Philippians
Chapter
3
{Verses
1-8 Priority perspective of SuperGrace - verse 1 command to remain
in SuperGrace}
1~~For
the rest {new subject},
my
brethren {Royal Family of God},
keep
on having inner happiness in the Lord
{UltraSuperGrace in context here}.
To
be writing these same things {doctrines}
to
you on the one hand is not troublesome/irksome . . .
while
on the other hand it is a security/safeguard
{from falling into reverse process reversionism} for you.
{Note: The +H or Sharing the Happiness which belongs to God, here refers to the increased +H in UltraSuperGrace spiritual maturity.}
{Note: Paul repeats himself on purpose - emphasizing the importance of repeating and repeating doctrines when teaching . . . until the congregation is inculcated.}
2~~Beware
of those dogs
{Judaizers' personalities - scavengers of theology} . . .
beware
of those evil workers
{same Judaizers but their actions this time - human good} . . .
beware
of that mutilation
{katatome - refers to the Judaizers' false
concept of having to be circumcised to be saved}.
{Note: At this time, dogs were figures of insignificance (Goliath to David, 'Am I a dog that you come at me with a stick?'). They are as unclean as pigs. They eat the flesh of dead animals. Legalists and false teachers are called dogs. They were scavengers, semi-wild, and held in low regard.}
{Note: 'Katatome' or 'to cut', 'to mutilate' is a play on words in the Greek with 'Peritome' or 'Circumcision' in next verse- very humorous. Paul is saying that circumcision is a cut to the body just as being lead astray by legalists mutilates or 'cuts the soul'.}
3-6~~
For we and only we {SuperGrace believers}
are
the 'circumcision' {in this dispensation} . . .
who
worship in the Spirit of God {filled with the Holy Spirit},
and
glorying/boasting {in the good sense} in Christ Jesus,
and
do not have confidence in the flesh
{no confidence in human abilities/frailties - rely on God} . . . 4~~
even
though I myself {Paul} might be having confidence in the flesh. If
any other one of the same category
{referring to when Paul was a legalist/Judaizer}
presumes
to have confidence in the flesh . . . I MORE . . . 5~~
circumcism
on the eighth day . . .
of
the race of Israel . . .
of
the tribe of Benjamin . . .
an
Hebrew of the Hebrews . . .
with
reference to the law, a Pharisee . . . 6~~
with
reference to zeal, constantly persecuting the church . . .
with
reference to self-righteousness
-
which is in the sphere of the law -
having
become blameless
{as an unbeliever, Paul reached a new and unequaled peak in
'keeping the law'}.
{Note: The Judaizers were mostly 'gentile converts'. They were criticizing Paul and were mostly not even racially a Jew. Paul is listing his Jewish credentials only to latter say how meaningless this really is. He was born a Jew, from a great warring tribe and reached the highest level of the religious sect of Pharisee at a very young age.}
7~~But
what quality of category of things
were
advantages/gains to me ?
These
same things, I myself have concluded disadvantage/loss
because
of The Christ.
{Note: All the 'human celebrityship items Paul listed above were categories of ADVANTAGES (plural) to Paul. Now he adds them all up into 1 ball of DISADVANTAGE (singular) - as he moves into SuperGrace he realizes it is only Grace that really counts for anything.}
8~~MORE
EMPHATICALLY THEREFORE
EVEN
I ALSO MYSELF CONCLUDE 'the all things'
{of human achievement and celebrityship}
to
always be LOSS/disadvantage
for
the sake of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge
of
Christ Jesus my Lord . . .
for
the sake of Whom I have been forfeited the all things
{of human celebrityship mentioned above} . . .
and
I myself keep on concluding them piles of DUNG . . .
in
order that I may GAIN The Christ {occupation with Christ}.
{Verses
9-11 Parenthesis of Grace Orientation}
9~~(Also
that I might be found in Him . . .
not
having mine own righteousness
which
is from the law {from keeping the Mosaic Law} . . .
but
that righteousness which is acquired
by
means of faith in Christ -
that
righteousness from the source of The God
at
the point of faith {at the point of faith in Christ} . . . 10~~
that
I may come to know Him {by daily intake of doctrine GAP},
and
the power of His resurrection,
and
have participation in His {undeserved} sufferings . . .
taking
on the same form of suffering
with
reference to his death {the physical death of Christ} . . . 11~~ if,
in some way I might cross the goal line to the resurrection
AWAY
FROM the dead ones
{after life, the believer and unbelievers go separate ways
- dead ones are the spiritually dead unbelievers} ).
