This week we continue our discussion of Philippians 3 by considering the the main goal of keeping our eyes focused on the main goal - Christ. In this passage Paul says, "One thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and looking to what's ahead I press on..." Our past, whether good or bad, is behind us and in the present God wants us to keep looking toward our goal - being fully transformed and conformed to Christ's glorious image.

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Tags: jesus | grace | vision

We take a look at Philippians 3 and Paul's "one thing" that gives him vision and clarity as he follows Christ. Anything that we might consider personal "asset" becomes dung when we compare it to the exceedingly better "asset" of knowing Christ and discovering the righteousness come to us by means of faith. Whereas the false gospel of religion says, "I am accepted and loved by Christ for what I do," the true gospel of faith says, "I do what I do because I am loved and accepted in Christ."

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Tags: jesus

Romans 3:21-26 may be one of the most significant passages in the New Testament. In this passage the heart of Paul's Christ-centered theology is explained: God's righteousness is revealed in the faith (and faithfulness) of Christ for the faith (and faithfulness) of the believer. When we believe in the message that Christ has done all that is necessary to redeem us from our fallen way of life and reconcile us to God, we are declared righteous. This declaration is no "legal fiction" - stating something that is not really true. When God declares that we are righteous in Christ, this powerful and creative act changes our identity and our position before God. Our relationship with God has changed and this is the beginning of His work in us to transform us and conform us according to Christ's perfection.

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Tags: faith | jesus