Discuss Philippians 3 Page 13

Paul had left many things behind and done many things he regretted when he formerly persecuted the Christian congregation. He chose not to live in the past, but to look ahead to the future. We can learn from his example because we can 't change the past, but we do have the choice to start making good decisions for our future.

so, how do we apply this warning today? i see that in protestant churches, circumcision is replaced, disguised, as "formal membership ", or covenanting with a certain body of saints. it is a kind of cutting away, member nonmember. the nonmembers refusing to put any confidence in the flesh, even giving up the privileges attached to membership, to remain in the truth that it is christ who has made us members by the spirit, and there is no higher degree of membership to consign oneself to. but rather, faith expressed thru love.

love phil 3 12 14 because it just speeks to me in so many diffrent ways

this passage is critical stating that if your mind is on earthly things your living as God 's enemy. So basically we need to set our minds on things above, because if you dont you wont go to heaven

The power of His Resurrection is a great hope for every believer to know that we have a place in Christ here on earth and the after life.

knowing God and the power of his resurrection is knowing the exceeding great power of God which put one above principalities and powers Eph.1 18 23

Knowing him is a great treasure in ones life, because one feels the presence of God in his daily live. Knowing Him also suggest that Christ is put first in all your endeavours. KnowingHim also enables one to see his power and appropriate them rightly etc

Im new in christ i like how it said tht in 13 god doesnt count our flaws but want us to ptess on towrds the mark which is christ jesus

knowing christ is the ultimate for every child of God not just graving for his power but in suffering and death just as christ choose to suffer and die for mankind

this aspiration of bro Paul should also be every christians hunger too for He alone satisfies

Gives up anything that can hinder u from knowing God better: character, relationship, materialism, time etc. Never be satisfied with the level you have known God. He is eager to be revealed more to you. Sacrify that barrier.

Search for motive. Paul had the zeal and interest of the followers at hand. Enquire both in prayer and interaction before u support any opinion to the end.

salvation and christian living is a transaction in whish the recipient emptied himself of all merits to take up the merits of Christ .God in return gives him all he supposedly lost because HE will owe no man

matt10;37-39he that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me;and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;he that takes not his cross and follow me is not worthy of me;he that finds his live shall lose it;and he that lose his live for my sake shall find it.matt6;24no man can serve two masters ;for either he will hate the one,and love the other,or else he will hold to the one ,and despise the other,you cannot serve God and mammon

What I learn is that 'Ishould (and MUST) put my past (however filthy and sinful it may be) behind me, if I'm to attain that goal of Eternal life in Christ Jesus throughout Eternity, Amen!! God Help me.

I agree with the scripture above I'm struggling with that it no difference with anything else we struggle with in our life sin has no favorites in Gods eye sight


Demi bey

I love this theme much! I am eager to know Christ the more.

Yes! Despite paul's credentials enumerated in the same philipians 3:10 he counted them all as noting but, lost because of christ to share in his suffering I pray this to be all christians pray and zeal even in this contemporary time amen !

this is a verse that dropped in my heart when I was in dire straits. I have accepted Christ. I see the blood accomplish great things for me the blood but I needed the other weapon in Revelation 12:11 "they overcame him through the blood and the word of their testimony". This experience involved may not be pleasant but it arms us for battle as aptly put in James so that we may know him vet the more because he knows us but we don't know Him. Two cannot walk that way; it must be reciprocal as Job found out: ..but know I have seen you with my own eyes and I repent in ashes!

I want to experience life of the Son of God who died for me yet i was still sinner ,He has forgiven me by his unfailing love. His blood that was shed ,it was for remisssion of my iniquities ,victory is on bearing long suffering from Bethlehem ,He never sinned and on third day, He rose again ,this is my hope that though i am dead ,through Him life comes in me such that Christlike is reflected within me. To Him be the Glory forevermore , Amen!

Every child of God should aspire to know Christ the more,meaning daily becoming like Christ in words and deeds till He comes to perfect all that concerns us. Its a daily living and must till perfection is reached in Christ.

This is one of the highest prayers ever prayed in the scripture. Just like the prayer of Moses the servant of God in Exodus 33:18. These people had great hunger for the things of God and the manifestation of his powers, yet, they desired for more and more and God answered their prayers. It's the type of prayer every believer should pray.

if you rmind is on earthly things, you are an enemy of Jesus...period.

is a prayer of very christian to know christ and this is our theme this year. my prayer is that this year i want to see christ has paul d apostle saw him. amen

Being just a Born Again Christian is not enough for a Child of God who wants to experience the supernatural wonders of God. A Child of God should be able to pant daily towards knowing the Power and the Mysteries surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and with this kind of experience, the devil will be begging God to send such a Christian to Heaven faster because he's a terror to their kingdom. This's because no Christian can claim to have that Delegated Authority in Christ without the knowledge of His resurrection through the Power of the Holy Spirit. Glory to God!

Paul's number one desire, was to know Jesus in the power of His resurrection, the fellowship of His suffering, and being made in the likeness of His death, that he might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Jesus told Paul at his conversion, that he was a chosen vessel, and that He would show Paul what great things he must suffer. Paul learned that all his past accomplishments in the flesh where dung, in order that he might know Christ, and to be accepted in the beloved. Brothers and sisters our goal as Christians, is to be like Jesus, and He alone will change our vile bodies, then fashion them like unto His glorious body at the resurrection of the just. So our life is hid in Christ, and our conversation is in heaven where Christ dwells. So let us forget those things which are behind, and focus on what is ahead, that we may win Christ Amen.

To know Him entails doing away with all earthly gains that mar our intimacy with Him, to live in total submission to His will and word not minding the costs.

I'm focusing on versus 13 of this chapter: and it reads "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".
That verse says to me that Paul, was aware that he still had his flaws,even being in the active will of God, but that it does not stop him from getting right back up, and going after perfection. See i believe that God leaves us in our bonds for a while, to prove to us how bad we want him, that we don't so easily turn back to our unrighteous way, for if it came easy, then we would probably, easily let it go.
So in actuality, how bad we want God, will show in how dedicated we are, to becoming perfect.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Says Galatians 6:9

I view 3:10 a bit different than Naphtali D.Telta's post. I believe he is in search of the Holy Spirit to help him understand since it mentions that it is after Christ's death ...

After having an encounter with God in acts9 apostle Paul wants to have an intimate relationship with Christ to know his character,his likes and dislikes.