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Introduction
This morning we are back in the book of Philippians, and we are beginning the third chapter.
So if you have your Bibles, I want to encourage you to turn with me to Philippians 3, and we’ll begin reading with verse 1
Rejoice!
Finally
This section begins with a “finally my brothers” or “brothers and sisters.”
The word “finally” does not indicated that he is about finished, but rather it is the beginning of a new subject, idea, or thought.
Rejoice in the Lord
Rejoice is mentioned a number of times in the book of Philippians.
It is used twice in 1:18, twice in 2:17-18, here in 3:1, twice in 4:4, and the final time in 4:10.
So 8 times Paul tells the church at Philippi to rejoice.
Evidently they needed to hear this word, because their circumstances made it difficult for them to rejoice.
We too need to hear this over and over again, because often our circumstances make it hard for us to rejoice—but we still need to rejoice in the Lord!
No Trouble
Paul goes on to say that it is no trouble to repeat the same thing 10 different times.
In fact, he would rather repeat it over and over so that it becomes a safeguard for them (and us).
Watch Out!
Paul tells the church to watch out—means beware, be on guard, pay attention, or take notice.
Watch Out for What?
Paul tells them to for those evil dogs.
Calling anyone a “dog” was derogatory.
These men were false teachers.
The evil dogs are those men who do evil, and those mutilators of the flesh.
The false teachers were Judaizers—that were teaching salvation by works, and one of the main works was circumcision.
Paul calls these Judaizers dogs which is what a Jew would call a gentile.
Worshiping God
Throughout the Scriptures, God gave circumcision to the Jews as an outward sign of their commitment to God.
But the Gentile Christians in Philippi were also truly committed followers because God has always been more concerned about the heart than He was about the outward sign.
We see this in Deuteronomy 30:6.
The Gentiles in Philippi along with us have circumcised hearts.
That love God with all our heart and soul!
Paul goes on to say he puts no confidence in the flesh like the rest of the Jews who put their all their confidence in circumcision.
If anyone could put their confidence in his flesh—it would be Paul!
Look at verse 4.
He was a Jew’s Jew!
But it really doesn’t matter, because all of his actions amount to nothing.
All of the things that people put their trust in to be acceptable to God should be consider loss!
Verse 8 reemphasizes this point!
All of the Jewish rules and regulations could not please God.
None of us have enough righteousness in ourselves to please God or to earn God’s favor.
Paul says he wants to be found in Jesus with a different kind of righteousness.
It’s a righteousness that comes from God, through Christ, by faith!
This righteousness was so important to Paul that his ultimate desire was to know Christ more and more.
Look at verse 10.
Paul wants to know Christ more than anything else.
Paul also wants to know the power—dynamis from which we get our English word dynamite—that raised Christ from the dead.
Paul wants to know the fellowship of sharing in the sufferings of Christ—remember he is under house arrest.
Paul also wants to become like Christ in Christ’s death.
The Greek word refers to becoming like Him in Paul’s inward parts!
But also hopes he will attain resurrection—the word translated resurrection is only used here in the New Testament.
It actually means “out-resurrection” or the raising a corpse higher than other corpses.
Some interpret this to be a reference to the rapture.
So What?
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