Living joyfully - living with Jesus
Gregory Bishop
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In Philippians 3, the apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of being genuine Christians and being aware of deceptions that come. He warns against those who preach a false gospel and emphasizes that Christian salvation is not by works, but by faith in Christ. Paul encourages us to focus on Christ and to let His character and personality become a part of us. Knowing Christ is excellent and should be treasured above all else. The importance of joy is also emphasized, as it is the strongest security of the Christian and helps us withstand temptations and attacks from Satan. In conclusion, Paul encourages us to stand firm in the Lord and to be imitators of Christ.
The speaker discusses the importance of falling in love with Jesus and having an intense passion for Him. He shares examples from the Bible, such as the sinful woman who wept at Jesus' feet and the Gadarene evangelist who begged to follow Jesus. The speaker encourages the audience to forget the past and focus on loving Jesus, saying that this is the only healthy addiction. He also reminds listeners that Jesus is God and should be loved with an urgency and passion above all else.
The speaker encourages Christians to forget their past and focus on living for Jesus. He shares the story of Joseph of Arimathea, who publicly declared his love for Christ by burying his body. The speaker reminds us that our citizenship is in heaven and we should dream of the new earth and new bodies that await us. He encourages us to be passionate about Christ and let that passion be our strength to resist sin.
The speaker discusses the importance of falling in love with Jesus and having an intense passion for Him. He shares examples from the Bible, such as the sinful woman who wept at Jesus' feet and the Gadarene evangelist who begged to follow Jesus. The speaker encourages the audience to forget the past and focus on loving Jesus, saying that this is the only healthy addiction. He also reminds listeners that Jesus is God and should be loved with an urgency and passion above all else.
The speaker encourages Christians to forget their past and focus on living for Jesus. He shares the story of Joseph of Arimathea, who publicly declared his love for Christ by burying his body. The speaker reminds us that our citizenship is in heaven and we should dream of the new earth and new bodies that await us. He encourages us to be passionate about Christ and let that passion be our strength to resist sin.
Philippians 3 verse 1: Those words were written by the apostle Paul in what he thought were perhaps the last days of his life. We know from experience in our lives, that when someone is preparing to leave, you want to say the most important things, you want to talk to the people you love the most, the most urgent messages that you have for them, and that is what the Apostle Paul did. . He loved the Philippians, this church was a church dear to him, and he wanted them to know how they could grow in Christ and stand firm in the midst of the temptations they faced, so I want us to read those words, knowing that he I was talking heart to heart.
You know those moments that you are talking heart to heart with a loved one, this is what we read here. Philippians chapter 3 says: "Besides, rejoice in the Lord, for me it is not annoying to write the same to you, beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of mutilators of the body, because we are the circumcision, those who in spirit we serve God, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh, though I have wherewith to trust in the flesh, circumcised on the eighth day, of the seed of Israel, of the tribe of Israel, a Hebrew of Hebrews, as for the law, a Pharisee, as for the zeal persecuting the Church, as for the justice that is in the law, blameless, but how many things were gain to me, I have estimated them as loss for Christ's sake, and certainly I still estimate all things as loss due to the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost everything and count it as rubbish to win Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, if not the which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness that e is of God, in order to know him and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, becoming like Him in his death, if in any way he came to the resurrection from the dead, not that he has. I have not reached it, nor that it is already perfect, but I continue to see if I can grasp that for which I was also grasped by Christ Jesus."
You know those moments that you are talking heart to heart with a loved one, this is what we read here. Philippians chapter 3 says: "Besides, rejoice in the Lord, for me it is not annoying to write the same to you, beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of mutilators of the body, because we are the circumcision, those who in spirit we serve God, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh, though I have wherewith to trust in the flesh, circumcised on the eighth day, of the seed of Israel, of the tribe of Israel, a Hebrew of Hebrews, as for the law, a Pharisee, as for the zeal persecuting the Church, as for the justice that is in the law, blameless, but how many things were gain to me, I have estimated them as loss for Christ's sake, and certainly I still estimate all things as loss due to the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost everything and count it as rubbish to win Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, if not the which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness that e is of God, in order to know him and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, becoming like Him in his death, if in any way he came to the resurrection from the dead, not that he has. I have not reached it, nor that it is already perfect, but I continue to see if I can grasp that for which I was also grasped by Christ Jesus."
