Philippians 3: How to Press On? Forgetting What is Behind

[@terribaldwin7672]

In my prayers this morning my heart was pouring out for all those affected by the hurricane Helene and Milton and the wild fire in Wyoming 😢😢😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻seeing all the devastation and watching people coming together in crisis and watching the Elk running in circles in the fore……it hurts my heart. Let’s all take a moment and pray for all them🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻

[@hiswordmywalk]

Yes. Let's truly pray for others, goodness there's so much devastation.🙏🏻❤️

[@helenangelo9886]

No matter what happens rejoice in the Lord 🙌 Wow I love this🕊️

[@hiswordmywalk]

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS!!! 🙌🏼

[@terribaldwin7672]

God is good!! He will change our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@hiswordmywalk]

AMEN

[@terribaldwin7672]

hold on to the progress we have already made: There must be no slipping or reversal; as believers, our conduct must be consistent with our spiritual understanding.

[@hiswordmywalk]

So true

[@brendabippes7065]

Reading all the chapters in one day helps to see it as the letter Paul wrote. Helps to see it as a whole and unlock the truths in the whole. I’m grateful that you put this challenge out there to read the entire book daily. I’m gaining so much

[@brenda8144hope]

Good morning will continue to pray for the victims affected by hurricane Helene and Milton 🙏🙏 Thank you Kaela for blessing me each and every day with HIS WORD MY WALK 🙏🙏❤

[@hiswordmywalk]

Absolutely continuing to pray! And thank you so much for your encouragement always ❤️

[@cindystrother7710]

Good morning kaela and thank you for your prayers 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 and your teaching

[@hiswordmywalk]

You are so welcome

[@cindystrother7710]

@@hiswordmywalk thank you so much for responding

[@kimacker8594]

I believe when Paul talks about the past, he is referring to when he persecuted the church, he wants to move on and forget that part of his life.

[@hiswordmywalk]

Great insight. He also could mean the past as a whole. Whether good or bad, we have to keep pressing on, pressing forward. It's such a great verse that I love to dive a little deeper into too ☺️

[@terribaldwin7672]

Good morning 😃

[@hiswordmywalk]

Good morning!

[@terribaldwin7672]

Paul was willing to give up everything else for the ultimate goal, the heavenly prize of eternal life.••••are we??

[@hiswordmywalk]

WOW, right!?!

[@terribaldwin7672]

Believers become one with Christ by trusting him for salvation and sharing his life (cp. John 15:1-5). • We become righteous, not by observing the law of Moses, but through faith in Christ. This is God's way of making us right with himself: Salvation cannot be earned, but only received as a free gift (see Rom 1:17; 3:21-26; 4:5-8; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-9).

[@hiswordmywalk]

Right!

[@terribaldwin7672]

Their god is their appetite may refer to their greed, their sensuality, or their self-interest (cp. Rom 16:18). • they brag about shameful things: This is best understood as a reference to immorality rather than to pride in being circumcised. • Eternal destruction is the ultimate judgment of God for those who reject Christ and live self-centered, sinful lives They are unable to see beyond this life

[@hiswordmywalk]

👏🏼

[@terribaldwin7672]

The identity of the enemies is not known; they might have been (1) Jews or Jewish Christians proud of their circumcision (as in 3:2), whose emphasis on observant Judaism contradicted the cross of Christ; (2) pseudo-believers living a worldly, immoral life (cp. 3:19); or (3) professing believers who had rejected Paul's cross-centered view of the Good News. Christ's crucifixion as a criminal was scandalous and offensive to many (see 1 Cor 1:23; cp. Rom 9:33; 1 Pet 2:8).

[@HolyWordPodcast-b2d]

Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil-workers! Beware of the mutilation! Jesus used the same term when testing the faith of the Gentile woman who came to Him with a petition to heal her daughter, referring to the Gentiles as “dogs” (Mt 15:26; Mk 7:27). Although in Mark 7:27, Jesus softened the rebuke by calling Gentiles “little dogs” or “puppies.” However, for the Gentile Roman Christians, it was a reminder of the common Roman custom to have a notice at the entrance of houses that read “Cave canem,” or “Beware of the dog” (Navarre Commentary: Philippians, page 444).

[@terribaldwin7672]

The identity of the enemies is not known; they might have been (1) Jews or Jewish Christians proud of their circumcision (as in 3:2), whose emphasis on observant Judaism contradicted the cross of Christ; (2) pseudo-believers living a worldly, immoral life (cp. 3:19); or (3) professing believers who had rejected Paul's cross-centered view of the Good News. Christ's crucifixion as a criminal was scandalous and offensive to many (see 1 Cor 1:23; cp. Rom 9:33; 1 Pet 2:8).

[@hiswordmywalk]

Such great insight. Thanks for always sharing ❤️