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Key Questions
what is the prize that Paul was talking about in his letter
what will it take for us to win the prize
Paul’s Exemplary Christian Life
Paul had a goal
Paul’s goal in his Christian life was to “gain Christ”
Philippians 37-
His idea of gaining Christ by being “conformed” to Him in His death and resurrection
Philippians 3.9-11
If you can be conformed to Christ’s death, you will be conformed to His resurrection also!
Paul looked to the prize
He wanted to “lay hold of” that for Christ has “laid hold of” him also.
Philippians 3.12
“lay hold of” - grk. katalambano, to win, acquire
Why did Christ lay hold of Paul?
That is the very thing that he wanted to lay hold of!
Paul paid the cost of winning
He gave up all his worldly achievements and privileges.
Philippians 3.
He did not allow the past to hold him.
The Goal of the Christian Life
Common goal among Christians
stay in the same religion until death
just go to church every Sunday, and do all my Christian obligations
follow the rules in the church
Goal - grk. skopos
a mark on which to fix the eye
in a race - the finish line
The goal of the Christian life is “Christlikeness”
“image” of the Son of God
Christlikeness is the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Christlikeness is a predestined plan of God.
The Prize of the Christian Life
Common ideas of the prize:
eternal life
heaven
Prize = grk.
brabeion
the reward of victory
1 Corinthians 9.24
The Prize of Victorious Christian Living is to be “Glorified with Christ”.
by His foreknowledge God predestined us to Christlikeness of earth
Because we are predestined to Christlikeness, God CALLED us, JUSTIFIED us, and will finally GLORIFY US!
PAST - foreknowledge; predestination
PRESENT - calling; justification
FUTURE - glorification
Glorification was Christ’s reward for His earthly triumph.
John 12.23
John 17.1-
Jesus glorified the Father on earth when He accomplished the work that was given Him to do.
Jesus looked froward to His glorification BECAUSE He glorified the Father on earth!
Our Glorification Comes After we Glorify Christ in our Life.
2 Thessalonians 1.11-12
We glorify Christ when we walk worthy of our calling, God’s desired good works are fulfilled, and faith is displayed mightily.
Our Glorification is In Christ.
Ephesians 5.2
GLORIFIED means -
we have the same glorious body as Christ’s
we are exalted with Christ when He is honored in heaven for His great work of redemption
we are reign with Christ as reward for victory
The High Cost of the Christian Life
Our estimation of the “value” of God’s reward for us is expressed in:
our acts of service
our patience and perseverance
our response when God speaks to us, or corrects us
ILLUSTRATION
In a lottery, the higher the jackpot goes, the more tickets the gamblers buy, in hope of winning the prize.
In a lottery in which you pick 6 numbers from a possible pool of 49 numbers, your chances of winning the jackpot (correctly choosing all 6 numbers drawn) are 1 in 13,983,816.
That's 1 shot in almost 14 million.
If you were to buy one lottery ticket each week in such a scenario, you could expect to win once every 269,000 years.
Unfortunately, many lotteries have even worse odds than the scenario just described.
For example, the popular Mega Millions multi-state lottery has odds of approximately 1 in 175,711,536.
That's right — 1 in almost 176 million!
Unfortunately, many lotteries have even worse odds than the scenario just described.
For example, the popular Mega Millions multi-state lottery has odds of approximately 1 in 175,711,536.
That's right — 1 in almost 176 million!
CHRISTIAN LIFE IS NOT A GAMBLE, BUT IT IS COSTLY.
Luke 14.2
1 Corinthians 9.25-27
Luke 12.28-
Following Christ requires clear knowledge of what you are up to.
Success in following Christ requires NO LESS THAN GIVING UP ALL OF ONE’S POSSESSIONS.
The Price of being Glorified is to Suffer for Christ’s Sake.
Romans 8.
Romans 8.17-18
Suffering with Christ is the price of being glorified with Christ.
How can we endure suffering in an age of comfortable living?
by giving up the pleasures of this world
by giving up one’s earthly dreams and ambitions
by giving up the company of earthly friends
by fasting regularly
by giving up one’s preferences or privileges
2 Timothy 2.10-12
“I press on toward the goal”
Press means to strive after; to chase; to pursue
- seek after what is good for one and all
- pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, gentleness
- pursue peace with all men, and sanctification
“I press on” because…
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