The Inheritors of the Promises.
I. They who worship God in the spirit are the sons and daughters of the Lord God Almighty.
II. They behold the brightness of the Father's glory.
III. They inherit great and precious promises.
IV. They are favoured with special Divine revelations.
V. They are a royal priesthood.
VI. They are connected with an ancient and sacred lineage.
VII. While of the Israelites as concerning the flesh Christ came, of those whom Paul here describes Christ comes as a gospel and as a revelation to the world.
S. Martin, Rain upon the Mown Grass,p. 321.
References: Philippians 3:3. Homiletic Quarterly,vol. iii., p. 126. Philippians 3:4-7 Homilist,vol. i., p. 40.