Notes

Verses

{“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him.” Philippians 3:8-9 NLT}{“You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.” Galatians 1:13 NLT}{“Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith.” Philippians 3:1 NLT}{“Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved. For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort…” Philippians 3:2-3 NLT}{“Though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more! I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.” Philippians 3:4-6 NLT}{“I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.” Philippians 3:7 NLT}{“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.” Philippians 3:8-9 NLT}

Quotes

C.S. Lewis : “In life, there are first things (God) and second things (everything else). If you put first things first, you’ll also get the second things. If you put second things first, you’ll not only lose first things but you’ll lose second things too.” (Mere Christianity); D.L. Moody : “Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition.” (Sermons ); Tullian Tchividjian : “The fresh breeze of gospel freedom announces that acceptance precedes obedience. The gospel message declares I will never, ever deal with you on the basis of your cleanliness or dirtiness – your goodness or your badness – but on the basis of my Son’s finished work on your behalf.” (Jesus + Nothing = Everything); Daniel Montgomery : “In Christ, you have no failures to hide and no triumphs to hide behind. The risen King has become your righteousness, and your standing before God no longer depends on you. This single truth of being “in Christ” changes everything, and it has all been given to you in the free gift of faith.” (Proof);