Philippians 3:8

I love reading the Bible.  I enjoy learning. And who better to learn about than God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit?! Am I right, or am I right?  You may notice that the link to this blog contains "phil38". It stands for Philippians, Chapter 3 Verse 8.  More specifically, Philippians 3:7-11, which is the scripture that inspired the context of this blog. It isn't necessarily my "favorite" scripture" (that changes often).  But here is what it says:

7         But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

8         More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, 

9        and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 

10     that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; 

11      in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

 

This really spoke to me.  The heading at the top of my NLT version says :  "The Priceless Gain of Knowing Christ" .   And it is so true. Knowing Christ is "PRICELESS". But it's really knowing Him that I am striving for.  I want a relationship, not religion. I want to understand Him and His teaching. I want to grow as a child of God.  This passage really explains how I feel about everything....  Whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gainChrist and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

What do I hope to achieve with this blog?

I want to encourage. I want to bring someone to Christ. I want to hold myself accountable. I want to have conversations about things worthwhile.  I want to help others and be helped by others.

I do not want this to be one-sided. Ya know, where I tell a little story about what I read in the Bible and then how it makes me feel... I want to dive deep into the Word... WITH YOU!  I want to feel and know the character and persona of Jesus... WITH YOU! I want us to be able to discuss and grow and learn TOGETHER.  Tell me how you feel. Tell me your story. Give me your testimony. Help me and others by divulging your success and failures concerning your walk with God.  Let's build each other up. Let's talk.

Feel free to submit your own entries, epiphanies, thoughts, and points of discussion.

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God bless!  <3