The Joy of Philippians
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The Joy of Knowing Christ
The Joy of Knowing Christ
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Last week we looked at the JOY of Leaders
The willingness to serve
Today we are going to answer question in our own mind.
Does knowing Jesus bring me JOY?
1 In addition, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a safeguard for you.
Rejoice (Chairō)
The kind of rejoicing the term chairō denotes is not only a feeling and expression of joy but also an action one chooses.
1 In addition, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a safeguard for you.
This is something that Paul has been over with them before probable durning the time that he spent with them.
Paul doesn’t mind telling them again. Why?
A safeguards
2 Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.
“dogs” this is not what we think about dogs.
“evil workers” Morally reprehensible
“who mutilate the flesh” the jews that thought you had to be a jew to be saved.
Do you remember last week when we were talked about Paul and Timothy and the message that they were sharing.
4 As they traveled through the towns, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem for the people to observe. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
The message was that Jesus want the Gentiles just the way they where and HE would do the cleaning.
It wasn’t Jesus plus being a jew.
It is never Jesus plus anything.
IF there is anyone that says that salvation is Jesus plus fill in the blank. They are the same as these “evil workers”
These people tradition was keeping lost people away form Christ.
Do you think Jesus would bless that?
3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh—
“For we are the circumcision” I wonder if there was at least one redneck in the group. Whooooo I have no idea what that means.
29 On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—by the Spirit, not the letter. That person’s praise is not from people but from God.
The circumcision that Paul is talking about is the heart change that happens when we reserve the LORD.
Would there be anyway that these teacher could know this?
26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
This is why, “we boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh”
Because Jesus gives us a new heart.
The next section remind me of the boy scouts and girl scouts and their badges.
4 although I have reasons for 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.
Even as a baby I followed the law
a Pharisee
Persecuted the church
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 as dung, 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—the righteousness from God based on faith.
Knowing CHRIST is so much better than all of that!
All of Paul’s things he consider as dung, Christ is better!
Not having righteousness of my own for the law.
After all that Paul could not have righteousness he needed Jesus.
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.
“know him” Paul even at this point is still seeking Jesus daily.
“Power of his resurrection”
“Fellowship of HIS sufferings”
“Resurrection from among the dead”
Knowing all of this can you answer the question?
Does knowing Jesus bring you Joy?
