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I. Paul’s Warning Against Legalism Philippians 3:1–3

A. Rejoice in the Lord (v. 1).

B. Resist the Enemy (v. 2).

A. “Beware of dogs.” (a term of contempt for the unclean, those outside of the people of God)

B. “Beware of evil workers.”

C. “Beware of the mutilators.” (Mutilators in many forms gossips, verbal attackers, physical attackers, mental attackers, and even spiritual attacker)

C. Refrain from the Flesh (v. 3).

II. Paul’s Grounds for Pride Philippians 3:4–6

A. His Grounds for Legalistic Pride (v. 4).

B. His Enumeration of the Grounds.

A. Pride in ritual.

B. Pride in relationship.

C. Pride in respectability.

D. Pride in race.

E. Pride in religion.

F. Pride in reputation.

G. Pride in righteousness.

III. Paul’s Complete Change of Values Philippians 3:7–11

I. The Nature of the Change (v. 7).

II. The Evaluation of the Change (v. 8).

III. The Reasons for the Change (v. 8).

IV. The Motives for the Change (vv. 8–11).

A. The desire to “win Christ.”

B. The desire to be “found in Christ.”

C. The desire to “know him.”

1. To know Him in “the power of his resurrection.”

2. To know Him in “the fellowship of his suffering.”

3. To know Him in the conformation of His death.