Philippians 3:1-11
Holman
Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Knowing
Christ
3 Finally,
my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no
trouble for me and is a protection for you.
2 Watch out
for “dogs,”[a] watch
out for evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For we
are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast
in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh— 4 although
I once also had confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds
for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised
the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of
Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a
Pharisee; 6 regarding zeal, persecuting the
church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.
7 But
everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of
Christ. 8 More than that, I also consider everything to be
a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my
Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them
filth, so that I may gain Christ 9 and be
found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one
that is through faith in Christ[b]—the
righteousness from God based on faith. 10 My goal
is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His
sufferings, being conformed to His death,11 assuming
that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead.
Questions
1.
Watch out for dogs? What does that mean?
A.
To watch out for bad people, people who tempt us
with fleshly desires.
2.
How do we boast is Christ Jesus?
A.
To preach the good news and tell everyone about
Christ Jesus.
3.
When was it when Paul had confidence in the
flesh? Have you ever had confidence in
your flesh?
A.
He was Saul and boasted in himself, not
Jesus.
4.
Why should we not have confidence in the flesh?
A.
Because the flesh will always fail us.
