righteousness
( See Scofield) - (Romans 10:3).
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church - Showing the greatness of my zeal for the religion which I believed to be true, by persecuting those who...
Php_3:4-9. Privilege and Renunciation. The contrast between Jew and Christian leads Paul to refer to himself in a striking autobiographical passage...
Concerning, touching. App-104. church. App-186. righteousness . App-191. blameless . found blameless, i.e. before men. Compare Acts 24:20 ....
6. As to the righteousness which is in the law There can be no doubt he means by this the entire righteousness of the law, for it were too m...
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Concerning zeal - As to my zeal for Pharisaism, I...
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church;— All that the Apostle can mean here is, that if a zeal for the law were, as the Jews thought it, a ground...
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Concerning - `As touching zeal' (cf. Act...
Dangers and Hopes of the Present Situation V. Interjected Warnings ( Philippians 3:1-21 ) § 11. Philippians 3:1-6 . Finally (lit. 'For the r...
[ 7. Words of Warning ( Philippians 3:1 to Philippians 4:3 ). (1) AGAINST THE JUDAISERS. ( a ) Warning against confidence “ in the flesh,”...
The comparison with the celebrated passage in 2 Corinthians 11:18-23 is striking, in respect not only of similarity of substance, but of the change...
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church. — The word “zeal” (as in Acts 22:3 ) is probably used almost technically to describe his adhesion to the...
Chapter 10 NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH. Philippians 3:1-8 (R.V.) THE third chapter contains the portion of this Epistle in which, perhaps, one...
Losing All to Know Christ Philippians 3:1-12 Precept must be on precept, line on line. The false teachers who dogged Paul's steps insisted on r...
This is the great chapter of the autobiography of Paul. First, he emphasized the story of his past in a most remarkable way. Then referring to these...
(1) В¶ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (2) Beware o...
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church ,.... The Vulgate Latin version adds, "of God", as in Galatians 1:13 . The apostle was very zealous of the...
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Ver. 6. Concerning zeal ] A blind misguided z...
Concerning zeal For the law and the Jewish religion, and for all those ritual observances which they so eagerly enforce, I myself was once so earne...
It is far from irksome to the apostle to turn again to speak of "rejoicing in the Lord." Simple and elementary as is his exhortation, he is not weari...
False Confidence Renounced. A. D. 62. 4 Th...
Concerning zeal; not lukewarm, but exceedingly fervent in the strictest observances of the Pharisaic order, which was much in external devotion,...
A Warning To Beware Of The Judaisers, Who Taught That Salvation Was Through the Works Of The Law, Is Backed Up From Paul's Experience In Which He ha...
Furthermore as a Pharisee he had meticulously sought to follow the Law (as interpreted by them), while his zealousness as a Jew had been proved by th...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 3:4 . Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. —They will never be able to say he “speaks ev...
Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. As much as to say, «If this were the last sentence that I should write to you, I wou...
The Holy Ghost incited this Epistle by the pen of his servant Paul. May he also write it on our hearts! Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, re...
Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. Let this be the end of everything; before you get to the end of it, and when you do...
Philippians 3:2 . Beware of dogs, judaizing teachers and false apostles, which bite and devour the flock; dogs which bark in ignorance against the...
Finally, my brethren Prideless pride 1 . What were the things not irksome and safe? (1) Counsels in some lost Epistles. (2) Messages d...
Though I might also have confidence in the flesh--Observe I. Paul’s advantages--Superior to those which men generally put confidence in--re...
EXPOSITION Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord . This word "finally" (τὸ λοιπόν is frequently used by St. Paul to...
Paul's right to boast:
concerning zeal, persecuting the Church; touching the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless. Somewhat after the manner in which he had spok...
1 Corinthians 15:9 ; 1 Timothy 1:13 ; 2 Kings 10:16 ; 2 Samuel 21:2 ; Acts 21:20 ; Acts 22:3 ; Acts 22:4 ; Acts 26:10 ; Acts 26:5 ; Acts 26...
Seven Pairs of Things A Message of Contrasts Philippians 3:4-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is much said in the Bible by way of contrast. Heav...
Having such a zeal for it as to persecute to the death those who did not observe it. Touching the righteousness which is described and enjoined by...
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.