but I don't like the suffering. It may be remarked here, that from an expression often misunderstood in Philippians 2:1-30 it might seem as if the apostle wished somehow to weaken their confidence. In fact, he had gone beyond. So what do I do? My actions they may, but not my faith in Him. After a dead dog! The problem with this view is the unusual word used for the resurrection (Gr. It is a blessed and refreshing picture even in thought. So, let this be your mind, let this be your attitude, follow me. Every man is grasped by Christ for some purpose; and, therefore, every man should all his life press on so that he may grasp that purpose for which Christ grasped him. And now she was in her senior year. It was not thus that the true-hearted Philippians felt; and spiritual feeling is worth more than all reasoning. This has its most weighty place elsewhere; but when it is a question of experience, the end cannot be here. The summons of the writer of Deuteronomy is: "Circumcise the foreskin of your heart and be no longer stubborn" ( Deuteronomy 10:16). He provides his own life as an example to the Philippians to follow as opposed to the false teachers. One possibility is that Paul was thinking of his spiritual co-resurrection with Christ. As it was a true though distressing part for Christ to judge religious evil, something akin could not be absent here; but at the same time it was by no means a prominent characteristic of Christ's task here below far from it. i. Jesus was not merely resuscitated from the dead in the same body. He had been born in the Gentile city of Tarsus, but he had come to Jerusalem to be educated at the feet of Gamaliel ( Acts 22:3) and was able, for instance, when the time came, to speak to the mob in Jerusalem in their own tongue ( Acts 21:40). It is a description that might almost do for Christ himself, so high is the standard for those that belong to Christ. You will never get into a right relationship with God by your own efforts in keeping the Law. WebBible Commentaries Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary Philippians 3 11 Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary Philippians 3:11 If by any means - Implying, that he meant to make use of the most strenuous exertions to obtain the object. Christ shone as the true light in the world the light of life. and mark them which walk so as ye have us for your ensample [example]. He does so, not because he is arrogant or self-righteous, for he knows the struggles and difficulties that are inevitable to enter the kingdom. In point of fact the Ishmaelites could trace their descent to Abraham, for Ishmael was Abraham's son by Hagar; the Edomites could trace their descent to Isaac, for Esau, the founder of the Edomite nation, was Isaac's son; but it was the Israelites alone who could trace their descent to Jacob, whom God had called by the name of Israel. So here he says, "I came to that conclusion--and I still think so. He and Wesley carried out a mission in Cornwall, near Land's End, and Nelson tells about it. Jesus is Jehovah, although a man; consequently the bowing in that name to the glory of God the Father does not occur to the apostle. They regarded circumcision in itself as being enough to set them apart specially for God. Only we must always walk according to that standard which we have already reached. But unfortunately, since then, a lot of those things that they counted loss at that point, they picked back up, so that they are encumbered again. 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. In Deuteronomy the Law brings together the price of a dog and the hire of a whore, and declares that neither must be offered to God ( Deuteronomy 23:18). "You know, it is what I used to be, what I used to do. I must, first of all, set the standard: what constitutes righteousness? Every phrase in this catalogue of Paul's privileges has its special meaning; let us look at each one. You know, there are many people in the world tonight who have never had the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord. So when Paul uses the word in Php_3:12 , he is saying that he is not by any means a complete Christian but is for ever pressing on. At this point Paul repeats warnings that he gave the Philippian church some time earlier concerning Judaisers. There is the present joy of Christ; but this does not content the soul. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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. ( 1 Samuel 24:14, compare 2 Kings 8:13; Psalms 22:16; Psalms 22:20). It was a dynamic power which operated in the life of the individual Christian. Now, having seen Christ, if he could even bring his own righteousness into heaven, he would not. I don't want to see it nailed to the cross. Not that there were not difficulties; there were many. 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. But having deigned to become a servant, He goes down lower still. There was victory to his faith by the grace of God. 146-47.] "To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." There is a righteousness provided for us in Jesus Christ, and it is a complete and perfect righteousness. "I'll show you a mystery, we are not going to all sleep, but we are all going to be changed in a moment, in a twinkling of any eye. 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. The things that happened to him he could therefore judge calmly and clearly. "The prize" is "the crown of Paul could say not only, "Listen to my words," but also, "Follow my example." 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. By this claim Paul makes it clear that he is not an Ishmaelite, for the Ishmaelites were circumcised in their thirteenth year ( Genesis 17:25), nor a proselyte who had come late into the Jewish faith and been circumcised in manhood. It means full-grown in contradistinction to undeveloped; for example, it is used of a full-grown man as opposed to an undeveloped youth. B. Lightfoot remarks that the verb memphesthai ( G3201) , from which it comes, means to blame for sins of omission. Their end is destruction: their god is their belly; that in which they glory is their shame. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. It was so as to the Corinthians; nay, it was not wholly wanting for the Galatians, though that which they allowed imperilled the foundations of grace and faith. 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. You see, someone else already tried that and it just doesn't work." Paul had been so zealous a Jew that he had tried to wipe out the opponents of Judaism. WebMatthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 3:9-14. That is to say, he will never glory in any of his achievements or use them as an excuse for relaxation. Seven times in the book of Hebrews, the author captures the heart of Christianity in a simple, wonderful command: draw near. WebPhilippians 3:11. Observe, His care to be found in Christ was in order to his attaining the resurrection of the dead. Because of that, righteousness nearly always for Paul has the meaning of a right relationship with God. That isn't a real representative of You. We must think rather of the conflict of the gospel: there was often for all concerned disgrace, and pain, and scorn. It is not sentiment, but a genuine feeling, thus "looking not each at his own things, but each also at the things of others." Perhaps he meant he wanted to experience suffering for Christs sake and was even willing to die for Him to arrive at his resurrection in a manner that would enable him to face His master unashamed. When Paul stated that he was of the tribe of Benjamin, it was a claim that he was not simply an Israelite but that he belonged to the highest aristocracy of Israel. And God then imputes to me, or accounts to me, righteousness. Many hence have wrongly gathered that they were preachers. 165-77, for refutation of the partial rapture view.] 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. , this answered the question to his faith, leaving all circumstances entirely aside so long and recommend. 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