TBSIS - Philippians 3

Philippians 3

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KNOWING CHRIST JESUS (3:7-11NIV)

7. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.

8. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

9. and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ – the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

10. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

11. and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Sample question
from the Philippians 3 Bible study

A study question for verse 7

Paul transitions his thoughts in this verse. He now lets us know that all of these things he used to greatly value (advantages he acquired because of his birth as well as because of his disciplined hard work) were no longer of any value to him. Not only that, they were actually liabilities to him. When we are pursuing and have what the world values (money, good job, education, health, beauty, home, clothes, cars, etc.,), it is easy to become self-dependent, which numbs us to our real need. Paul had these things. He had the status of the world, but said that they were not gains at all. Instead, they became distractions. All of these things that our culture so heavily values have the potential to be a liability to our relationship to Christ and hence actually destroy us. Explain.

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