Paul’s desire was to be found in Christ, not having his own righteousness but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is out of God and based on faith (Phil. 3:9). In the past, Paul was found by everyone in the law; he pursued the righteousness that came out of the law, […]
As we Suffer the Loss of all things on account of Christ, we Gain Christ and Enjoy Him
When we see the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, we drop all other things for Him; we gain Christ by suffering the loss of all things that were once a gain for us and by counting them as refuse. If we were to get into the depths of Paul’s thought in Phil. 3:7-8, where […]
On Account of the Excellency of Christ we suffer the Loss of All things to Gain Him
Philippians 3 shows us that on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, Paul counted all things to be loss; he placed great value on this excellency of Christ Jesus his Lord, and because of this, he counted all loss. The more we know Christ, the more we have the revelation of Christ […]
A Higher Revelation of the Excellency of Christ leads to a Higher Experience of Him
How can we know or have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, even a higher revelation of Christ? This excellency comes only by revelation; without revelation from the Father concerning Christ, we cannot know Christ. Christ is all-inclusive and all-extensive, but do we see a revelation of Him, and do we have an appreciation […]
The Excellency of the Knowledge of Christ is the Excellency of Christ Realized by us
We need to have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, which is derived from the excellency of His person; once we see a revelation concerning Christ, we will realise His supreme preciousness and worth, and we will drop everything else to just gain Him. The apostle Paul, before his conversion, was zealous for the […]
Being Enlightened by God to Truly have no Trust in our Natural Ability or Heritage
As believers in Christ, we should be those who have no confidence in the flesh, and have no trust in our natural ability or heritage; it is only when we are enlightened by the Lord that we can be able to do this. We may think that the flesh is the negative and evil aspects […]
We should have No Confidence in the Flesh but in the Lord whom we Serve in Spirit
We who believe in the Lord Jesus should have no confidence in the flesh; rather, our confidence should be wholly in the Lord, whom we serve in spirit. Amen! This week in our morning revival we come to the matter of, Having No Confidence in the Flesh and Counting All Things to Be Loss on […]