Blog Post Keep Your Eyes on Good Examples
On Sunday, we were looking at Philippians 3:12-21 where Paul describes his life as a race to know Christ and make Him known. Paul then tells us to follow the example that we have in him and in others who similarly treasure the gospel and run hard after Christ. Other than Jesus himself, no human--including the Apostle Paul (Phil 3:12-13)--has ever achieved perfection on this side of the resurrection, so we are not looking to follow the example of people who think they have it all together. Rather, we are looking to follow imperfect people who treasure Christ and the Gospel and put no confidence in their own efforts (Phil 3:3). People who treasure the Gospel will find freedom to admit their need to grow and will find fuel to run hard after knowing Christ. The finish line of the race is the end of your earthly life and the subsequent resurrection. The prize is Christ--to know Him fully, even as we are fully known (1 Cor 13:12). In the sermon, I mentioned three categories of... Continue reading