Philippians 3
Treated in 157 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 3:8 More than that, I count everything as loss because knowing Christ Jesus my Lord is worth far more than all of it. For his sake I have lost everything, and I count it all as dung, so that I may gain Christ 25
- 3:10 I want to know him, to know the power of his resurrection and what it is to share in his sufferings, as I am being shaped into the likeness of his death, 22
- 3:12 I do not mean that I already have all this, or that I have already been made perfect. But I keep pursuing it, trying to take hold of it, because Christ has taken hold of me. 20
- 3:13 Brothers and sisters, I do not count myself as having taken hold of it. My single aim is this: I put out of mind what is behind me and stretch out for what is in front of me, 20
- 3:9 and be found in him, with no righteousness of my own from keeping the law, but with the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ: righteousness from God, resting on faith. 15
- 3:7 But whatever was profit to me, I have come to count as loss because of Christ. 14
- 3:20 But we hold our citizenship in heaven, and it is from there that we are eagerly waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 14
- 3:14 and I run straight for the goal to win the prize promised by God's upward call in Christ Jesus. 9
- 3:21 who will change these bodies of our humble state and give them the same form as his glorious body, by the working of his power to bring all things under his rule. 8
- 3:15 Those of us, then, who are mature should have this mindset. And if your thinking differs at some point, God will reveal that to you as well. 7
- 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision: we who worship by the Spirit of God, who take pride in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in human credentials, 6
- 3:19 Destruction is where they will end. The belly is their god, they find their glory in what should make them ashamed, and earthly things fill their minds. 6
- 3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. Writing the same things to you again is no burden to me, and for you it is a safeguard. 3
- 3:11 hoping that somehow I may arrive at the resurrection from the dead. 3
- 3:18 For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. I have often told you about them, and now I tell you again, in tears. 3
- 3:5 I was circumcised on the eighth day. I belong to the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews. In keeping the law I was a Pharisee; 2
- 3:6 in zeal I persecuted the church; in righteousness as the law defines it, I was beyond reproach. 2
- 3:4 even though I myself have grounds for that kind of confidence too. If anyone else thinks there are grounds for confidence in human credentials, I have more. 1
- 3:16 In any case, let us keep in step with the point we have already reached. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Resurrection of the Body of Jesus and of Our Bodies cites Phil. 3:20
…body that is buried. It is the old body quickened and transformed; or, as Paul puts it in Phil. 3:20, 21: "Jesus Christ . . . shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Assurance cites Phil 3:3
…me:’ and how was his heart fired with love! He valued and admired nothing but Christ. Phil 3:3. As Christ was fastened to the cross, so he was fastened to Paul’s heart. Praise is the…
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Phil. iii. 8–10
…will not avail them. See what judgment Paul makes of all a man’s own righteousness, Phil. iii. 8–10. This they bear in their minds daily, this they fill their thoughts withal, that upon the…
- Holiness ·
Extracts from Old Writers cites Phil. iii. 9
…own; the Apostle plainly makes that distinction. ‘Not having mine own righteousness.’ (Phil. iii. 9.) It is our own, not originally, but our own inherently; not our own so us to be of our…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in purchased grace cites Phil. iii. 10
…Mediator — His active obedience for us — This proved at large, Gal. iv. 4, 5; Rom. v. 19; Phil. iii. 10; Zech. iii. 3–5 — One objection removed — Considerations of Christ’s active righteousness…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Phil. iii. 12
…Col. iii. 5; 1 Cor. ix. 27 — Indwelling sin always abides; no perfection in this life, Phil. iii. 12; 1 Cor. xiii. 12; 2 Pet. iii. 18; Gal. v. 17, etc. — The activity of abiding sin in…
- Practical Religion ·
Zeal cites Phil. iii. 13
…do; I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Phil. iii. 13, 14.) See him from the day of his conversion, giving up his brilliant…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
Spiritual Depression cites PHILIPPIANS 3:13–14
…before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 3:13–14 To go on grieving over sins that God has forgiven, he argued in effect, is not humility…
- Holiness ·
Growth cites Phil. iii. 13
…which are before, making “Higher!” “Upward!” “Forward!” “Onward!” his continual motto. (Phil. iii. 13.) On earth he thirsts and longs to have a will more entirely in unison with God’s will.…
- Our Daily Walk ·
February cites Php 3:14
…on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”— Phi 3:13 Php 3:14 AN IDEAL is a mental conception of character after which we desire to shape our lives. It…
- A Call to the Unconverted ·
Sermon I cites Phil. iii. 18
…prosperity. The proof of what I have said you may find in these places of scripture: Phil. iii. 18, 21. Matt. vi. 19, 20, 21. Col. iii. 1, 2, 4, 5. Rom. viii. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 23. Psal.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 25 — Of the Last Resurrection cites Phil. 3:20
…by this mark, that their conversation is in heaven, from whence they look for the Savior (Phil. 3:20). And that they may not faint in their course, he associates all the other creatures with…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 17 — Of the Lord’s Supper, and the Benefits Conferred by It cites Phil. 3:20
…now is in the heavens, as Paul also asserts, bidding us look for him from thence (Phil. 3:20). For this reason, the angels remind the disciples that it is vain to keep gazing up into…
- Practical Religion ·
Happiness cites Phil. iii. 1
…more thankful. Pray that you may know more and more what it is to "rejoice in the Lord." (Phil. iii. 1.) Learn to have a deeper sense of your own wretched sinfulness and corruption, and to be…
- Days of Heaven Upon Earth ·
September cites Phil. iii. 1
…about receiving the Holy Ghost. September 6 “Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord” (Phil. iii. 1). There is no spiritual value in depression. One bright and thankful look at the cross is…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Phil. 3:1
