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Some things are worth repeating.
As I get older, I find myself repeating a lot of things.
And I imagine that habits only going to get worse.
There are fond memories that I have, that I love reliving.
There are things that I never want to forget.
January 11, the day that Amanda and I were married.
The day the church voted on me becoming the senior pastor.
A week later, I took the high schoolers to youth camp.
That week at camp, I thought I broke my ankle.
Then there was my first sermon as senior pastor, just a week later.
I had to preach sitting down in a stool, because my ankle was so swollen, I couldn’t get a shoe over it.
These are memories that I like to repeat.
Then there are biblical truths that I’ve repeated.
I’ve repeated the Gospel.
I’ve repeated the call to salvation.
I’ve repeatedly called for you to examine yourself and to make sure you are a Christian.
And there have been times, where others haven’t enjoyed hearing the same things over and over again.
I remember, after preaching one week, a man came into my office to tell me what he thought of the sermons.
It wasn’t a subtle critique of how to better deliver the message.
It wasn’t a question of my conclusions or that I said something wrong.
He started yelling, “I don’t need to hear the Gospel!”
This man, though thinking he’s a Christian, thought the Gospel was old news and not something that needed repeating.
Which is interesting, because in the middle of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he did exactly that.
He said something that he’d said over and over again.
He repeated the Gospel.
says, “Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.
To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.”
He’s going to say some things that the Philippians have already heard before.
He doesn’t say these things to be condescending to them.
Remember from last week, he’s Joy Bringer, he wants them to rejoice.
“Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.”
What he’s going to say isn’t meant to bring them down.
It’s not to belittle them.
It’s to uplift them.
If anything, it’s he who might tire of saying the same thing over and over again, but even he rejoices.
“To write the same things to you is no trouble to me ...”
He likes talking about what he’s going to talk about, it’s not a burden.
Additionally, it’s good for the church to hear it.
He says, “and is safe for you.”
It’s for our benefit to hear the same things over and over again, especially the Gospel.
This is a reminder, that whatever is preached should always be an old truth.
It should be something you’ve heard before.
We may use different illustrations or analogies, but the central truth should never be a new one.
Beware of any speaker or religion that says, “Here’s something brand new that’s never been known in 2,000 years of Christendom.”
Let’s go ahead and hear Paul’s repeated message.
Open your Bibles to .
Read Philippians 3:1-11.
Paul begins by looking at those who Add To The Gospel
Look at verses 2-3.
“Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—”
Sometimes in our conversations we bring up other religions.
People ask:
Are Catholics Christians?
Or are Seventh Day Adventists Christians?
And they say these things because they have friends and family who are in those religions.
Those friends, those family members are super nice.
They are devoted to their religion.
They even acknowledge some of the basic truths of Christianity.
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Jesus died on a cross for sins.
Forgiveness of sins.
Understand, that’s not the problem.
The problem isn’t that they affirm some of the same things.
The problem is that they add to the Gospel.
Here in , Paul is addressing a group of people called The Judaizers.
The Judaizers were Jews had converted to Christianity.
The problem is that they still clung tenaciously to their Jewish traditions.
They required Christians to hold to those Jewish traditions.
Including:
Diets
The Sabbath
Jewish feasts
Even circumcision.
Essentially, they believed that the death of Jesus was not enough.
If you wanted sins to be forgiven, you needed to be:
Circumcised.
Eat kosher.
And follow the Jewish holidays.
Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul had some rather strong words to say to them.
Speaking of these Judaizers he says to look out for them.
3 times in verse 2, he says to look out.
Look out for the dogs.
Look out for the evildoers.
Look out for those who mutilate.
Paul doesn’t say:
“Welcome these brothers in the faith.”
He doesn’t say, “Welcome them and their good deeds.”
Speaking of them and their requirement of circumcision.
Circumcision was commanded back in Israel.
It was a sign that people belonged to God.
It was supposed to be an outward demonstration of an inward change.
It was supposed to be a picture of God cutting away the sinful heart of man.
How does Paul describe the Judaizers’ circumcision?
He says they are those who mutilate the flesh.
He doesn’t describe their circumcision as a holy rite, commanded by God in order to receive forgiveness of sins.
In fact he doesn’t even say the word circumcision.
He says they mutilate the flesh.
He uses a word that means to make an incision.
He says they are dissecting their own body.
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