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Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect…(Philippians 3:12) Whew! Thanks, Paul. I tell you, I am so very far from being the man I want to be that it gets downright depressing. I … Continue reading
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I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection of the dead (Philippians 3:11). You will … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death… (Philippians 3:10) Chances are, I will never be called on to physically die for the … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings… (Philippians 3:10) Jesus went to the cross. We probably won’t have to do that. Jesus became sin, bearing the punishment of … Continue reading
I want to know Christ, and the power of his resurrection… (Philippians 3:10). I wish I had some beautiful, powerful, poetic image for you this morning, but what I keep thinking of is… He-Man, and the Masters of the Universe. … Continue reading
I want to know Christ…(Philippians 3:10) As my friend As my brother As my master As my hero As my leader As my confidant As my creator As my helper As my shelter As my rock As my hope As … Continue reading
…that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ–the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith (Philippians … Continue reading
But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost … Continue reading
But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost … Continue reading
If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, … Continue reading