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). "Your joy," said Jesus, "no one will take from you" ( John 16:22). the dead. ] 2. I am crucified with Christ, now I can experience the power of the resurrected life. It stays there. 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. The reason is, in my judgment, perfectly beautiful. Its basis is that the Christian lives for ever in the presence of Jesus Christ. "That I may win Christ," therefore he says; "and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law." And (we pray!) But this is not the character of Christian joy. We must think rather of the conflict of the gospel: there was often for all concerned disgrace, and pain, and scorn. And God then imputes to me, or accounts to me, righteousness. 3:10-11 My object is to know him, and I mean by that, to know the power of his Resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, while I continue to be made like him in his death, if by any chance I may attain to the resurrection of the dead. He esteemed men better than himself. 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. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Let this be your mind, let's walk by these rules. "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus," feeling, judgment, everything, guarded and governed by this precious peace of God. The apostle would remind us that even he "must watch and pray continually to abide in the fellowship of Christs sufferingfor only in that way the glorification with Christwill be attained" (Silva 193, quoting J.J. Muller). The apostle drops entirely his official status in addressing the saints at Philippi. It is perfectly possible for him to observe all the outward observances of religion and yet have hatred and bitterness and pride in his heart. WebFor we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit ( Philippians 3:3 ), Paul was constantly emphasizing that the physical rites had no value except there be a All here below was plunged under the sentence of death through Adam's sin; and God's word could but seal it till redemption. Not so. And any moment I could lose it. Even in the ends of the earth they remained unshakeably Roman. This is nothing to be surprised at. This last is but a confirmation of the same truth. When he received Jesus Christ, as far as they were concerned, he was dead. Real circumcision is devotion of heart and mind and life to God.". 287.]. Hence I cannot but consider it a surprising error in Griesbach that he edited the received text in this place. 3:12-16 Not that I have already obtained this, or that I am already all complete but I press on to try to grasp that for which I have been grasped by Jesus Christ. Yes, the power of the resurrection, but you know, you can never know the power of the resurrection until you have, first of all, know the cross. And that he ever was anything but a prisoner there, man at least cannot say. B. Lightfoot remarks that the verb memphesthai ( G3201) , from which it comes, means to blame for sins of omission. Only we must always walk according to that standard which we have already reached. He had his heart on these two great peculiarities of the Christian religion. "Hey, I tried it before. Thus the very suffering which unbelief might interpret wrongly, and regard as a severe chastening, and so cause the heart to be cast down, instead of taking comfort before God, the suffering for Christ's sake is a gift of His love, as much a gift as the believing in Christ for the salvation of the soul. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection ( Philippians 3:10 ). He is author of. It is not meant that there are no difficulties, but that Christ makes the burden light and all happy to the praise of God's grace; whereas any other means or measure detracts from His glory and draws attention to self. Paul claims that not only was he a Jew who had retained his ancestral religion, but he had also devoted his whole life to its most rigorous observance. On my account, God writes righteous.Now, the problem of being righteous by my efforts, by my works, I may be doing right, I may have lived all of my life up to this point by the rules, having never violated, sailing along in good shape, and there is written across my name, righteous. What a word, and how calculated to make us ashamed! In fact, I think sometimes it is impossible to rejoice in circumstances. They had little enough even to eat. It was their view that to keep the Law's countless rules and regulations was to work righteousness. This verb indicates the most intimate knowledge of another person. 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. I was so moved, I was so touched by the Spirit of God upon my life." (b) It is the guarantee of the life to come ( Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 15:14 ff.). His yoke is easy, and His burden light. It may well be that one of our faults is our desire for novelty. There it was an unhappy "me," though distinct from the flesh: "O wretched man that I am" Here it would be, O happy man that I am! This is open to the heart now. It is true that Paul frequently plotted Christs story around the motifs of death and resurrection, a scheme he most likely inherited from But "that in nothing I shall be ashamed." This is what the Lord intended for me, to be with Him in His kingdom, to share with Him His glory. But here is the proper experience of a Christian. It is always the power of Satan that is in view here. May it be so with us! " And having determined then what is right and what is wrong, I may then seek to always do that which is right. If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it. It has the preposition ek (meaning from or out of) added to the ordinary word for resurrection" (Loh and Nida 106). but so it was that thus the gospel, the glad tidings of His grace, should reach the highest quarters. WebJamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 14. high callingliterally, "the calling that is above" (Ga 4:26; Col 3:1): "the heavenly calling" (Heb 3:1). It has been hard for you to kick against the pricks." Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. 87-88; and S. Lewis Johnson Jr., "The Out-Resurrection from the Dead," Bibliotheca Sacra 110 (1953):139-46; and Lightner, "Philippians," p. But this Christian joy enables a man to accept even them with a smile. "I have attained, I have achieved. "I beseech Evodia" (we may just notice the true form in passing; Euodias sounds like a man's name, whereas here it is really a woman). WebOther Commentaries. Who can understand why it should be "suitable to the persons addressed," on Dr. B's showing? Close. The use of the preposition ek twice in the phrase, the first usage being in exanastasin, suggests a resurrection out from a group not resurrected. None can have interest or benefit by it but those who come off from confidence in themselves, and are brought heartily to believe in him. (ii) Our only boast is in Jesus Christ. "Well, where did you place?" No saints are outside the danger. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. We have not yet attained, are not already perfect; there is still much wanting in all our duties, and graces, and comforts. But, it might be argued, that was a snap decision, perhaps later to be regretted and reversed. When you are pressing towards the mark. