This is a Spotlight on the Scripture: Philippians 3:10-11 (part 2)
02/20/24 • 5 min
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This is a Spotlight on the Scripture. Philippians 3:10,11 (Part 2) That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death; that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
The great thing of the Christian, the great end and goal of the Christian life, is to know Jesus Christ. There is a great difference between "knowing" a person and "knowing about" a person. The key to the Christian life is not you living the Christian life, but Christ living his life through you. That is what makes Christianity unique. Listen Christianity is not merely a religion; it’s a relationship with the risen savior Jesus Christ. That is why Paul says I want to know him. In other words, gaining a deeper knowledge and intimacy with Christ.
Listen, Paul wanted to know or experience three things: the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death. TO BE LIKE CHRIST REQUIRES KNOWING THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION. One of the things that a Christian ought to earnestly desire is, to feel the power of this truth on his soul –That same resurrection power that is necessary to sustain the believer as he walks in victory over sin. Paul wants to experience Jesus’s resurrection power in this life to cheerfully overcome every challenge that life brings our way. For all our faith and hope proceed from the power of his resurrection.
Paul says he wants to know the fellowship of his sufferings, oh, how we need to know the fellowship of His sufferings! Listen Jesus' entire ministry was marked by misunderstanding, opposition, betrayal, hatred, and death. While we can never enter into His sufferings in the same way that He suffered on the cross, every believer shares with Christ suffering, when we die to the things of this world.
This leads us to the third thing Paul wants to experience, which is, being conformed to his death. As Christ died to redeem sinners, so Paul had that same purpose in a lesser sense; he lived and would freely die to reach sinners with the gospel. To know Christ and His work of redemption will engage our attention for eternity. We are going to spend all eternity praising Him for that.
Larnelle Harris sings a song called, If Not For the Storms:
If all I had were blue skies
And days of perfect peace Or sailing over gentle quiet seas
There's so much about You I might have never known
But I have faced the wind and waves. And I see how faith has grown
If not for the Storms. I couldn't say you were my shelter
If not for the storms. I would never known your strength. Cause I found You so faithful
Through all that You allow. If not for the storms
There's no way I'd know You. As I know You now
A shepherd strong and tender I'd only read about. Met me in the middle of my moments filled without
A provider, a protector. A friend who knew my need
There's so much I can tell, Of who you proved yourself to me
Sometimes its hard to see the reason for the trials I am in. Looking from this earthly point of view
But You have surely proven to me time and time again. I can depend on You to bring me through
Let’s get to know Him in the power of his resurrection, the fellowship of his sufferings, and, being conformed to his death. This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures.
Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com
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This is a Spotlight on the Scripture. Philippians 3:10,11 (Part 2) That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death; that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
The great thing of the Christian, the great end and goal of the Christian life, is to know Jesus Christ. There is a great difference between "knowing" a person and "knowing about" a person. The key to the Christian life is not you living the Christian life, but Christ living his life through you. That is what makes Christianity unique. Listen Christianity is not merely a religion; it’s a relationship with the risen savior Jesus Christ. That is why Paul says I want to know him. In other words, gaining a deeper knowledge and intimacy with Christ.
Listen, Paul wanted to know or experience three things: the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death. TO BE LIKE CHRIST REQUIRES KNOWING THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION. One of the things that a Christian ought to earnestly desire is, to feel the power of this truth on his soul –That same resurrection power that is necessary to sustain the believer as he walks in victory over sin. Paul wants to experience Jesus’s resurrection power in this life to cheerfully overcome every challenge that life brings our way. For all our faith and hope proceed from the power of his resurrection.
Paul says he wants to know the fellowship of his sufferings, oh, how we need to know the fellowship of His sufferings! Listen Jesus' entire ministry was marked by misunderstanding, opposition, betrayal, hatred, and death. While we can never enter into His sufferings in the same way that He suffered on the cross, every believer shares with Christ suffering, when we die to the things of this world.
This leads us to the third thing Paul wants to experience, which is, being conformed to his death. As Christ died to redeem sinners, so Paul had that same purpose in a lesser sense; he lived and would freely die to reach sinners with the gospel. To know Christ and His work of redemption will engage our attention for eternity. We are going to spend all eternity praising Him for that.
Larnelle Harris sings a song called, If Not For the Storms:
If all I had were blue skies
And days of perfect peace Or sailing over gentle quiet seas
There's so much about You I might have never known
But I have faced the wind and waves. And I see how faith has grown
If not for the Storms. I couldn't say you were my shelter
If not for the storms. I would never known your strength. Cause I found You so faithful
Through all that You allow. If not for the storms
There's no way I'd know You. As I know You now
A shepherd strong and tender I'd only read about. Met me in the middle of my moments filled without
A provider, a protector. A friend who knew my need
There's so much I can tell, Of who you proved yourself to me
Sometimes its hard to see the reason for the trials I am in. Looking from this earthly point of view
But You have surely proven to me time and time again. I can depend on You to bring me through
Let’s get to know Him in the power of his resurrection, the fellowship of his sufferings, and, being conformed to his death. This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures.
Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com
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This is a Spotlight on the Scripture. Philippians 3:10,11 (Part 2) That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death; that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
The great thing of the Christian, the great end and goal of the Christian life, is to know Jesus Christ. There is a great difference between "knowing" a person and "knowing about" a person. The key to the Christian life is not you living the Christian life, but Christ living his life through you. That is what makes Christianity unique. Listen Christianity is not merely a religion; it’s a relationship with the risen savior Jesus Christ. That is why Paul says I want to know him. In other words, gaining a deeper knowledge and intimacy with Christ.
Listen, Paul wanted to know or experience three things: the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death. TO BE LIKE CHRIST REQUIRES KNOWING THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION. One of the things that a Christian ought to earnestly desire is, to feel the power of this truth on his soul –That same resurrection power that is necessary to sustain the believer as he walks in victory over sin. Paul wants to experience Jesus’s resurrection power in this life to cheerfully overcome every challenge that life brings our way. For all our faith and hope proceed from the power of his resurrection.
Paul says he wants to know the fellowship of his sufferings, oh, how we need to know the fellowship of His sufferings! Listen Jesus' entire ministry was marked by misunderstanding, opposition, betrayal, hatred, and death. While we can never enter into His sufferings in the same way that He suffered on the cross, every believer shares with Christ suffering, when we die to the things of this world.
This leads us to the third thing Paul wants to experience, which is, being conformed to his death. As Christ died to redeem sinners, so Paul had that same purpose in a lesser sense; he lived and would freely die to reach sinners with the gospel. To know Christ and His work of redemption will engage our attention for eternity. We are going to spend all eternity praising Him for that.
Larnelle Harris sings a song called, If Not For the Storms:
If all I had were blue skies
And days of perfect peace Or sailing over gentle quiet seas
There's so much about You I might have never known
But I have faced the wind and waves. And I see how faith has grown
If not for the Storms. I couldn't say you were my shelter
If not for the storms. I would never known your strength. Cause I found You so faithful
Through all that You allow. If not for the storms
There's no way I'd know You. As I know You now
A shepherd strong and tender I'd only read about. Met me in the middle of my moments filled without
A provider, a protector. A friend who knew my need
There's so much I can tell, Of who you proved yourself to me
Sometimes its hard to see the reason for the trials I am in. Looking from this earthly point of view
But You have surely proven to me time and time again. I can depend on You to bring me through
Let’s get to know Him in the power of his resurrection, the fellowship of his sufferings, and, being conformed to his death. This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures.
Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com
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