5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; - Philippians 3:5-10.
Paul and his understanding, or should say his revelation of Christ, allows us to see Paul was at the top of his religion. He had been trained and taught every aspect of law and Jewish religion and none could top Paul. They might have been as good as Paul but none were better. He had the right components - a Hebrew of Hebrews-circumcised the eighth day-a Pharisee-blameless. He was everything you had to be to become a Pharisee. A religious zealot for starters but trained in all the Jewish nation believed about God. All they believed you needed to be in a relationship with God by the law and to excel. Paul succeeded in all this because we know he reached the top. When they stoned Steven they took Steven's clothes and laid them at the feet of Saul who would become Paul.
But what Paul does and we mentioned it before, he is showing our first parents and teaching is not what we need. As much as I care or don't care about my previous life Paul said it doesn't matter to believers. If anything your life (the word being my old life) will hinder you as you grow up into him. It has a self mentality of me trying to get God to be on my side. Paul is handing out the biggest piece of meat in scripture for believers.
When you were saved the Lord did wonderful things in your life and may have delivered you from some vice or addiction. We cherish those moments when we first met the Lord. However the Lord brought you out, we hold on to that as if it is a life line. What can happen is we will not turn loose of something to recieve something else. It is not losing something (Knowledge) as much as it is putting it on a shelf. What he did was the greatest of miracle's and put you on a path of knowing. On that path there will be other knowledges (my word) that will get worked into our understanding. The proper yielding to that teaching is what makes an on going believer. They surrender the mind of not knowing and their understanding to the HolySpirit so he can teach them Knowledge.
They learn they do not have to be right all the time but yielded, transformation is automatic. You cannot be yielded to the Holyspirit and not learn anything. You do not have to be a genius you just have to be yielded. Any student of scripture that yields to the Holyspirit will learn Christ because that is the main ministry of the Holyspirit. That is all you need to know any way, all life comes from a person (Christ in you) of understanding not so much of what you think you know. It will be in whom, not in what you know. Bless you.
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; - Philippians 3:5-10.
Paul and his understanding, or should say his revelation of Christ, allows us to see Paul was at the top of his religion. He had been trained and taught every aspect of law and Jewish religion and none could top Paul. They might have been as good as Paul but none were better. He had the right components - a Hebrew of Hebrews-circumcised the eighth day-a Pharisee-blameless. He was everything you had to be to become a Pharisee. A religious zealot for starters but trained in all the Jewish nation believed about God. All they believed you needed to be in a relationship with God by the law and to excel. Paul succeeded in all this because we know he reached the top. When they stoned Steven they took Steven's clothes and laid them at the feet of Saul who would become Paul.
But what Paul does and we mentioned it before, he is showing our first parents and teaching is not what we need. As much as I care or don't care about my previous life Paul said it doesn't matter to believers. If anything your life (the word being my old life) will hinder you as you grow up into him. It has a self mentality of me trying to get God to be on my side. Paul is handing out the biggest piece of meat in scripture for believers.
When you were saved the Lord did wonderful things in your life and may have delivered you from some vice or addiction. We cherish those moments when we first met the Lord. However the Lord brought you out, we hold on to that as if it is a life line. What can happen is we will not turn loose of something to recieve something else. It is not losing something (Knowledge) as much as it is putting it on a shelf. What he did was the greatest of miracle's and put you on a path of knowing. On that path there will be other knowledges (my word) that will get worked into our understanding. The proper yielding to that teaching is what makes an on going believer. They surrender the mind of not knowing and their understanding to the HolySpirit so he can teach them Knowledge.
They learn they do not have to be right all the time but yielded, transformation is automatic. You cannot be yielded to the Holyspirit and not learn anything. You do not have to be a genius you just have to be yielded. Any student of scripture that yields to the Holyspirit will learn Christ because that is the main ministry of the Holyspirit. That is all you need to know any way, all life comes from a person (Christ in you) of understanding not so much of what you think you know. It will be in whom, not in what you know. Bless you.
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