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ( Philippians 3:7 ). ), . "For I have no man like-minded, who will naturally care for your state." According to the true meaning it is not others, but those very sisters that he commends to Epaphroditus in desire for their blessing, "which labour with me in the gospel [or seeing that they shared the conflict of the gospel with me]." In effect Paul is saying that the Christian must forget all that he has done and remember only what he has still to do. "And the fellowship of his sufferings" again and certainly a present thing, not relating to heaven. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Philippians 3:1114: When Should I Forget My Past? You see, Jesus could not experience the power of the resurrection until the cross. Then he turns, not to doctrine after this opening, but to circumstances, to circumstances, however, illumined with Christ The most ordinary details are taken out of their own pettiness (though it is really a little mind which counts them petty), and are made simple and genuine, and this through Christ Jesus intermingled with them. This is interesting, for it must mean that Paul had written other letters to the Philippians which have not survived. And at this point we also say, "Ya, ya, power, I want power. For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness." He must retrieve the glory of God in that very death which confessedly had brought the greatest shame on God outwardly. iv. Not the passive side of the Christian as being in the world, but the active comes before us. Remembering that, we try to paraphrase this passage and to set down, not so much what Paul says, as what was in his mind. That he might be found in him (Philippians 3:9; Philippians 3:9), as the manslayer was found in the city of refuge, where he was safe from the avenger of blood, Numbers 35:25. WebSunday, February 26, 2023 Living Hope Christian Church, Inc. will broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube beginning at 11:00 am. For it is not meant looking to Him now, or having Him as one's life: to win Christ means having Him at the other side. (Compare Ephesians 1:1-23 and Colossians 1:1-29) But all, even these in hell, must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. It is hard to rejoice in circumstances. I might attain unto - I may come to, or may secure this object. Thus easily do we fall into error, because the human mind likes to have either one thing or another, and thus avoid all difficulty in Scripture, having each squared according to our notions. So tender, so delicate is his sense, that he would not spare what was needful if there had been any want of thought, but at the same time he hastens to make whatever apology love could suggest. WebPhilippians 3 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Joy should be the normal state of the Christian. This is proper to give us measures in all our service, and to quicken us every step we take; and it is of God, from whom we are to expect it. Why did the Lord apprehend you? Probably Paul meant that he hoped he would live to experience the Rapture, the "out-resurrection from among the dead," before he died. . " Wednesday of Fifth Sunday in Lent Our Savior/Redeemer Pettibone/Woodworth, ND: Wed, Mar 31, 2004 cold and nakednessbesides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches" (2 Cor. So Paul states his attainments. Nothing, then, would the apostle have done in strife or vain-glory; "' but in lowliness of mind each esteeming other better than themselves." WebPhilippians 3 Leaving Law and Pressing On to Jesus A. This disperses all clouds from the soul. So he reaches forth, epekteinomenos--stretched himself forward, bearing towards his point: it is expressive of a vehement concern. "Let your moderation be known unto all men," strengthened by this consolatory truth, "the Lord is at hand. So the apostle lets them know that he owned their hearty love; "not," he says, "because I desire a gift." He has not attained this "perfection" as is evident from verses 12-16. Abraham and those saints of the Old Testament, the scripture said, confessed that they were just strangers and pilgrims on this earth, that they were looking for the city which hath foundations whose maker and builder is God. Let me press this, because alas! Re 2:10, "crown of life." If by any means: The expression "If by any means" or "If in some way" seems to hint at doubt or uncertainty in Pauls mind that he would take part in the resurrection. But with the Philippians there was increased jealousy for Christ. J. In this chapter the apostle cautions the Philippians against false teachers, whom he describes as evil men, and exhorts them to walk as they had him, and other faithful ministers for an example. and the fellowship of his sufferings ( Philippians 3:10 ). There was evidently energy among these Philippians. They said that, since grace was wide enough to cover every sin, a man could sin as he liked and not worry; it would make no difference to the all-forgiving love of God. Let your every contact with the world be just as light as possible." "I make this judgment of the case; I thus reason with myself." It wasnt long after the time of Paul that Christians were martyred for refusing to call Caesar Lord, claiming that Jesus was the only Lord. "You remember Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, chapter 5 of Matthew, said, "Except your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you shall in no wise enter the kingdom of heaven." Once you are right about Christ, you are right about everything while He is before you. And he said, "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus." Let nobody suppose me to insinuate that a woman is not in place when exercising, according to the Scripture, any gift God has given her. His worship is love of God and service of men. They began with the principle that from the beginning of time there had always been two realities--spirit and matter. Let's not just sit back and rest, let's press forward to what God has for us in the future. (i) It means to know the power of his Resurrection. 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. WebPhilippians - (NIV Application Commentary) by Frank S Thielman (Hardcover) $26.99When purchased online Out of Stock About this item Specifications Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up Number of Pages: 256 Genre: Religion + Beliefs Sub-Genre: Biblical Commentary Series Title: NIV Application Commentary Format: Hardcover Publisher: Zondervan Academic But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. They are circumcised, not with the outward mark in the flesh, but with that inner circumcision of which the great law-givers and teachers and prophets spoke. So that you could share with Him the eternal glories of His kingdom. They are out there, there are many of them. what than the testimony for God? "I beseech Evodia, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. As far as he was concerned, therefore, why could he choose? If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Through the wonderful sight of the love of Christ, this answered the question to his faith, leaving all circumstances entirely aside. They were those who denied that there was any law at all in the Christian life. cannot but be conqueror, more than conqueror, where the heart is filled with Christ. ", "For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh." InMatthew 23:1-39; Matthew 23:1-39 we have woe upon woe pronounced upon scribes and Pharisees, and so it is here. shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. Yet there is not one of these things that has not become the ruin of souls; and there are none that ought to know this better than those I am addressing this night. 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