Philippians 3:8-11

What am I saying here? Again, please remember the principle I have been expounding—about us being in Christ, about us following the same path as the Head went along, the Archegos. "As He is, so are we in the world!"

Brethren, if we are truly in Christ, then step-by-step, we are being drawn along the same path that He trod toward death. But in this case, I am not thinking of martyrdom, but the death of self, which absolutely must precede a resurrection to spirit life. If we walk in the spirit, little by little the death of self is reached, even as, little by little, if we walk in the flesh, it is going to be removed from us. Even as Christ did not reach the crucifixion by one giant step, we do not reach death of self in one giant step. Death of self takes place in the common everyday acts of truth and faithfulness, or we go right back into the world through common everyday sins.

Philippians 3:9-12

He does not sound like he has is made, does it? Here he was pushing himself on and on, striving—fighting with his mind; fighting with his body; striving to overcome it; praying; studying; fasting, humbling himself before other people—whatever it took to achieve the resurrection from the dead; and to be found in Christ Jesus at that time. He did not think that he had it made by a long shot.

Philippians 3:8-11

Paul repented of his self-righteousness, and he now was seeking Christ's righteousness through fellowship of Christ's sufferings, being conformed to His death. He now realized that mere obedience to the law was required, but it could not create righteousness. And we could tie this to,