…“Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.” Matt. 5:12, “Rejoice, and be exceeding glad.” Phil. 3:1, “Finally, brethren, rejoice in the Lord.” And chap. 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord alway; and…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites Philippians 3:3
…and rhetorical skill remained useful. Yet he refuses confidence “in the flesh” (Philippians 3:3, ASV). The assets are no longer grounds of identity. This is a crucial distinction.…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
Praying, Returning Thanks, Worshipping in the Holy Spirit cites Philippians 3:3
…Spirit. III. The Holy Spirit inspires worship on the part of the believer. We read in Philippians 3:3, “For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Priestly Office cites Phil 3:3
…nothing done without faith. Faith makes Christ’s sacrifice ours. ‘Christ Jesus my Lord.’ Phil 3:3. It is not gold in the mine that enriches, but gold in the hand. Faith is the hand that…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Resurrection cites Phil 3:3
…the day of judgement, then (1:) Labour to get into Christ. ‘That I may be found in him.’ Phil 3:3. Faith implants us into Christ, it engarrisons us in him, and then ‘there is no…
- Knots Untied ·
Worship cites Phil. iii. 3
…and in truth.”—John iv. 24. “We are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit.”—Phil. iii. 3. “In vain they do worship Me.”—Matt. xv. 9. “A show of wisdom in will-worship.”—Col. ii.…
- The Key Teachings of John Bunyan ·
Ignorance and the Good Heart cites Philippians 3:4–9
…one sentence. Does it mention your heart, your life, or Christ’s righteousness? 2. Read Philippians 3:4–9 and list what Paul counted loss. Is anything on your own list? 3. Think of someone you…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 24 — Election Confirmed by the Calling of God cites Phil. 3:5
…his Pharisaism, that Cornelius was accepted for his prayers and alms, and so forth (Phil. 3:5; Acts 10:2). The case of Paul we admit, but we hold that they are in error as to…
- Old Paths ·
The Cross of Christ cites Phil. iii. 5
…He was a Jew by birth, and, as he tells us himself,—“An Hebrew of the Hebrews.” (Phil. iii. 5.) He might have said, like many of his brethren, “I have Abraham for my forefather. I am…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
VII. Persons having religious affections of many kinds, accompanying one another, is not sufficient to determine whether they have any gracious affections or no cites Phil. 3:6
…So of zeal, as in Jehu, 2 Kings 10:16, and in Paul before his conversion, Gal. 1:14, Phil. 3:6, and the unbelieving Jews, Acts 22:3, Rom. 10:2. So graceless persons may have earnest…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
The Doctor Changes Patients cites PHILIPPIANS 3:7
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. PHILIPPIANS 3:7 A Welsh boyhood. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was born in Cardiff on the twentieth of…
- Communion with God ·
Other consequential affections cites Phil. iii. 7
…3. They value him above all spiritual excellencies, and all other righteousness whatever, Phil. iii. 7, 8, “Those things which were advantage to me, I esteemed loss for the excellency of the…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Pandita Ramabai — The Scholar Who Gave Everything for India’s Daughters cites Philippians 3:7–8
…surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things” (Philippians 3:7–8, NIV). She had lost all things. She had gained Christ. She considered the exchange the…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Philippians 3:7–8
…— “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures for ever.” Philippians 3:7–8 — “But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Holy Joy of St Francis cites Philippians 3:7–14
…you? Consider whether God is asking you to hold it more loosely, or give it away. 3. Read Philippians 3:7–14 and notice the joy of a man who has counted everything loss for Christ. 4. Find one way…
- The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer ·
Willing to Be Made Willing cites PHILIPPIANS 3:7
…in their place. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. PHILIPPIANS 3:7 And for those who cannot even will it, there is the prayer he learned in Leicester. If…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites Philippians iii. 7
…viii. 36 will show them that they had better give up everything than to lose their soul. Philippians iii. 7, 8; Ps. xvi. 11 will show them that what they give up is nothing compared with what they…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
Suffering with God cites Philippians 3:7–11
…suffer, ask not only for relief but for the grace to share in Christ’s sufferings. Read Philippians 3:7–11 slowly. 2. Where is Christ suffering in your neighbourhood today — in the poor, the sick…
- The Key Teachings of John Bunyan ·
Thy Righteousness Is in Heaven cites Philippians 3:7–11
…in low moments: my righteousness is in heaven; it is Jesus Christ Himself. 3. Read Philippians 3:7–11 and 1 Corinthians 1:30, and underline every phrase that locates your righteousness in…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Phil. 3:7
…me: and the life, which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God.” Phil. 3:7, 8, “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Witness of our own Spirit cites Phil. 3:7
…me, those I counted loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Phil. 3:7, 8.) 15. It could not be that ever he should attain to this but by the “excellent…
- Communion with God ·
Of the way the saints hold communion with Christ as to personal grace cites Phil. iii. 8
…uprightness of conversation, duties upon conviction, and concludes of all as Paul doth, Phil. iii. 8, “Doubtless, I count all these things loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ…
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
Showing how all orders and ranks of men and women, of all ages, are obliged to devote themselves unto God cites Phil. iii. 8
…spirit "count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus." [Phil. iii. 8] The fine lady must teach her eyes to weep, and be clothed with humility. The polite…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Discourse 9 cites Phil. 3:8–9
…that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith;” [Phil. 3:8–9] that holiness of heart, that renewal of the soul in all its desires, tempers, and…
- All Things for Good ·
An exhortation to love God cites Phil. iii. 8
…strive for higher degrees of love. St. Paul counted gold and pearl but dung for Christ (Phil. iii. 8). Yea, he was so inflamed with love to God, that he could have wished himself accursed…
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