{Note: We only can participate in the physical sufferings Christ endured up to and including the cross. His spiritual sufferings and death on the cross, as a substitute for us, was purely unique and it was impossible for us to share in this burden with Him.}
{Verses
12-19 Final Objective in life- UltraSuperGrace}
12~~Not
that I have already attained {UltraSuperGrace}
or
before now have reached the objective {of UltraSuperGrace}
but
I {Paul} keep pressing on . . .
that
also I may arrive at/obtain the objective {UltraSuperGrace} . . . on
account of which objective {UltraSuperGrace}
I
was overtaken {salvation}
and
seized and held by Christ Jesus.
{Note: Paul is saying spiritual growth should be your objective from the very point of salvation . . . as in Paul's salvation on the Road to Damascus.}
{Paul's
estimate of the situation}
13~~Brethren
{Royal Family of God},
I
EVALUATE MYSELF TO HAVE NOT YET ATTAINED {UltraSG},
but,
one thing on which I concentrate,
constantly
forgetting those things which are behind {reversionism},
and
straining/pressing toward what lies ahead
{the objective in view - reaching the objective of UltraSuperGrace}.
14~~
I keep advancing toward the objective
for
the purpose of reward
{decorations on the resurrected body and lands, cities, planets,
who knows what physical rewards accompany the top level of
spiritual maturity}
belonging
to that upward station
from
that Self Same God {God the Father}
by
means of Christ Jesus.
15~~Thererfore
as many as are mature ones {SuperGrace believers}, let us continue
objective thinking {divine viewpoint of SuperGrace}. In fact if you
have a different attitude in something {subjectively}, The God will reveal
{as the Ultimate source - the immediate source is doctrines in the
Bible communicated to you by your pastor/teacher}
even
that to you {to your advantage}.
{Note: Doesn't necessarily you are thinking different from doctrine. From the Greek two different words for 'thinking' we gather this is more like . . . if someone you do not LIKE states something is one way, then in subjectivity, you HAVE to take the other point of view - if I say night, you say day type of thing. In view here is a test to move to the top level of maturity, this test will appear again.}
{Command
to Advance}
16~~However
{plen},
the
status/objective to which we have attained {SuperGrace} . . . by
that same function of GAP,
let
us keep advancing/marching in rank {to the next objective}
by
means of that same rule/canon {Kanon}.
{Note: 'Plen' means 'enough has been said on that subject' move on. The 'marching in rank' indicates we advance 'in step with others'. This means a congregation being moved along together by their mature pastor/teacher. Once he moves into UltraSuperGrace, then the pastor can pull his congregation along with him. }
{Note: 'Kanon' is the Greek word from which we get 'Canon'. This literally means rules or standards. Therefore, Canon of Scripture was so named because it is the Absolute rule or standard under which we grow to maximum spiritual maturity and 'know the mind of Christ'}.
17~~Brethren
{Royal Family of God},
be
co-imitators of me
{Paul in his advance to the highest level of spiritual maturity}
and
be looking for/having respect for the same types
{Communicators of doctrine - studying and teaching - advancing -
and bringing along their congregations with them}
constantly
walking {advancing} in this manner . . .
just
as you have us {Paul and Timothy}
for
a pattern/model/example.
{Opposition
from Reversionists in moving to UltraSuperGrace}
18-19~~For
many believers {reversionists and therefore evil}
keep
walking . . .
concerning
whom I have communicated to you all many times . . . and NOW
continue communicating to you . . .
even
though weeping . . .
that
they have made themselves
the
enemies of the cross of that Same Christ . . . 19~~
whose
{refers back to the reversionistic believers} termination
keeps
on being destruction {death - the Sin Unto Death by God} . . . whose
god is their emotions,
and
whose {human} glory/fame is by means of dishonor . . .
who
keep on thinking earthly things {evil}.
{Note: Particularly in Galatians we see that Paul evangelized many people bringing them salvation. Only later to have Judaizers follow him and turn some believers away from Grace and into a program of 'works' - reversionism. It saddens Paul so much when this happens, that he literally comes to tears in writing this passage.}
{Verses
20-21 What is beyond SuperGrace for all believers - Surpassing Grace
- Even for the Reversionists}
20~~
For our aristocracy {politeuma}
keeps
on existing in the sphere of heaven . . .
even
from which place {heaven}
we
eagerly anticipate the Savior . . .
the
Lord Jesus Christ.
{Note: 'Politeuma' was a word often used for where an actor would take a chance and accept a percentage of the gate instead of a salary. Here it is used as an analogy the Philippians would understand. They were mainly retired Roman soldiers who retired in the middle of non-Romans . . . but they were still Romans. In the analogy it means the Royal Family of God who are still alive in Phase II are physically in the devil's world but are still part of the citizenship of heaven.}
21~~Who
{Jesus} will transform the body of our humble station . . . in
conformity with the body of His glory {resurrection body} . . .
according to the operational power
from
which this Same One {Jesus Christ}
keeps
on being able also to bring
under
His authority all {all types of creatures}.
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