“Attain!”
“Attain!”
Blessings folk!
Paul knew that his righteousness did not derive from the Law.
Do we know this?
Really?
Listen to what we say.
So many speak of only “their church”, “their denomination”, “their” patron father of denominationalism.
We are in trouble when we hear more about Calvin, Wesley, Luther, McArthur, Jeremiah et. al. than we do Jesus Christ and Father.
Read this passage again, it will do you no harm.
Paul wanted to know Christ.
Paul rested in Christ, not in the attainments of religion nor the Law.
Phl 3:7-11
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,
and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Faith in Christ.
Righteousness from God.
Power of His resurrection.
Fellowship of His sufferings.
Conformity to His death.
Yes!
This!