Philippians, Chapter 3

Chapter 3, Philippians, verse-by-verse commentary/summarization/whatever-you-see-fit-to-call-it, for the purpose of gaining understanding. I used NASB while doing this; you can follow along with whichever version you prefer at BibleGateway (see sidebar). Beware, I have no established form of what I'm doing. I'm just going at it. So here I go:

1. We should rejoice to God when brethren attempt, whether successfully or not, to edify or encourage us.

2. Be wary of those who are unsaved.

3. Deceivers do not worship in spirit, and they do not magnify Christ; they put confidence in men.

4-6. If anyone is going to put confidence in the flesh, they must be perfect; in other words, no one will be perfect, so don't put confidence in the flesh!

7. Any good you have ever thought you have done is nothing compared to Christ.

8. God's mercy and grace poured out to man through Christ is a more glorious thing to accept and embrace than, even if it were the case for someone, a perfect man; even the good of men is nothing compared to the good of god.

9. The righteousness of man is from following rules; the righteousness of man in Christ is God's righteousness imputed to us through faith.

10. Through faith and the righteousness that comes from God, we know Him, the might He displayed in the resurrection, and the fellowship resulting from the resurrection; all of this can occur because of our sanctification through Christ's death.

11. Now, through Christ's blood, we can have eternal love from our Father, and with it, every good thing.

12. Until our time is up, we have not completed the race; thus, we must persevere in holiness, as Christ followed in God's will to be obedient and thus being holy, so that we all may be holy.

13. We should not consider ourselves to be in state of having this holiness, and we shouldn't dwell on the past; we should be excited for the future.

14. We should work for that which God will award in heaven because of Christ Jesus.

15. We should all have an attitude for the promotion of God's kingdom; if we have a different attitude, God is merciful to show how we should change.

16. In looking to do more good, do not give up the other good you practice already.

17. Follow in the footsteps of those who live according to godly patterns, but beware.

18. Be careful, brother and sisters can stumble, and there are wolves dressed in sheep's clothing.

19. Those who fall away from Christ will be destroyed; at heart, they are gluttons, proud of their evil, and focused on the things of men.

20. But our city is heavenly, the city of our Savior and King, Jesus Christ.

21. He will transform us from humbled to glorified, conforming with Himself; the same power that puts all things under His authority does this wondrous transformation.